Experienced Driver... New License

by Gary
(Guelph, ON)

I am a 63 yr old male that has had my driver's license, with a good driving record, from age 16-54 years. I moved to another province in my 30s and was licensed there, until I moved back to Ontario 10 years ago. I was not in the position to change back over to an Ontario drivers license at the time. Once I was finacially able to invest in licensing and the other costs of owning and operating a vehicle, I had to take my license as a new G1 driver, as part of the Graduated Licensing system that had been introduced. I now have my full G license again and am in the market for a vehicle and auto insurance. Will my previous driving experience and insurance policies be taken into consideration or will the insurance companies only be looking at my new licensing information as a base line?

Experienced Driver, New License, and Insurance Rates

Hi Gary,
That's a tough one. Ten years is a long time to go back to look for a driving record. It is most likely that your current information will be the base line. I'd be very surprised if they counted the old information. Heck, it would almost be a surprise if anyone was able to pull up the 10 year old information.

It's not impossible, but highly improbable.

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