Driving offenses and traffic accidents remain on your record forever, they never fall off. However most Insurers typcially only take into account your driving record for the past three years or five years in some cases depending on the Insurer.
For insurance purposes, the points will remain for three years. The DUI itself will remain on your MVR for seven years.
An at-fault accident and other traffic violations will stay on your driving record for 3 years, but your insurance company may charge you higher premiums for 5 or more years.
Normally accidents don't go on your license record. They go on your insurance history, and most insurance companies look back up to 10 years.
According to http://www.senioryears.com/soapbox29.html the answer to how long an accident stays on record is approximately 6(six) years. An accident is "chargeable" for 3 years after the accident. Some insurance companies will also underwrite, but not charge, for accidents for 5 or 6 years. As far as staying on your "record", the CLUE (Comprehensive Loss Underwriting Exchange) report will show claims activity of any sort for up to 10 years.
In what state? At fault in MA you are penalized for 6 years. The record stays in the DMV computer forever. 4lifeguild
According to Florida Motor Vehicles the points will remain on your record from 3 to 5 years. There is no way to calculate how much your insurance may go up. You will have to contact your insurance company.
10 years
Our Driving record is permanent. It never just goes away. Fortunately, Insurance companies only look at the past 3 to 5 years of driving records when rating your insurance coverage, so once 5 years has lapsed, for all intents and purposes for insurance it does not show up.
3 years
Generally speaking, moving violations actually remain part of your driving record forever. However, this only has an impact on your insurance for the first 3 to 5 years, depending on your state.
3 YEARS