What happens if a cop pulls you over and you realize you forgot your license at home?

[Turkish]

Just a ticket? Can this ticket be canceled if you present your license at court?

 

[Jadow]

bullet to the head

 

[Gyrene]

$75 fine in Tennessee, unless you have your driver license number memorized. It can't and won't be dropped.

 

[theNEOone]

no big deal, i handed him my college ID and he let me go.


=|

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: dtyn
$75 fine in Tennessee, unless you have your driver license number memorized. It can't and won't be dropped.

Well, my drivers license number is my SSN. Isn't that the same for everyone?

 

[tweakmm]

Depends on the state you're in and the cop who pulls you over.

 

[Grey]

$150 fine in NJ. Gets worse if you also forgot your insurance ID, and registration. Then we are talking 500 smackers.

 

[PowerMacG5]

Originally posted by: Xiety

Originally posted by: dtyn
$75 fine in Tennessee, unless you have your driver license number memorized. It can't and won't be dropped.

Well, my drivers license number is my SSN. Isn't that the same for everyone?

I can;t tell whether you're being sarcastic or not.

 

[Turkish]

Damn... NJ is horrible about traffic laws J/k...

I am in VA.

 

[toekramp]

Originally posted by: Xiety

Originally posted by: dtyn
$75 fine in Tennessee, unless you have your driver license number memorized. It can't and won't be dropped.

Well, my drivers license number is my SSN. Isn't that the same for everyone?

not MI, my number used to be like 983274923874 numbers long...or 15

 

[Supermercado]

Originally posted by: Xiety

Originally posted by: dtyn
$75 fine in Tennessee, unless you have your driver license number memorized. It can't and won't be dropped.

Well, my drivers license number is my SSN. Isn't that the same for everyone?

Not in SC. I'm lucky in that mine is extremely easy to remember.

 

[Digobick]

Originally posted by: Xiety

Originally posted by: dtyn
$75 fine in Tennessee, unless you have your driver license number memorized. It can't and won't be dropped.

Well, my drivers license number is my SSN. Isn't that the same for everyone?

No, most states are starting to switch over to a different number (to keep your SSN from the wrong hands). Mine is still my SSN, but when it comes time for renewal that'll change.

 

[Nebor]

Here in Texas you can get the ticket dismissed w/ a $10 court cost. Just show the judicial people your license.

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: Xiety

Originally posted by: dtyn
$75 fine in Tennessee, unless you have your driver license number memorized. It can't and won't be dropped.

Well, my drivers license number is my SSN. Isn't that the same for everyone?

In Kansas you have the option of getting a liscence with the random numbers like K00-87-0213, or you can get your SSN. In Arizona and New York, you get a randomly genrerated letter and number.

 

[Turkish]

I see... thanks for the information people!

 

[moshquerade]

show some cleavage and act pouty and tell him you'll never ever forget it again

 

[MrYogi]

Originally posted by: Xiety

Originally posted by: dtyn
$75 fine in Tennessee, unless you have your driver license number memorized. It can't and won't be dropped.

Well, my drivers license number is my SSN. Isn't that the same for everyone?

not in all states

 

[PoPPeR]

Originally posted by: MrYogi

Originally posted by: Xiety

Originally posted by: dtyn $75 fine in Tennessee, unless you have your driver license number memorized. It can't and won't be dropped.

Well, my drivers license number is my SSN. Isn't that the same for everyone?

not in all states

wow i never knew they did that.

 

[isaacmacdonald]

if it's your car and you have other ID it might be cause for a small ticket, but you should be on your way. Of course cops don't usually pull random people over to see if they remembered their license, so chances are you have something else to worry about.

 

[Lithium381]

i'm in cali, only 8 randomly assigned digits on mine!

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: DeathByAnts

In Kansas you have the option of getting a liscence with the random numbers like K00-87-0213, or you can get your SSN. In Arizona and New York, you get a randomly genrerated letter and number.

New York used to have a system where the first letter of your license was the first letter of your last name, and the next two digits were numerical for the second letter in your last name. Then there were a bunch of characters and the last two digits were the last two numbers of the year in which you were born.

Joe Jones - born in 19 - would have a license number of J15xxxxxxxxxx-54.

This made it a little harder when borrowing someone elses license as fake proof.

 

[TwinkleToes77]

Ive actually had this happen to me. In PA. I was pulled over for speeding early on a sunday morning taking my sister to work. I pretty much just got up out of bed and threw my shoes on and forgot my license. The cop just wanted my address and then he came back with JUST a speeding ticket. He didnt even mention anything about not having my license on me.

 

[acemcmac]

Originally posted by: TwinkleToes77
Ive actually had this happen to me. In PA. I was pulled over for speeding early on a sunday morning taking my sister to work. I pretty much just got up out of bed and threw my shoes on and forgot my license. The cop just wanted my address and then he came back with JUST a speeding ticket. He didnt even mention anything about not having my license on me.

I live in PA and I never leave my keys without my wallet... but I'm really curious what that would amount to since most PA cops are teh suck

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
show some cleavage and act pouty and tell him you'll never ever forget it again

lol

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: Xiety

Originally posted by: dtyn
$75 fine in Tennessee, unless you have your driver license number memorized. It can't and won't be dropped.

Well, my drivers license number is my SSN. Isn't that the same for everyone?

No. In fact, I've never seen a state use the SSN as the drivers license #. This is Virginia?
Needless info below:
In Oregon, the drivers license # is just the number in order of all the people who have ever gotten a drivers license in the state (mine is 7 digits long). Kind of like an ICQ #.
In Washington state (now this is whack so bear with), a person's drivers license number is the first five letters of their last name, their first initial, their middle initial, how old they were in the year 2000 (or 100 minus the year of their birth), and then a random number, then 2 random letters. Example: John R. Smith, born in 1981 would be SMITHJR194EW (last 3 are random). I learned this when I had a job checking ID's years back, their system makes it easy to spot some of the cheaper fake ones.

Even if you do remember your drivers licence #, you most likely will get a ticket for driving without a license (unless the cop decides to be cool), and it won't be dropped. Fine would range between $50 to $100. One nice thing is that it shouldn't show up on your insurance.