I seriously doubt that over 50% of pilots out there have never, ever gotten a ticket of any kind.

And in any case, no one cares.

Really.

No one.

Cares.

Unless you have a driving "rap sheet" a mile long or got tagged for some really big ones (like DUI's, etc) then interviewing with anywhere between zero and half a dozen or so moving violations is absolutely meaningless. Unless you got all of them that week or something, I guess.

But seriouslly, no one cares. They just want to make sure your app matches your record. If you have them, fess up. Even if its outside the supposed 10 year limit, I'd still tell them unless they specifically instruct you to only list the last 10 years. Be honest and say you learned from the experience, etc. Basic interview stuff. This is a non event unless you make it an event by trying to hide something or getting unduly defensive about something that is rather common place and outright benign.

 

There are? I don't know of any pilot off the top of my head that has never had a speeding ticket. I'm sure they are out there...

Perhaps too much cognac tonight?

 

I am one, but I admit I am not a great driver. My wife says I drive like a 90 year old, frequently pulling into the path of other cars.

At my airline interviews, the HR reps didn't seem to believe that I had never had a traffic ticket.

 

I think one of the issues is that those of us that haven't gotten any tickets in 10 years or more have trouble remembering exactly what year it was, and then when we pull a record and it doesn't show, we get unsure of what to do. Make up a year that we got it? Did we get 2 or three, shoot, it's hard to remember? If were going to report "everything" it seems to cause more problems then it potentially solves. Not that I'm advocating hiding anything, it's just not as simple as it sounds to "report everything" when there's no record...

 

I am right there with you. I have tickets from high school that are getting a little fuzzy. I think it is acceptable to give a ballpark date and the police department involved. This way you aren't hiding something. You could also pull your driving record and see what is on there. Supposedly the NDR only has major infractions like dui, reckless driving, etc (not speeding) but the background check companies pull the state driving records as well which should show all the tickets.

 

Most apps have a comment section. You could put there "unsure of exact dates" or something like that. Or t the very least just declare it in the interview. If you say you have some tickets from 11-20 years ago but you can't pinpoint the dates, they will appreciate your honesty and not care. Its far better to list something minor like this even if they otherwise would never have found out about it, than to not list or even mention something, thinking they will never find out about it, and then they find out about it.

Think about it. Fess up, to all of it. Its really no big deal. In most cases if you fess up about something they never would have found anyway, that makes you look even more honest and that will easilly outweigh the miniscule amount of credit you would have gotten for not having that extra ticket or two from a million years ago.

Gee, this guy was a safe driver in the 90's...he's hired!