Topic 6 · Alcohol, Drugs, and Driving (DUI Laws)
After a DUI conviction, what happens to your insurance?
- No effect
- Premiums decrease
- Premiums will skyrocket or you may be dropped — correct answer
Why
A DUI marks you as a high-risk driver. Premiums rise sharply and some insurers will not renew you at all — on top of the SR 22 filing you are required to carry.
Practise this in the real format
Reading one answer is not the same as sitting the test. The simulator runs the first-time adult form: 36 questions, 6 mistakes allowed, 83% to pass.
Source: California Driver's Handbook (DL 600, rev. 6/2025), the document the DMV writes the real test from. Edited by Fernando Aguilera. Aprobify is not affiliated with the California DMV.
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