tuff license
Mar. 27th, 2019 03:28 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ceagleI pay my car registration
I pay to keep it smog-free
I pay my transit maintenance taxes
And for almost eight years I've been able to just be electronically identified whilst driving
...by hundreds of cops
Ah well... today I finally got a fixit ticket
...heh! Well, I think it's due to the new very strict local law that says every car, even new ones driven off sales lots, must have a unique I.D., while they await their permanent plate.
I've known a few people who have had their tags, and even the entire plate stolen, so I decided to try an experiment to keep the plate safe. It lasted about 8 years.. not too bad I guess.
The cop said "yes I could tell you're valid through the computer system, but what if it was broken? If your license is stolen, sure you pay the $20 for a replacement, and if you don't display the visual tag you pay $25 for a fixit ticket"
So it seems the system makes money either way ;P
ok ok ... I'll display the tag.... sheeeeesh....
I pay to keep it smog-free
I pay my transit maintenance taxes
And for almost eight years I've been able to just be electronically identified whilst driving
...by hundreds of cops
Ah well... today I finally got a fixit ticket
...heh! Well, I think it's due to the new very strict local law that says every car, even new ones driven off sales lots, must have a unique I.D., while they await their permanent plate.
I've known a few people who have had their tags, and even the entire plate stolen, so I decided to try an experiment to keep the plate safe. It lasted about 8 years.. not too bad I guess.
The cop said "yes I could tell you're valid through the computer system, but what if it was broken? If your license is stolen, sure you pay the $20 for a replacement, and if you don't display the visual tag you pay $25 for a fixit ticket"
So it seems the system makes money either way ;P
ok ok ... I'll display the tag.... sheeeeesh....
