Can A Speeding Ticket in Virginia Affect My Job?

Did you know…a Speeding ticket in Virginia can affect your job? Speeding tickets have more consequences for Virginia drivers than people think-much more than a fine. For information on how Speeding tickets in Virginia can affect your job, read the post below.

Can A Speeding Ticket in Virginia Affect My Job?

There are many ways a Speeding ticket in Virginia can affect your job:

If you take time off work to go to court, this could be a problem if you have already missed too much work. And if you are paid hourly, you are literally losing money by not going to work.

If your job duties require you to drive, your employer’s insurance could go up if you are convicted of certain offenses or have a bad driving record, which could result in loss of your job.

If you acquire too many demerit points in a short period of time, your driver’s license will be suspended by the DMV. If your license is suspended and you need to drive for work, this could directly impact your job.

Additionally, a security clearance (or the ability to go onto a secure facility for work) can be impacted by a bad driving record, which would include convictions for Speeding tickets.

Perhaps most importantly, Speeding in Virginia can sometimes be a crime, which can result in jail time. Reckless Driving by Speed (driving more than 20 miles per hour over the posted speed limit or driving more than 85 miles per hour) is punished with potentially a fine, driver’s license suspension, and/or jail time. If you are sentenced to jail and don’t go back to work, even for a day, you could lose your job. If you are convicted of a crime, you could lose your job or a potential job in the future with a criminal record.

For more information on when Speeding can be charged as a crime in Virginia, click here.

For more information on Reckless Driving charges by Speed in Virginia, click here.

For more general information on Reckless Driving in Virginia, click here.

For more information on Speeding tickets in Virginia, click here.

For more information on how Speeding convictions in Virginia result in much more than just a fine, including how Speeding tickets can impact your job, check out our book, More Than A Fine: The True Cost of Speeding in Virginia, available on Amazon.

 

 

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