CAR INSURANCE AFTER A DUI: YOUR OPTIONS
It changes your rate. It does not end the conversation. We work with the insurance companies built for exactly this and we do not make you explain yourself twice.
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You can still get car insurance after a DUI. Most standard companies decline or price you out, so the market shifts to non-standard insurance companies that write these policies routinely. Your state will usually also require an SR-22 filing. Rates come down as the conviction ages, so it is worth re-shopping every year.
DUI AT A-MAX
The first thing worth saying is that this is ordinary work here. A conviction moves you out of the standard market and into the non-standard one, which is most of what A-MAX writes. Nobody at the office is going to react.
The second is that it is temporary. A DUI weighs heaviest in the first year and less every year after, and the insurance company that is best for you in year one is frequently not the best in year three. Re-shopping at renewal is worth more on this file than on almost any other.
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THE THINGS PEOPLE ACTUALLY ASK US
Yes, and by a lot in the first year. How much depends on the insurance company, which is why comparing matters more here than almost anywhere else: the spread between companies on this file is unusually wide.
Usually, but your state and the court decide. If an order was issued you will have paperwork saying so. Bring it in and we will read it with you.
It varies by state and insurance company, commonly three to five years. The effect fades year on year, so re-shopping at each renewal is worth doing.
PEOPLE LOOKING AT DUI USUALLY LOOK AT AUTO, SR-22 AND ROADSIDE TOO
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Reviewed by a licensed A-MAX insurance professional. A-MAX Insurance Services, Inc. is an independent agency and has been writing this line since 2002.
Last updated 2026-08-11
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