Driving record
11-10-2018, 04:30 AM
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Driving record
I ran a background check on myself and nothing showed up. I’ve had several tickets through the years, how do I find this stuff? For instance, I got a speeding ticket somewhere on I-75, somewhere between Ohio and Florida, sometime between 1991-1993, the rest of the details are in Kavanaugh country. Just assume it’s buried forever?
11-10-2018, 04:37 AM
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Originally Posted by cezzna
I ran a background check on myself and nothing showed up. I’ve had several tickets through the years, how do I find this stuff? For instance, I got a speeding ticket somewhere on I-75, somewhere between Ohio and Florida, sometime between 1991-1993, the rest of the details are in Kavanaugh country. Just assume it’s buried forever?
I think the best advice generally given is to give your best effort to be truthful giving general timeframes. It seems most things like this drop off after a certain period of time.
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11-10-2018, 04:45 AM
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If an application asks some thing like “Have you ever had a moving violation, accident, etc?” answer it literally regardless of whether or not it’ll show up on a driving record. It will look better if you admit your mistakes voluntarily than running the risk of potentially being caught in a lie.
11-10-2018, 04:55 AM
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Originally Posted by GuardPolice
If an application asks some thing like “Have you ever had a moving violation, accident, etc?” answer it literally regardless of whether or not it’ll show up on a driving record. It will look better if you admit your mistakes voluntarily than running the risk of potentially being caught in a lie.
So most people make a wag on applications, best honest effort?
11-10-2018, 05:07 AM
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Originally Posted by cezzna
I would never lie, but honestly don’t think I could remember all of the tickets I’ve had. I do remember getting a ticket in Los Angeles for making an illegal right turn on green, $500!
So most people make a wag on applications, best honest effort?
So most people make a wag on applications, best honest effort?
If WAG is all you’ve got then that’s all you can work with. All I could remember on a couple of tickets was month and year. If it comes up in an interview just admit the dates may not be exact but they are best guess.
11-10-2018, 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted by cezzna
I would never lie, but honestly don’t think I could remember all of the tickets I’ve had.
While that might not disqualify you at the regional level it's a bad habit to get into.
11-10-2018, 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by cezzna
I would never lie, but honestly don’t think I could remember all of the tickets I’ve had. I do remember getting a ticket in Los Angeles for making an illegal right turn on green, $500!
So most people make a wag on applications, best honest effort?
So most people make a wag on applications, best honest effort?
11-10-2018, 02:23 PM
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For the tickets I couldn’t rember the exact details I put the best I could remember and “(date and location estimated)” and had no issues.
EDIT - but DON’T fail to list any tickets you remember even if they don’t show up on any checks.
EDIT - but DON’T fail to list any tickets you remember even if they don’t show up on any checks.
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11-11-2018, 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Excargodog
Just a suggestion. Lose the attitude that this is a formality and doesn't really matter. It matters to the putative employer or they wouldn't be asking. Extraneous jibes like "Kavanaugh country" may impress your friends, but they'll pi$$ off half the people who will be interviewing you while failing to favorably impress the other half.
While that might not disqualify you at the regional level it's a bad habit to get into.
While that might not disqualify you at the regional level it's a bad habit to get into.
11-11-2018, 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by PotatoChip
If you can't remember "all the tickets" you've had you might have a bigger problem.
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