Today, I got a ticket for driving without insurance. I gave the cop my insurance information, but he said it was invalid because it didn't show an expiration date. When I pointed out the information he was looking for, he ignored me and gave me a ticket anyway. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I got a speeding ticket. I couldn't find my insurance card, and the cop was very nice. He said not to worry about it, that I "looked like someone who had insurance." I'm not sure how to take that. FML
Today, I got pulled over for having an expired registration. I also found out my husband hasn't been paying for my car insurance. Luckily, I didn't get arrested because I had my baby with me. They towed my car and gave me 2 tickets and a court date. Oh, and the cop sent me a friend request. FML
Today, I was driving home from work when I saw a cop come up behind me. Nervous about my expired license, I kept checking in my rear view mirror. In turn since I wasn't paying attention, I ran a stop sign. Needless to say the cop pulled me over and gave me 2 tickets. FML
Today, I got pulled over for going a few miles per hour over the speed limit. The cop asked for my license and registration. I happened to look down at my wallet while he was processing everything and saw my license in my wallet. I gave the cop my fake I.D. FML
Today, I received a traffic ticket by mail, presumably for speeding. Not a big deal, if my car hadn't been totalled three months ago. My driver's license is expired, too. FML
Today, I got pulled over for violating hands-free law and not having an updated address on my driver's license. Two days ago, I got pulled over for the same reasons. Now, I have four tickets I need to deal with. FML
Today, I received a ticket for not having my headlights on. The cop who pulled me over had a broken headlight. FML
Today, a police car hit my parked vehicle, likely due to icy road conditions. When the officer came over to talk to me, I assumed it was to give me his insurance information. Nope. It was to give me a ticket for "impeding a police officer." My car was in my driveway. FML
Today, I was looking for a parking spot and finally found one. Trying to figure out if the spot was legal, I asked a cop that had pulled up. He said it was fine. I came back 3 hours later to a parking ticket. FML
Today, I was pulled over for speeding. When the police officer approached me and asked for license and registration, I accidentally gave him my fake I.D. FML
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Top comments
1thatonedude1 15
You can probably fight that in court
KneelToMyPotato 18
You should be able to get that thrown out pretty easily
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Comments (54)
Nabexis 9
The cop was using you to fill his quota, and assuming you wouldn't take it to court. You should and it'll get thrown out. Court is quite likely less expensive than the ticket, and your record will stay clean.
Bragi 12
Lawyer Up!
moocowmilk0 19
take it to court ez
afisxfallxchild 9
As long as you can prove you were insured at the time of the ticket, it'll get tossed out.
the_real_dvd 21
Everyone says fight it in court but that dick of an officer is still going to make you drive across town and take a day off work to fight it. I'd report him to his superiors. And FYI, I have a dashcam for exactly this reason (they're on Amazon for like $70). Keep that bitch recording. That cop should be serving and protecting, not harassing.
militarybrat 21
It is illegal in some states to video and/or audio record someone without their consent.
domolovesyoshi 33
Not if you warn them of it in advance
NyxTheShade 8
Not cops when they are on duty at least all you have to say is that that you are recording this interaction you can also use your phone and as long as you aren't getting in his or hers face then you should be fine though if they try and take it don't resist just ether take it to court as it's illegal for a cop to do that or report them if you can't be bothered for court
redlizzybeth 25
You don't have to take it to court. All you need to do is go to the clerk and show that you were in fact insured and they will remove it without having to appear. Then you should file a complaint. You should not have to pay any court costs associated with this as it should be thrown out by the clerk since proof is given. You can also get a letter from your insurance company to show your exact dates of coverage.
TomeDr 25
We had to go to court because a cop gave my teen daughter a ticket for not turning her brights off fast enough (she was coming over the top of a hill and there he was). She was so flustered that she couldn't find her insurance info. When I saw her ticket, I realized that he had put the wrong auto information on it! Wrong make, wrong color, wrong style! We HAD to go to court because she couldn't produce insurance info for a car we don't own!
prettygurl89 16
Take it to court and complain on the officer
writerchic85 26
Ugh I hate that. Some cops would rather ticket an innocent person that admit they made a mistake.
ohsnapword 21
Just echoing what everyone else is saying here. As long as you prove you had insurance coverage on the date you received the ticket, you'll be fine. An insurance ID card may not suffice though, you may want to get a notarized letter from an underwriter at your insurance company that explicitly states you had coverage on the date in question and had no lapses.