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A few years back I mailed in my renewal for my drivers’ licenses near the deadline. I failed to check a box on the renewal form. I never got a response back of any kind. Three months passed I was driving with out of date licenses but I expected it was government they just take a long time. I get pulled over for out of date tags that I also turned in on time but have not received them (the tags came the next day.) My truck was impounded, walked 5 miles home and had to see a judge about it.

I learned from the judge that I am responsible for my drivers license not the DMV.

The next time I renewed my drivers license got an appointment the day I received my renewal notice at the DMV to see them rather then mailing it in. I was especially careful to cross every ‘t’ on the form, but the guy typed in my social security number wrong, it was an obvious typo (which there is NO recept to indicate that he made a mistake.)

The DMV sent me this nasty latter telling my how I maybe prosecuted for ID fraud. They told me I must go to the Social Security department and get some forms in order to receive my correct social security number or else I will be in violation of law.

Once I received the proper forms from the social security’s office I had to go back to the DMV wait in the looong lines without an appointment because appointments takes over a month to get by then I would be late.

This time it took the same amount of time as when my truck was impounded except this time I started the process early.

Okay, I have the best story. Years ago, I was appointed by the probate judge to represent two children who's mother had died. Her husband (not their father) was in jail. I talked to his lawyer who told me this and he thought it was a hoot. The man was driving his Saab through town when he was stopped for expired tags. Usually there's a ticket given with an admonision to show up on the court date with proof that the tags have been updated. In this case, however, the cop ran the tags and it showed that the man had a warrant out for about $50 in parking tickets. Still being polite about it, the cop apologized and told the man to follow him to the police station and either pay the tickets or post bond. The man followed him, went in and paid his tickets and got into his car to leave. It wouldn't start. From the sound it was obvious that the battery was dead. He was parked right next to the motor pool. The motorpool cop came out to offer him a jump start... the man panicked. Started to run off, they stopped him, popped the trunk (Saab's have the battery there) and found his dead wife.

Moral of the story, pay your parking tickets.