RE: bmw-digest V9 #985

["Vikas K. P. Sinha" <vkps@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Donn,

I can't categorically give you an answer, but I do have one data point
for you.  I got a speeding ticket in IL in '94 or so, and it never
showed up on my record in Michigan, where I lived at the time.

Of course, this was a long time ago, and it may have changed since then,
and YMMV, so please don't sue me if it turns out I was wrong! ;-)

Another thought: you ought to be able to get your record from Illinois'
DMV without the insurance company's knowledge.  Then you could see for
sure.  You'll probably have to spend an afternoon on hold waiting for a
damnable civil servant and pay something like $20, but it could be worth
it.

Yet another thought: I know there are places on the www that you can get
a copy of your credit report.  I also know there are mail-order services
that can get you your credit report and your driving record (I've done
this).  Transitively, there ought to be somewhere on the www that you
can get your driving record.  This could save you the aforementioned
afternoon on hold.

Anyway, HTH, and good luck!


- -vik

> Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 08:07:50 -0600
> From: Donn York <dyork@domain.elided>
> Subject: Ticket Reciprocity
> 
> Hey all you savvy drivers out there!
> 
> Does anyone know if Illinois has a reciprocal relationship 
> with Michigan?
> I got a speeding ticket over Labor Day '96 in Michigan and 
> another over
> Labor Day '97 in Michigan.  The first one I deserved; the second was
> towards the end of a 400 mile trip that I recognized was on 
> the anniversary
> of my prior ticket.  I was really taking it easy, but got caught on a
> steady downhill road where I didn't realize I had started 
> going fast.  Not
> that it matters...
> 
> So, I'm considering shopping my car insurance for the first time in a
> decade, and I need to know whether our two (and only) 
> violations are on my
> record here in lovely Illinois.  The first ticket had no 
> points -- I think
> it was 75 in a 70 zone.  The second may have had points 
> associated with it.
>  I know Allstate has never said anything.  I guess they're 
> happy enough to
> get our $2000+ of premiums per year, with no claims ever 
> (except for two
> accidents where the other driver admitted fault and had their 
> insurance
> company foot the whole bill).
> 
> So any advice on whether I should stay with a company that I 
> have a long
> history with as well as any thoughts on what my IL driving 
> record looks
> like in an insurance computer.  Yeah, I know, all 1's and 0's <g>.
> 
> Thanks for the help,
> 
> Donn
> '97 328i (1 year, no tix)
> '89 911 (5 years, no tix)
> '93 Camry (5 1/2 years, 2 tix; I just can't control myself in 
> this rocket)

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