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GoodLittleTerrorist OP t1_j3vdgbi wrote

Reply to comment by grby1812 in Pulled over in Yakima. First ever ticket: no seatbelt, car without insurance, expired tabs. What do? by GoodLittleTerrorist

I've been driving for 7 years without issue, but I was driving a car that my mom had set up everything on, and I just paid for. This is my first time buying my own car.

I've talked my way out of every other ticket, I guess, so I have no concept of anything related to traffic tickets. I thought I would get help here.

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LoneBear1 t1_j3vgp5g wrote

Most of these posts get a lot of hate. You were driving illegally and without a seatbelt. Since you've been driving for seven years, you know better.

You can try to explain your situation in court and hope for a merciful judge, but with all that I wouldn't expect much leniency. Just don't drive it again until it's legal. And put your seatbelt on. Hopefully you can get your fines reduced to something you can pay.

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kwiknkleen t1_j3x2c9x wrote

And you wonder why people are being rude? 7 years ? Good grief. Become an adult and pay like everyone else does.

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rocketPhotos t1_j3xsun0 wrote

Unfortunately over 20% of the Washington drivers don’t have insurance (fifth highest in the nation) which is why it costs so much. When I become King, uninsured drivers will have their cars impounded until proof of insurance is provided.

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GoodLittleTerrorist OP t1_j45ggpm wrote

As king, can you give a mandate a course on buying it in driving school, too?

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rocketPhotos t1_j47w74f wrote

Don’t know about that, but google is your friend. Asking family and friends what they do is allowed. Calling an independent insurance agent is also an option as they deal with multiple companies and should be able to set things up that work for you.

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Spokenfortruth t1_j3x7af1 wrote

It doesn't matter that it's your first time buying a car. Insurance needs to be established before the car is driven. You cannot and should not legally be on the road without insurance. Without a seatbelt is just a stupid choice. And without registering it again is just illegal. You can't claim ignorance. You either took the driving test and know the laws or you don't have a license.

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KanyeWaste69 t1_j3vty4v wrote

I'll be honest me too, 7 years, no insurance (except first year) never any wrecks either. However only 2 speeding tickets) I'm only now getting insurance cause I finally found some $90 a month. Before it was up to $309 plus. Absolutely sickening.

If it's your first time getting a no insurance ticket, all of the above, makes no sense to take your car away or anything like that.

Again, insurance of all kinds is a scam and is a way to rob the working poor and middle class. Though I'd at least get 6 months coverage or a year if you find. Better deal

. If it's some bullshit Ike $400 a month regardless of where you look around, then fuck then just obey driving laws for the most part, keep tabs updated, all lights signals working and you'll be fine for another 7.

Edit: yeah Adderall prescription and alcohol is too much fun together lol I didn't even read the text outside the title

Call the courthouse, see about monthly payments. The cop is probably a dipshit and there's no way they could prove you need to get it that quickly. Then do the other things if you can.

Again 3rd time but a little more to the point

. I hope for one day that the working classes realize they are the ones that hold the power, not the ruling class

We will overcome division, band together and yeah you know the rest.

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Rocketgirl8097 t1_j3z8k6e wrote

Saying insurance is a scam is ignorant. What insurance does is protect from you from being sued if you cause a wreck where there is property damage or loss of life. All you'll be out is your premium instead of having your livelihood financially destroyed or going to jail.

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GoodLittleTerrorist OP t1_j40cvff wrote

The idea of insurance is a good social practice. American insurance is robbery that sometimes helps you

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GoodLittleTerrorist OP t1_j40dsn9 wrote

Your message is far and away the most helpful and hopeful one on here. I'm gonna 100% ask about monthly payments, because I refuse to live under the fear-mongering of police.

A friend just told me that she found some real shit insurances online that cost less than $50 here (esurance or the General, maybe) but it meets the minimum legal requirement.

Apparently we're surrounded by some bona fíde elitists who think giving hundreds each month because of a law is so assumed that anyone who doesn't already do it must be destroyed to the fullest extent of social law. It's quite a military that State Farm has attacking this post

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