#XS11E proclaimed:
#> Some don't count the first violation or didn't used to, not sure if
#> that's still true?
#
#I remember the CEO of some insurance company a few years back claiming
#his company didn't use speeding tickets at all for rates, as they were
#of the opinion that those were largely thinly disquised road taxes in
#too many locales.  He did note that he would raise rates on a failure to
#yield, careless driving, reckless driving, or seatbelt violation though.
#Darned if I can recall the name of his company.

Sounds like a nice insurance company.

#>>Some insurance companies even look at your credit rating when
#>>deciding your rate bracket, although most places are trying to
#>>make that against the law...
#>
#>
#> I'm can understand that, a bad credit score may suggest future
#> problems, one lady I knew confided that she ran a credit check on
#> anyone who asked her out before she'd go out with them, her reason was
#> that she'd never date anyone she wouldn't consider marrying and bad
#> credit was a problem she wasn't willing to assume.
#
#Sounds a bit extreme, as you could always do it later... and any guy
#with credit alerts might just wonder why any new acquaintance would be
#so snoopy.
Considering that you need a SSN or other personaly identifing info for a
credit check...  I would guess the girl did not date much.  Or only guys
stupid enough to hand over a SSN (or equiv) to a almost stranger.

/herb