tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post117088601082512939..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Bad TX law fills roads with unlicensed drivers, county jails with non-crooksGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-50213556787826584542008-10-15T23:09:00.000-05:002008-10-15T23:09:00.000-05:00"If the law is to be respected, it needs to be res..."If the law is to be respected, it needs to be respectable."<BR/><BR/>This is one of the very few times I have been grateful to no longer live in Texas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-483430318040733892008-10-15T21:59:00.000-05:002008-10-15T21:59:00.000-05:00"his is a scam. We need to do something about it!"..."his is a scam. We need to do something about it!"<BR/><BR/>How about.. obey the law? Then you wouldn't be in this situation in the first place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-72855831680322841132008-02-26T19:37:00.000-06:002008-02-26T19:37:00.000-06:00Anonymous said it best! That is EXACTLY what has h...Anonymous said it best! That is EXACTLY what has happened to me. I did some research and found that there is a tremendous amount of people who are experiencing the pain of this horrendous law. <BR/><BR/>Here is the <A HREF="http://www.topix.com/forum/city/friendswood-tx/TTH4N24P7S9HP3QM5" REL="nofollow">link</A> to a site I found where there is a petition going on.<BR/><BR/>This is what I've paid for so far:<BR/>$250 insurance ticket, $50 first time bail, three $250 surcharges, $500 second time bail (since DWLS was 'upgraded' to a Class B Mis), ^ $462 in pre=ad insurance, $15 for driving record, not to mention countless hours on the phone (mostly on hold) with the DPS and the DRP people, I spent Christmas Eve in jail because I got pulled over.<BR/><BR/>This is a scam. We need to do something about it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-91677434611349746762007-09-10T13:58:00.000-05:002007-09-10T13:58:00.000-05:00HOW DO WE OVERTURN THIS LAW???ALL THE COMPLAINING ...HOW DO WE OVERTURN THIS LAW???ALL THE COMPLAINING AVAILS NO THING - LETS GET COHESIVE AND DEMAND AN REPEAL....WHO DO WE CONTACT TO START A MOVEMENT???ipiphinizionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193370053188306964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-89432361974030907002007-05-14T17:14:00.000-05:002007-05-14T17:14:00.000-05:00This program is nothing more than a money scam ini...This program is nothing more than a money scam initialized by the great Texas State Government. It is absolutely rediculous that my little $10.00 driving with an expired insurance ticket (the insurance which I by the way had sitting on my dining room table)is now going to cost me a whopping 790.00 when it's all said and done. I tried to fight it, but can you really? The answer to that is NO. Now, I'm driving with an suspended license, because it is going to take approximately 5-10 business days for the Suspension to lift. Oh, and if I don't drive illegally, I can't go to work, which means I can't pay my bills, which means I'll become a burden on the government. <BR/><BR/>I'm so sick and tired of being caught up in these situations, with no light at the end of the tunnel, because our state legislature feels that it's ok to poke us in the eye every chance it gets to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1171309604383498322007-02-12T13:46:00.000-06:002007-02-12T13:46:00.000-06:00This law is a poor tax plain and simple. Surely T...This law is a poor tax plain and simple. Surely Texas can do better than that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1171301869099833552007-02-12T11:37:00.000-06:002007-02-12T11:37:00.000-06:00Johnny pays a no insurance ticket 'cause it's easi...Johnny pays a no insurance ticket 'cause it's easier than going to court and showing his insurance. The address on his license isn't current 'cause he's in college, so he doesn't get the letter about his surcharge, or about getting an SR-22 to avoid a suspension. He gets stopped for driving with his license suspended. He pays a bond, a lawyer, a fine, and now has the $75 original surcharge PLUS $250/year for 3 years for driving while suspended. He gets an installment plan, skips a payment, gets resuspended and pulled over while trying to get to work. Another bond, lawter, fine and ANOTHER $250/year for three years...and he never even really broke the law! Why have a license?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com