URGENT traffic questions!?

Question

My friend just got a speeding ticket. 47 in a 35 mph zone. He's within his first year of his liscense(17 years old) and it his first offense, will his insurance go up if he goes to traffic school? And how much would the traffic school cost? Thank you! :)

in california :)

Answer 1

Depending on the state your friend could go to traffic school and get the offense removed. At that point it would not be on his record therefore it would not be used to determine the premium for his insurance policy. Again, the cost of traffic school depends on the state as well.

Answer 2

The entire idea behind going to traffic school is so the ticket does not show up on your license. You take the school instead of the points on your license. As long as there are no points on his license his insurance will not go up. Traffic school is very expensive, though not as expensive as paying extra insurance! Usually in the 4 to 5 hundred dollar range for the classes, though I am sure it varies from state to state. Some states charge according to how many miles over the speed limit you were at the time of ticket. Even with going to traffic school he will have to pay the fine on the ticket also. Going to be an expensive mistake!

Answer 3

Well depending on the jurisdiction he may be able to get traffic school for the first offense. If he goes to traffic school the ticket shouldn't even go on his record. The cost of traffic school varies from place to place so I'd tell him to go to court and find out everything he needs to know.

Answer 4

If it's so urgent, why didn't you tell us what state and city/town/county this happened in? Searching 50 states (assuming it's not outside the US) will take time.