Traffic Tickets and Your Insurance Rates

Think one little ticket can’t hurt?  The website insurance.com just released an article indicating that even one simple traffic violation can raise insurance premiums by 18% annually.  As the number of tickets increase, the higher your premium becomes.   Surprisingly, the effect for those over the age of 65 is dramatic.

Read the full article here.   Of course, in my humble opinion, the best thing for drivers to do when getting a ticket is to hire a lawyer to keep that ticket from appearing on your driving record.  Just my 2 cents!

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