posted by friendfromlowry

When I was new to driving, I didn't know about the annual license tag renewal ......The first cop didn't tell me not to drive it home. It was 2am ...  But this cop makes me call my dad to come pick me up and don't move the car until tomorrow when the tag had been fixed. 

Wow - they're grumpy on the night shift after Jolly Pirate closes!.

I was more fortunate.  Had a lady cop pull me over 25 years ago, said my tag had been expired for two months.  I was stunned, kept mumbling to myself that I knew I'd paid the renewal.  I happened to have my checkbook with me, and sure enough, there it was in the register - paid it three months prior.  The cop saw the entry and said "I believe you, I know you wrote the check in plenty of time.  But the fact is, you don't have the sticker right now, and you need to take care of this ASAP", and she gave me a courtesy warning to rectify immediately, which I did.

P.S.   I found the check a few weeks later.  I'd signed the original registration and sealed it with the check, put a stamp on the envelope - and filed it away with the bills that had actually been paid.  Just call me a flouter.