Hi - I am new to this forum. I received a DUI last October in Arizona.

My story: It was October 18th evening. My friends and I just watched the Red Sox beat the Indians in a playoff game, and we decided to leave the bar. There is a local Mexican fast food joint less than 600 feet away from the bar. Being foolish, I decided to drive to the Mexican joint. I made a wide left out of the bar and sped 8 miles over the speed limit (that being 35 mph, thus clocked at 43 mph), and was pulled over by a cop, who profiled me leaving the bar. There just happended to be a DUI van 1 mile away from where I was stopped. (where the breathalyzer was administered)

It was not an extreme and not aggravated. I blew a .105. After months of waiting, I finally pled guilty as all the motions my legal counsel tried were rebuffed by the judge. This whole experience has been a learning lesson. I made a foolish mistake and now I am paying for it. The last ticket I received before this was 5 years ago. So, in one foolish swing, I accumulated 11 points on my record. 8 points for the DUI and 3 points for speeding. I am now in the process of trying to find affordable auto insurance. I was checking to see if any of you can provide insight on insurance providers and rates they may offer DUI offenders. I have farmer's Insurance, and I have been told by my agent that my monthly insurance will be $300/mo minimum. I guess Bristol West has been bought by Farmer's and I could save money by being written on Bristol West. However, I have heard horror citizens. I have called State Farm and Geico, and they both have been quoting my $280+/month.

Any help is appreciated. I have always been a model citizen, and simply made a foolish mistake and now I am left to pick up the pieces. Thanks for any advice.

Try Unitrin.com, Progressive.com, esurance.com. You probably need an sr22. All these companies will write a policy on line-all companies will charge more for three years, but these are some of the least expensive ones.

Well, there are lots of companies online that you could get a free car insurance quote rate. You just fill-up the form and then compare it among the others. There are certain factors in getting your cheap car insurance. Depends on the car, state, age, driving record, etc.

Don't go with sports cars and new model cars. They have expensive auto insurance.

You might want to check visit this Arizona Auto Insurance for a free rate quote.

You can get a lot of free quotes from several companies online, just make a search using google or yahoo

Call an independent agent who carries Mendota Insurance. They work well for me in these situations.