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Seven surchargeable events in three years

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Practice question · Safety and the law

What happens after seven surchargeable events within three years?

The rule

Seven surchargeable events within three years bring an automatic 60-day license suspension. Surchargeable events can also raise your insurance premium.

Seven surchargeable events within three years mean an automatic 60-day license suspension.

From the Massachusetts Driver's Manual, page 59. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the RMV have the final word.

Often mixed up with

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