{"id":145,"date":"2014-04-04T14:35:04","date_gmt":"2014-04-04T18:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beachautobrokers.com\/blog\/?p=145"},"modified":"2014-04-04T14:35:04","modified_gmt":"2014-04-04T18:35:04","slug":"no-one-likes-getting-a-ticket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beachautobrokers.com\/blog\/no-one-likes-getting-a-ticket\/","title":{"rendered":"No One Likes Getting A Ticket!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For starters, there’s the fear that comes with being pulled over, even if you’re the goodiest goody-two-shoes out there. Then, there’s the 15 or 20 minutes that’s taken from your busy life while the officer checks your paperwork and writes the ticket.\u00a0 And if\u00a0you’re lucky enough to get nabbed near home, there’s also the embarrassment of your bust being seen by friends and neighbors.\u00a0 And let’s not forget the fine, which can be well into the three-figures, depending on why you were stopped.<\/p>\n

Most people they pay the fine and think that\u2019s it\u2026 not exactly.\u00a0 There may be another price to pay.\u00a0 The bigger question is \u201chow will a moving violation affect your insurance rates?\u201d\u00a0 And the answer, unfortunately, is \u201cthat depends\u201d.<\/p>\n

Not surprisingly, the most damaging offense would be a DUI, causing insurance rates to increase an average of 93%.\u00a0 That is not too unexpected though because those violations suggest a pattern of behavior that reflects poorly on the driver.\u00a0 Insurance companies base their rates on experience, so violations that cause premiums to jump the most are those that are strong indicators that the driver is likely to have an accident in the future.\u00a0 Most other violations have a lower, but still substantial and impactful, rate increase.\u00a0 Here\u2019s a list of possible traffic violations, and the average premium increases they bring:<\/p>\n