How will a DUI conviction affect my auto insurance?

How will a DUI conviction affect my auto insurance?

Neil Shouse (Defense Attorney) gives expert video advice on: How will a DUI conviction affect my auto insurance?; Could I go to prison for a DUI conviction?; Will my DUI conviction affect my ability get a job? and more...

Typically a DUI conviction will cause your premiums to increase, sometimes considerably. Sometimes it can cause you to be dropped by your insurance company and it can make it difficult for you to obtain new car insurance. This also depends in large part on whether you have prior DUIs or prior bad driving offenses and whether you are already a high risk driver. So, if you are 45 years old, you get a DUI, you have no prior tickets or bad driving history, it may not affect you that much. On the other hand, if you're a 20 year old guy and you have a couple of speeding tickets already and you get a DUI conviction then it can become very difficult for you to get insurance at that point.