Grade Point Average and Teen Auto Insurance Discounts in Kentucky
Reader’s Question:
What grade point average does a teen have to maintain here in Kentucky in order to be eligible for auto insurance discounts?
Melissa
Louisville, KY
There is no law in Kentucky that says one must pass a certain grade point average in order to be eligible for driving. However, there is what they call No Pass, No Drive law that is stated under the KRS 186.400 administration law. This law states that participating schools must notify Kentucky’s Transportation Cabinet about minors who abandon school or are academically unsatisfactory. These students may be evaluated and may have their driver’s licenses dismissed if found to be school dropouts.
However, a driver who was given a driver’s permit while still under the age of 18 should take a driver education program. The driver must pass a written test before being subject to further evaluation for unrestricted license eligibility.
If the teen already has a learner’s permit, he must be able to get auto insurance. However, if he gets into trouble before getting his auto insurance and gets his license dismissed, he may have a hard time getting insurance. This is because auto insurance companies need to make sure that the person they are insuring is eligible to drive (with a driver’s license). If he has a dismissed license or drives without any license, chances are the auto insurance company would be paying for a bigger amount and would make them consider the driver as a high-risk.
Will Out of State Speeding Ticket Affect Car Insurance in Kentucky?
Reader’s Question:
My daughter received a speeding ticket in Indiana and I am licensed in the Owensboro Kentucky. I would like to know if the state of Kentucky will be able to know about this? Will this affect her car insurance rate?
Jenny
Owensboro, KY
Kentucky and Indiana are both part of the Drivers License Compact which requires member states to report any offenses for other traffic violations back to the home state in which the individual was issued their license. Therefore the IN Bureau of Motor Vehicles or the court should notify the Transportation Cabinet of the speeding violation you received from a different state.
According to the Kentucky driver’s manual the Division of Driver Licensing keeps a record of all traffic violations on each driver licensed in KY. These driving records are based on traffic convictions reports, payment of fine, forfeiture of bail, with or without court appearances, which are forwarded to the Division of Driver Licensing by the courts throughout the US.
Your daughter may contact her auto insurance company to find out if this speeding ticket will increase her auto insurance rate.
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