Too many tickets for employment.

[Supe]

I just finished talking with a recruiter about my driving record. I pulled it myself by the way. I have 6 moving violations, and the max is 5 on your complete driving history. I totally forgot about the driving while forgetting to bring the lic. incident. This was an agency at the top of my list. Even though there are other agencies out there, I'm kicking myself for my own self sabotage.

DMV said the tickets should only be on for five years for employment purposes and personal 11. Do the recruiters go by the employments records?

97'-speed in excess of posted - VA
98'-speed in excess of posted- VA
00'-OP MV without a DL - guess I forgot my lic. and was pulled over for something. I think it was tinted windows but they were legal and measured as such. - VA
01'-Speed in posted zone - 65/50 - FL
03'-Expired tag - 6 mos or less - FL
05'-Unlawful Speed - 88/70-FL - I had cruise on 80mph so I don't know about the 88mph. Crazy thing is I was driving up to Jacksonvill PD to pick up my wife's Grandfather. He's got Alzheimers and was picked up there after playing in traffic...literrally. Took him 3hrs to get there, I'm amazed he made it.

So I would be DQ'd if I applied. He said they go by what's on your complete driving history.

Is there any way to have some of the older violations dropped of my record?

Other than this, my Background is spotless. No criminal activity, no drugs, awesome credit, finances in check, good work history, education is there, Current Academy Cadet (Self-Sponsored), etc. etc.

Is there any hope of getting some of these things taken care of?

Thanks for any help you can provide.

[Bigg Dogg]

Most states you have to go a certain number of years without getting another ticket before the oldest will drop off of your record.Most states is like 3 yeras and the oldest will drop,some are 5 years.So I guess about another 5 years,maybe 3 before any will drop off.Could be longer.depends on your state.

[SgtScott31]

6 tickets over 8 yrs doesn't sound too bad. The more recent they are, the more it will hurt you. Some depts are pretty picky.

[Bodie]

Look a it this way: You are a serious traffic crash waiting to happen and a police agency doesn't and can't risk having somebody with your severe excessive speed record behind the wheel of an agency owned vehicle.

If you were to be involved in a on duty crash the liability would be tremendous because any attorney that was hired to represent an injured person could find this record and hit paydirt in a settlement or lawsuit..

It is likley that no agency will give you a break and or a job. As for getting rid of old tickets that might help your insurance rates but a police agency looking into your background will still find them and still hold them against you.

[Supe]

Actually only 4 are for speeding.

I'm an excellent driver...(rainman.) I've never even been in a fender bender. But, I do see your point of a liability. I guess I will have to just see what happens. Thanks for the feedback, it's much appreciated.

[irishlad2nv]

Yea 4 out of 6 are for speeding. Still a liability. Even if you attemtped to get any of them dropped, you would still have to endulge that info on your background, which would still show that you did in fact have that many tickets. 4 out of your 6 are within the past 5 yrs, which most agencies would want a gap of at least 2-4 yrs since your last moving violation. I would wait a few years until your record cleans up or look for other employment.

[AnGardaSiochana]

If it was in Ireland you would have lost your license by now for 5 out of those 6.

The 6th is the license, was it purely for not having with you or for not having a valid license? If it was for not carrying that would not be on your record here.

[Supe]

I've always wanted to go to Ireland too. Guess I'll take the Taxi if I do.

I actually forgot my wallet. Even though it was some years ago, to the best of my recollection I just went in and showed it to the magistrate and they gave me a very small fine.

In Ireland, they take your license away if you get a 6 tickets, no matter how long the time in between? Some of these were "simple speeding" back in '97.

I appreciate the feedback and critizism. I do have a lot of qood qualities I can bring to the job, but I now realize my lead foot has comeback to bite me in the ***. I'm not going to give up, and I hope the rest of my "good stuff" can outway the bad.

Take care and stay safe. Hope Y'all had a Happy New Year too.

[Dolmen]

In Ireland, they take your license away if you get a 6 tickets, no matter how long the time in between? Some of these were "simple speeding" back in '97.
I believe Ireland's traffic laws are similar to the UK's. In the UK you're allowed 12 points on your license before it's suspended, a simple speeding conviction is typically 3 points if you're say no more than 15 over the limit and stays on your license for either 3 or 5 years, I don't remember which, if you had 4 speeding convictions that added up to 12 points you'd have lost your license, a couple of yours are very borderline on the 3 point zone so it would probably depend on how the Judge or officer was feeling on the day.

[Crex4242]

I just finished talking with a recruiter about my driving record. I pulled it myself by the way. I have 6 moving violations, and the max is 5 on your complete driving history. I totally forgot about the driving while forgetting to bring the lic. incident. This was an agency at the top of my list. Even though there are other agencies out there, I'm kicking myself for my own self sabotage.

DMV said the tickets should only be on for five years for employment purposes and personal 11. Do the recruiters go by the employments records?

97'-speed in excess of posted - VA
98'-speed in excess of posted- VA
00'-OP MV without a DL - guess I forgot my lic. and was pulled over for something. I think it was tinted windows but they were legal and measured as such. - VA
01'-Speed in posted zone - 65/50 - FL
03'-Expired tag - 6 mos or less - FL
05'-Unlawful Speed - 88/70-FL - I had cruise on 80mph so I don't know about the 88mph. Crazy thing is I was driving up to Jacksonvill PD to pick up my wife's Grandfather. He's got Alzheimers and was picked up there after playing in traffic...literrally. Took him 3hrs to get there, I'm amazed he made it.

So I would be DQ'd if I applied. He said they go by what's on your complete driving history.

Is there any way to have some of the older violations dropped of my record?

Other than this, my Background is spotless. No criminal activity, no drugs, awesome credit, finances in check, good work history, education is there, Current Academy Cadet (Self-Sponsored), etc. etc.

Is there any hope of getting some of these things taken care of?

Thanks for any help you can provide.



The only thing that can really help you is time. You really should have about 2 plus years from your last citation before you apply. Most agencies insurance companies will not let the department hire you. Good Luck

[AnGardaSiochana]

I believe Ireland's traffic laws are similar to the UK's. In the UK you're allowed 12 points on your license before it's suspended, a simple speeding conviction is typically 3 points if you're say no more than 15 over the limit and stays on your license for either 3 or 5 years, I don't remember which, if you had 4 speeding convictions that added up to 12 points you'd have lost your license, a couple of yours are very borderline on the 3 point zone so it would probably depend on how the Judge or officer was feeling on the day.

All Irelands earlier laws were based on English law and in fact our original 'common laws' are the same. Recent changes have seen them move away from simple copying English law.

Your right however, 12 points and your gone. Speeding carries 2 points immediately and if you fight and lose you get 4 points. The thing about 3 years is the points are only removed if you have 3 years of clean driving. If you get points 2 years afterwards then your back to square 1 and have to wait another 3 years to get rid of the points. Based on his driving he would not have been able to get rid of any as he was not clean for 3 years straight.

[Dolmen]

Your right however, 12 points and your gone. Speeding carries 2 points immediately and if you fight and lose you get 4 points. The thing about 3 years is the points are only removed if you have 3 years of clean driving.
I thought we had a mechanism like this, but wasn't entirely sure, thanks for clearing it up.