For those who managed to get their driver’s license suspended due a number of reasons, including: DUI or Driving Under the Influence arrests, driving without coverage or causing an auto accident without carrying any sort of insurance, and getting too many traffic tickets and violations in a short span of time, the first step in getting your driving privileges restored Read the rest of this entry »
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Reader’s Question:
I have a DUI in my driving record in Arizona. Im wondering how long will this affect my auto insurance?
Maggie
Phoenix AZ
The Arizona Division of Motor Vehicles states that all convictions on your driving record within the past 39 months will be sent to the insurance provider requesting to get a copy of your motor vehicle record.
How long your auto insurance will be affected by your Dui conviction will actually depend on your car insurance carrier’s rating system, guidelines and how far back they check your motor vehicle record or your driving history. You will likely to get higher auto insurance rates if your car insurance company can see your DUI conviction on your driving record within 39 months.
Your current insurance provider will be able to tell information regarding their rating system. I suggest that you speak with your car insurance agent to know exactly how long your auto insurance rates will be affected by your DUI conviction. If your car insurance rate is too high for you, you always have the option to shop around with better car insurance rates. By getting car insurance quotes online, you will be able to know which auto insurance policy can give you better rates while having DUI conviction on your driving record.
I am new here in Arizona. I heard from my friend that one of the best ways to get cheap auto insurance is to shop around. I would like to know on how can I get car insurance quotes, preferably free car insurance quotes? And also, why do I need to compare auto insurance quotes?
Paige
Phoenix AZ
You friend is correct. Shopping around for auto insurance rates will definitely save you some money. The reason fort his is simple, every car insurance company offers different rates. The state of Texas allows car insurance companies to compute for its auto insurance rates depending on companies’ expenses and experience. It is a fact that every car insurance company has different experiences so given this one would only expect that auto insurance rates will differ from each car insurance company.
As for your second question, there are a lot of ways wherein you can shop and get cheap auto insurance, one would be to use your telephone directory. But I would say that using this method would only give you few options for cheap auto insurance. I would highly recommend using the online tools like websites to shop for free car insurance rates. All you need to do is to enter you zip code and few of your personal information on the websites that offer auto insurance rates in Texas and you would get a lot of free car insurance quotes right at your fingertips. Also this kind of method, would allow you to get as much as auto insurance rates that you can get.
I wish you luck in shopping for auto insurance rates. You can start shopping now by entering your zip code here.