I had no insurance so I got a year suspension after showing proof of new insurance. The Court said I could only commute to work and back.
Why didn't they verify what that commute was? If I ever got caught driving all I'd ever have to say is that "I'm commuting right now", right? They never said what my route must be nor even checked that I in fact worked an hour's drive away.
I mean I'd have to get gas at some point, point? So I'd have to get off the commute route to do that, meaning I could get groceries or do about anything else on my way to getting gas or on my way home.
Is this my fault somehow? Or a flaw in the legal system at that time?
2007-11-20 02:11:50 · 14 answers · asked by Joe S 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Commuting
It happened in the middle of a school semester and when I asked about that, the judge just said "Tough". Well according to the rules I couldn't even drive to the school to drop out, so since the school was between work and home literally), I'd stop at school on my way home from work and hang out till my classes were over and then go home from the school, hence finishing my commute.
2007-11-20 02:19:14 · update #1
Oh yeah, they never checked where I work or what my work hours were or what my job entailed (such as any travelling), to verify whether or not I was out at an acceptable commuting time or not. As such, I felt pretty free or confident with that "I'm commuting" excuse.
2007-11-20 02:21:43 · update #2
And yes I know not having insurance is my problem, but my question is about the Suspension and why they don't verify anything..and I mean ANYthing. And I never drive at wierd non-working hours, that would be a dead giveaway, yes. But during the afternoon (3-7pm-ish), how would they know?
2007-11-20 02:24:36 · update #3
If they just assumed you only drove a few miles away, then that was their bad and your good luck. Don't abuse it.
There definitly is a hole in the system that they left open for you. The right thing to do would be to clear it up and ask them to be sure, but then again, you could be screwing yourself over by bringing it to their attention.
Not to be Devil's Advocate, but as of now all they got on you is your home address, your car info (i'd assume), and the fact that you work. They can't catch you if they got nothing to go on but that. You could be working a graveyard shift for all they know.
And they didn't check where you work? So how would they know you were off your commute route? The worst case is that they call your boss and find out. Personally I'd give em a number they can only leave a message on, but be careful about pushing your luck.
2007-11-20 06:46:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'd say tread carefully there. Cops aren't stupid, so as long as you don't give em a reason to pull ya over and you use some common sense as to what you choose your commute to be, you should be fine.
If thats true that the Court didn't verify anything regarding your workplace and yet gave the condition of commuting to you, then that was their oversight, imho.
Take it as a small piece of good luck and use it wisely. As in don't be driving at the wee-hours or 50 miles off your commute route. Be careful and keep that insurance, buddy.
Get what you need to get done but get to home/work asap.
2007-11-20 10:32:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
There is a time limit from the time you leave work until you get home and a time limit you can drive before you are to report to work. Driving outside of that time is what will get you in trouble. Check with your state to verify the amount of time allowed. If it isn't enough for you, you probably will have to go back to court and get a time/route approved. And no they don't allow time for grocery shopping, so if you car is in a grocery store lot, good luck.
2007-11-20 10:16:29 · answer #3 · answered by kny390 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
If you get pulled you would have to explain the route to the police officer, etc. It is their judgement call. Gas and food wouldn't necessarily harm you, if you were basically following the same route. This is how our legal system works. As long as you are on yor way back and forth to work, and the stops are not far out of the way and you are not doing anything stupid, you will be fine.
2007-11-20 10:16:20 · answer #4 · answered by tone 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I heard they are sposed to verify info with the police, who then verify what you told them in the paperwork with your employer.
Guessing thats not always the case. Sounds like someone dropped the ball or got lazy, maybe forgot about it and never got back to it. But whatever the case, you may have someohow slipped thru the system in this one. Be smart.
2007-11-25 10:28:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just be on the route from work to home and you won't have any trouble. You can likely stop to get groceries and gas, but if you are well off a generally acceptable path, you could find yourself walking to work.
2007-11-20 10:15:24 · answer #6 · answered by Dan H 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
As long as you're reasonable, you should be fine. For example, stopping somewhere on the way to work would be OK. Going out in your car at midnight wouldn't. Just use your common sense.
2007-11-20 17:14:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
not sure what your question is - why you ask if it's your "fault" - did you get pulled over or something?
if you haven't been pulled over or otherwise bothered, i think you should just be happy that you're still able to drive, but don't expect them to believe you're "commuting" if they catch you leaving the drive-in at 1 o'clock in the morning!
2007-11-20 10:18:22 · answer #8 · answered by kittenfactory 1 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Be thankful you got a suspension with modified conditions but don't be a goof and spoil it by getting caught while you are under suspension.
2007-11-20 10:16:41 · answer #9 · answered by eugene65ca 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
It's a flaw in the legal system.
2007-11-20 10:14:40 · answer #10 · answered by Rita 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋