I received a speeding ticket in early January 2008, and then again in late November 2008.
I received a letter from the DMV on January 8, 2009. In it was listed all of the demerit points i lost.
The ticket from January along with the 4 points i lost was listed. But since its been over a year since i received that ticket, shouldn’t my points have been restored, or did me getting a ticket in November delay them giving me demerit points?
If it makes any difference, the ticket in January was for 10+ MPH over the speed limit.
The one in November was for 1-10 MPH over the speed limit.
Each state has it’s own traffic laws. The state I’m in doesn’t use a point system. My last speeding ticket was 20 years ago. In that state (Missouri), at that time points assessments stayed with you for 3 years.
Add your state and I’m sure someone will be along with more information.
It’s not entirely clear, but my wild guess is: You got the first ticket in “early January 2008” and their January 8, 2009 letter was written using data from just shy of 365/366 days after that first ticket. (They don’t use calendar years, but 12 months from the first violation date. So if you got a ticket in November 2008 and then one in February 2009, they’ll count both violations against your points.) In this case, you might expect that those first 4 points would have dropped off within days of them writing the letter.
They have a “check your driver’s license status” link right on that page; if it lists points after you enter the data, you may get your answer right now.
Keep in mind that all the insurance companies keep track of everybody’s moving violations. Besides the fines and your worries about losing your license, there’s a hidden fine in your insurance bill.
You make your own decisions. At some time, you’ll ponder how important it is to go fast.
Are you in Tennessee? Because I got a similar letter under similar circumstances: it was ostensibly a notification of the points I’d gotten on my license, but I got it TWO YEARS after the accident in question, and thus the points had already expired.
If we’re both Tennesseans, I think the best explation is that Nashville is…touched.
Depends on the company, the state, and a few other things. When I worked for Allstate in Colorado, we only checked a person’s driving record at the beginning of a new policy, or after an accident. If you never got in an accident, we never checked your driving record again- too expensive and a pain in the ass for a bazillion Allstate clients.
YMMV, of course. But my USAA policy appears to be the same as what I described above.