Was the fine eye-watering or was the reasoning behind the citation completely baloney? For example, Joshua Tishman got a $60 ticket after retaliating against a driver who cut him off on the Capital ...

Traffic tickets are usually treated as an annoying cost of driving, the kind of expense you grumble about and then forget.

Every state is different, but a traffic ticket will often stay on your record for at least three years. It could affect your car insurance rates and ability to drive. The specific amount of time ...

Traffic violations can result in hefty fines or legal fees, but they can also cost you in the form of car insurance rate hikes. For example, a reckless driving ticket, on average, adds 77 cents per ...

How Long Will a Speeding Ticket Affect Car Insurance Rates? Speeding tickets (and other types of moving violations) are usually considered a “surchargeable” incident. That means it’s an event that can ...

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