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How, for the purpose of insurance quotations, can I find the history of my convictions? My new licence only covers the last three years and is clean but I am not sure of the previous two years which the insurers consider relevant.

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When I see a youth in a motor car I do d.c.brown

Interesting question. You don't have your own records of events - no notes or copies of old licences etc ? Old insurance docs to show transactions (receipts etc), or bank accounts for payments to appropriate authorities ? Possibly contacting the DVLA and /or Police who must have some record, I would have thought ought to do it.
Failing that stating to the ins co that an older conviction might still be within the 4/5yr reference will then cover you for ins purposes, but I appreciate they will likely want details.

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I think the expectation is that you should keep a record of convictions in the same way as you would be expected to with accidents and claims.

Have you had so many convictions that you've lost count?

I still remember my one and only conviction from just over 30 years ago very clearly

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I do not know about your insurance company, but mine shows all claims and convictions reported to them on each renewal.
I also keep that info.

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Just two. But one of them was more than three years ago but possibly less than five.

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When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. H.G. Wells
When I see a youth in a motor car I do d.c.brown

On a related point, I have had a couple of windscreen repairs (not replacements) done on insurance. These have to be declared on, for example, Confused.com when searching for quotes but...

I can't remember the exact dates when I had the windscreen fixed. What should I do? Conveniently forget about these small claims?

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I tend to remember the month of the claim and choose a day in the middle of the month as the claim date.

I might be in a minority Dave but I've got every bank statement going back to ~1977 when I went from wage packets to being forced to open a bank account they can use.

I know many people do the sensible thing by trashing them after a while, unlike me but maybe it pays dividends after all.

Thanks for highlighting this btw. One never knows when one is going to need this info in these times sadly...

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You will be branded a threat to society by going over a speed limit where it is safe to do so, and suffer the consequences of your actions in a way criminals do not, more so than someone who is a real threat to our society.

That's what I've done if I don't know exactly.

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Any views expressed in this post are personal opinions and may not represent the views of Safe Speed

Which, technically, is withholding information and could render your policy invalid.

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When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. H.G. Wells
When I see a youth in a motor car I do d.c.brown