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Old 12-07-2008, 06:55 AM
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Lori Clark
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Cliff,

State driving records are special. Special in the sense that airlines can't get their hands on them directly - this is why they ask you to bring them to the interview. Every state is different regarding how long their records appear; some are five years, some ten.
These are fundamentals to know right off the bat.

If you received tickets in other states, that state *should* report it to the state where you hold your driver's license.

Do the best you can to remember at least the year of the ticket - that's all you can do. But you need to make at least an attempt. Otherwise, if you just say you don't remember it appears that you either don't care enough to comply or are trying to hide something. Either way it spells "bad apple" for the airline.

It's important to remember the reason that the airlines want these records. They want to see if you have established a pattern. A pattern of perhaps reckless behavior or disregard for the law.

To fully comply with the airline's request of driving records you must to the Dept. of Motor Vehicles for each state where you held a driver's license. If you have only ever held a driver's license for WI, then WI state driving record is all you need to present.

My recommendation is to order a copy of your National Driver Registry record. This the airlines can and do request with a signed release. Know what's there.

I hope this helps!
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