Drive with a license? Why bother?

Manteca Bulletin ^ | Sunday, August 20, 2006 | Dennis Wyatt

[glorgau]

First 3 of 7. Like shooting ducks in a barrel.

[CindyDawg]

If they are driving new cars, they paid cash because if you are financing you will have insurance. The lien holder sees to that.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Didn't George Allen get in trouble for saying "Manteca?"

[GrandEagle]

if you are financing you will have insurance.
the finance company only sees that you have insurance to protect their investment - NOT that you have any kind of liability insurance.

[mtbopfuyn]

Who says they financed the cars? Many carry huge wads of bills and pay out of hand.

[Third Order]

"Whoops! You’re not supposed to interject the word “illegal” into a discussion of crime or social issues. You might get branded as a racist."

[CindyDawg]

That's what I said.

[CindyDawg]

Yeah, but it's higher than collision and liability combined. It's a great incentive to keep your policy up to date.

[DuncanWaring]

If they are driving new cars, they paid cash because if you are financing you will have insurance. The lien holder sees to that.

Yeah, and the first phone call you make after picking up the car, after "Marque dos por Espanol" is "Quisiera cancelar mi política."

[DoughtyOne]

No problem here, move along... move along...

[palmer]

macaca

[ReignOfError]

I think it's a crying shame what they're doing to a great Dizzy Gillespie tune.

[w1andsodidwe]

Scary, I bet the situation isn't much different here in Lodi, but I like the fact that Manteca impounds the vehicles and selss them if they are not redeemed.

[Junior]

Do you remember the 28-year-old man who was ran over ...

Dear God. Does no one proof articles before publication any more? This entire piece is poorly written, and the grammar is atrocious.

[Gabz]

Excellent commentary.

There are only 2 counties in the part of Virginia where I live (we're seperated from the rest of the state by the Chesapeake Bay) with a population of less than 100,000.......more than half of the fatal accidents here over the last few years have involved at least one illegal driver.....and not illegal in the sense of he/she shouldn't be driving for whatever reason, but illegal in the sense they DON'T BELONG IN THISD COUNTRY.

[GrandEagle]

No doubt!
I live in Alabama which until recently had no enforceable liability insurance law. Today you must show proof on insurance to even get a tag.
People still drive without it.

There are always ways around it.

In my driving career I've been hit 9 times (mostly minor), 8 of those times were by uninsured motorist. In all but 1 of those I had to fix my car because there was nothing I could do. The one time when the uninsured guy fixed my car it was he just didn't know I couldn't do anything.

Cordially,
GE

[moehoward]

BTTT

[VOA]

Why should they have fear? There are no consequences to their lawlessness.

Sums it all up.

But I guess I'm a mean old border troll to have said that.

[no-to-illegals]

I've heard some car dealerships have actually utilized their dealership to place vehicles in illegals hands knowing those vehicles were going to be disappeared (aka as stolen) but the dealership didn't care because the insurance company was picking up the tab, which of course, eventually led back to the taxpayer to pay for the disappearing (aka as stolen) vehicle. Sweet little rip off...

[VOA]

Sing it with me now...

"Our roads are their roads,