Why was a 1993 speeding ticket just now applied to man's record? Old ticket, new problem Updated: 7:14 AM CST Mar 6, 2021 Ben Simmoneau Old ticket, new problem Updated: 7:14 AM CST Mar 6, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript ♪ BEN: IS IT FAIR TO PENALIZE A 60-YEAR-OLD DRIVER OR A SPEEDING TICKET HE RECEIVED IN HIS 30’S? THAT IS THE QUESTION ONE LOCAL MAN BROUGHT TO US AFTER HE COULD NOT GET ANSWERS. WE FOUND A LOT OF FINGER-POINTING. >> I NOTICED MY INSURANCE WENT UP 35%. >> WHEN HE OPENED HIS CAR INSURANCE RENEWAL, HE WAS STUNNED. >> $1200 OVER FOUR YEARS. >> HE LEARNED THE MASSACHUSETTS RMV HAD JUST APPLIED A SPEEDING TICKET HE RECEIVED IN NEW YORK TO HIS DRIVING RECORD WHICH IS WHY HIS RATES WENT UP TO THAT TICKET WAS FROM 1993. >> IT IS A 30-YEAR-OLD SPEEDING TICKET. >> HE WAS DRIVING THIS CAR, AND HE LOOKED LIKE THIS. >> THAT WAS ALMOST HALF MY LIFE AGO. >> WE HAVE SHOWN HOW THE RMV IS PLAYING CATCH-UP, ADDING OLD OUT-OF-STATE VIOLATIONS TO DRIVING RECORDS, THAT IN SOME CASES WERE SITTING IN BOXES FOR YEARS. THE PROBLEM CAME TO LIGHT AFTER A CRASH IN NEW HAMPSHIRE THAT KILLED SEVEN MOTORCYCLISTS, CAUSED BY A MASSACHUSETTS TRUCK DRIVER WHOSE LICENSE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO AN OUT-OF-STATE TRUCK DRIVING ARREST THAT THE RMV NEVER ADDED TO HIS RECORD. THE OLD INFRACTIONS CAN LEAD TO NEWLY SUSPENDED LICENSES THAT IMPACT PEOPLE FINANCIALLY. >> IT DOES NOT REFLECT THE DRIVER AM NOW. IT IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SURCHARGE WHEN IT HAPPENED. I WAS INFURIATED. I TAKE PRIDE IN MY GOOD DRIVING RECORD. >> HE WAS DRIVEN TO FIND ANSWERS, BUT WAS LET DOWN AT EVERY TURN. >> AFTER SPENDING FOUR HOURS ON THE PHONE WITH THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, I WAS GOING TO GET NOWHERE. THEY WERE POINTING FINGERS AT EACH OTHER. >> IT’S TRUE, THE RMV BLAME NEW YORK, SING THEY ONLY NOTIFIED MASSACHUSETTS -- SAYING THEY ONLY NOTIFIED MASSACHUSETTS ON OCTOBER 19. WE ASK NEW YORK FOR AN EXTRA NATION AS TO HOW THE TICKET COULD SUDDENLY RESURFACE -- FOR AN EXPLANATION AS TO HOW THE TICKET COULD SUDDENLY RESURFACE, AND THEY ADMITTED IT WAS THEIR ERROR. THE ANSWER CAME BY GOING TO HIS INSURANCE COMPANY. AFTER WE TOOK THIS ISSUE TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY, THEY AGREED IT IS NOT FAIR TO PENALIZE THEM NOW, AND REINSTATED HIS RATING IS A GOOD DRIVER, COVERING THE INCREASED RATES HE WOULD’VE HAD TO PAY. SINCE HE COULD NOT GET ANYWHERE WITH THE RMV OR DMV IN NEW YORK YOUR BEST BET MIGHT BE TO TALK TO SOMEONE IN A POSITION OF AUTHORITY, GET YOUR AGENT TO WORK YOU AT YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY. IF Y