Two weeks ago, I was cited for driving on a suspended license, and as I go to court tomorrow morning for the citation I figured I should call the DMV and find out why my license was suspended. Yes, I had to call them myself because I was never notified that my license was suspended. And this is not the first time this has happened to me. As a matter of fact, it is the third time that my driver's license has been suspended without my being notified. Even better is the reason that it is suspended.
Previosly, I had been cited for driving without valid proof of insurance. I had insurance at the time but did not have my ID card in the vehicle, so the officer told me just to bring it with me to court and show it to the judge and it would be dropped. Well, I did, and it wasn't. The judge said that it wasn't specific enough, that I needed to show something from the insurance company stating that I was insured at the specific time and date that I was cited. I have since brought at least half a dozen printouts and letters from my insurance company stating that I was, in fact, insured at the time and date in question and none of them have been "specific enough" for this judge. This is still an ongoing and open case, and as such should not appear on my driving record, but alas, this is why my license has been suspended.
Yes, according to the gentleman I spoke with at the DMV this afternoon, my driver's license has been suspended for "operating a motor vehicle without valid insurance." In essence, I am being punished for a crime for which I have not yet even been convicted. To top it all off, it will cost me $95 to get my license reinstated regardless of the outcome of the insurance case. If this is not a prime example of a capitalist corporate government at work then I don't know what is.
Previosly, I had been cited for driving without valid proof of insurance. I had insurance at the time but did not have my ID card in the vehicle, so the officer told me just to bring it with me to court and show it to the judge and it would be dropped. Well, I did, and it wasn't. The judge said that it wasn't specific enough, that I needed to show something from the insurance company stating that I was insured at the specific time and date that I was cited. I have since brought at least half a dozen printouts and letters from my insurance company stating that I was, in fact, insured at the time and date in question and none of them have been "specific enough" for this judge. This is still an ongoing and open case, and as such should not appear on my driving record, but alas, this is why my license has been suspended.
Yes, according to the gentleman I spoke with at the DMV this afternoon, my driver's license has been suspended for "operating a motor vehicle without valid insurance." In essence, I am being punished for a crime for which I have not yet even been convicted. To top it all off, it will cost me $95 to get my license reinstated regardless of the outcome of the insurance case. If this is not a prime example of a capitalist corporate government at work then I don't know what is.
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