Traffic Tickets - Insurance Increases - Don't Just Pay That Ticket!
A study by Insurance.com recently conducted a study as to how various traffic violations affect auto insurance premiums. They listed insurance average insurance increases for 15 common traffic violations:
- Reckless driving – 22 %
- DUI (1st offense) – 19%
- Driving without a license (would include driving after revocation and Operating After Suspension – 18%
- Imprudent Speed-Fail to Control Vehicle-Too Fast for Conditions -16 %
- Failure to stop – 15 %
- Driving 30 or more over the limit – 15%
- Improper turn – 15%
- Texting while driving
- Improper passing – 14%
- Following too closely – 13%
- Speeding 15 – 29 over the limit – 12%
- Speeding 1- 14 over the limit – 11%
- Failure to yield – 9%
- Driving without insurance – 6%
- Seat belt violation – 3%