as an mb, if a nanny candidate will explain what happened i am willing to consider

Anonymous wrote:OP, have you checked with your insurance agent about if you should expect this to show up at all?

That's a good idea, I hadn't thought of that. I do know that the accident did not affect my insurance rates, and I did not get any points on my license.

I've now had a family request a thorough background check (which includes driving records). I'm on the fence about the position, so I decided to just go ahead and approve it without mentioning the accident, and if it shows up and that's a deal breaker for them, then I'm fine accepting that it wasn't meant to be.

OP, have you checked with your insurance agent about if you should expect this to show up at all?

It could be listed as a misdeamnor. I have one I was at a stop sign moved slightly forward to see around a curve saw a car coming so I backed up and she slammed into me. I was behind the sign. I moved my car was in a small town she knew the cops I was found guilty. It shows up as a misdemeanor failure to give a right away. No one has given be a hard time about it. I do have speeding tickets but all the people just said hey you live in northern va your going to get tickets commuting 30+ miles one way.

PP here. To clarify, if you get a clean copy, its likely the accident just isn't on there /yet/

Anonymous wrote:
Anyway, go to the DMV and order a copy of your driving record.
Hopefully it is clear and if so, you can make copies for your job search.

Definitely disagree with this. If you get a copy that's clear, it's likely the accident just isn't on there. If you pass out a clean record, and then the parents double check and the accident is on there, there's no way you will be getting the job. I don't think you need to bring up the accident if you are not asked about it, but handing out a clean driving record is the same as lying about it.

There really nothing you can do about it. Will it hurt? Probably. If there are two candidates one with a clean driving record and one with an at fault accident or something on their record, then the one with the clean record will be chosen.

You may also run into a situation where if your next job involves an infant and you are a nanny who likes to drive around to do things that the parents may not be OK about this.

Nanny trying to convince parents that a 4 month old needs social time with other nannies + nanny with bad driving record =nanny not allowed to drive to see her friends.

I am glad you weren't seriously injured OP.

Anyway, go to the DMV and order a copy of your driving record.
Hopefully it is clear and if so, you can make copies for your job search.

Good luck.

I'd pull up my own record to see it. Great that no one got hurt.

Anonymous wrote:What exactly did you do wrong?

I was making a left turn onto a busy intersection that did not have a light. I thought it was clear, but the road was curved and so I couldn't see a car coming, and got t-boned mid turn. No one was hurt, and all the cops did acknowledge that though it was technically my fault, it is a very tricky intersection (and I was unfamiliar with the area).

What exactly did you do wrong?

I was in a car accident several months ago (I was off duty, no kids involved). I wasn't doing anything specifically wrong (ie. was not on my cell phone, was not speeding, not under the influence, etc) and no citation was issued, but I was found to be at fault for the accident. I am now in the process of looking for a new job, one that will likely involve driving. I assume this kind of thing will show up on any sort of driving records check, (though I am not certain, any one with any insight on this would be appreciated!) do you think it will be a deal breaker? Would it help if I disclosed it before the records check? This accident is my only infraction.