How will a carpool lane violation affect my car insurance premium?

I was driving to work in California a few days ago and was pulled over for using the carpool lane when it was just me in the car. Is this going to make my auto insurance more expensive? I feel like I'm already paying a lot...

Answer

Thanks for the question! A carpool lane violation in California is charged as an infraction instead of a moving violation, and it doesn’t result in points on your driver’s license. This means it won’t impact your insurance premium.

Alexah Grinnell

Answered on Mar 12, 2021

Alexah Grinnell has been working in the insurance industry for 5 years with a primary focus of coverage consulting in the sales department. She has been working for Jerry Insurance since July of 2019 and has also has experience working for AAA and State Farm. She currently lives in Rochester, NY with her husband and 3 kids

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