Coppel Cops...

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11-03-2005, 12:16 PM
Jiggerachi

Coppel Cops...

I just dot a damn ticket for... "failure to report change of address on drivers license within 30 days" ...WTF???

I didnt even know this was wrong. Ive moved 5 times in the last 3 years, im not going to go sit in line at the DMV to get a new license every freaking time I move...ill change it when it expires.

Ive also been pulled over(not necessarily ticketed) more than 5 times since I first moved, all the officers asked for my current address & how long ive lived there, not one said anything about changing my license, & ive had some real assholes too, but never this bad.

I was pulled over for expired inspection, got a ticket for that too, in the McDonalds parking lot because I forgot my lunch this morning...dammit!!
11-03-2005, 12:31 PM
POS Racing

That does suck, too bad you didn't have a valid inspection sticker or he wouldn't have messed with you in the first place. :(
11-03-2005, 01:05 PM
riverracer

Sorry to hear about your misfortune. I would suggest that you get the car inspected and next time don't tell "Barney Fife" that you moved.:D
Jerry
11-03-2005, 01:05 PM
altiain

That's why the correct answer to the question "Do you still live at this address?" is always "Yes". :wink:
11-03-2005, 01:08 PM
srivendel

You can change your address online for $10. They mail you a new license with the same picture. It's really easy. No reason not to do it. Sorry about the ticket, though. It's pretty petty.

S.
11-03-2005, 01:10 PM
Jiggerachi

Of course I know that now...

If I thought I was going to get a ticket for it I would have said I still lived there... its my parents house, & I do stay there from time to time.

I had no idea it was illegal, not to mention I would ever get a ticket for it. Now the inspection thing, thats my own damn fault, that has nothing to do with why im pissed.
11-03-2005, 01:12 PM
Jiggerachi

Quote:

Originally Posted by srivendel

You can change your address online for $10. They mail you a new license with the same picture. It's really easy. No reason not to do it. Sorry about the ticket, though. It's pretty petty.

S.

Hmmm...that sounds easy, if I had of known that(or cared for that matter) I would have changed it. I just didnt think it was worth it to sit in line at the DMV for 3 hours.
11-03-2005, 01:13 PM
POS Racing

Quote:

Originally Posted by srivendel

You can change your address online for $10. They mail you a new license with the same picture. It's really easy. No reason not to do it. Sorry about the ticket, though. It's pretty petty.

S.

Sweet! http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/adminis...ol/dlindex.htm
11-03-2005, 01:14 PM
sammm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jiggerachi

Hmmm...that sounds easy, if I had of known that(or cared for that matter) I would have changed it. I just didnt think it was worth it to sit in line at the DMV for 3 hours.

That sux Jigger. It's a lame ticket regardless. We all know how poor Coppel is. :roll:
11-03-2005, 01:15 PM
riverracer

Quote:

Originally Posted by srivendel

You can change your address online for $10. They mail you a new license with the same picture. It's really easy. No reason not to do it. Sorry about the ticket, though. It's pretty petty.

S.

http://forums.dfwmiata.com/customava...atar170_13.gifThread drift on. Did you get a Make over?
Thread drift off....
11-03-2005, 01:17 PM
Titus

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jiggerachi

I had no idea it was illegal, not to mention I would ever get a ticket for it.

Sucks about the ticket, but you really have to look at it from the police's perspective, and the perspective of the person that lives in the apartment after you. How would you like it if the police identified the previous resident as a criminal and knocked down your door with guns drawn because the computer said they still lived there? :shock:
11-03-2005, 01:17 PM
channelmaniac

Yeah, Coppell, where the biggest crime is domestic violence... Seems to be a lot of wife beating going on in that town.

Get your license done ASAP so you can take it into court with you when it's your turn in the justice barrell.

RJ
11-03-2005, 01:19 PM
POS Racing

http://www.bandittransamclub.com/Sherrif.jpg
Buford T. Justice: What we're dealing with here is a complete lack of respect for the law.

::Bust1::
11-03-2005, 01:23 PM
riverracer

Quote:

Originally Posted by channelmaniac

Get your license done ASAP so you can take it into court with you when it's your turn in the justice barrell.

RJ

I don't agree with this. If your guilty your guilty...Pay the tickets and spend your free time enjoying you car.http://hometown.aol.co.uk/moniqueues...20eyebrows.gif
Jerry
11-03-2005, 01:25 PM
POS Racing

Quote:

Originally Posted by riverracer

I don't agree with this. If your guilty your guilty...Pay the tickets and spend your free time enjoying you car.http://hometown.aol.co.uk/moniqueues...20eyebrows.gif
Jerry

Nah I'm with Channelmaniac get it changed and plead ignorance, they Judge may have a sympathetic moment!

Heck it's worth a try!
11-03-2005, 01:28 PM
sammm

Quote:

Originally Posted by POS Racing

Nah I'm with Channelmaniac get it changed and plead ignorance, they Judge may have a sympathetic moment!

Heck it's worth a try!

Or the cop may not appear in court. Usually an instant dismissal.
11-03-2005, 01:32 PM
riverracer

http://hometown.aol.co.uk/moniqueues/images/c_laugh.gifCheap Bastardshttp://hometown.aol.co.uk/moniqueues/images/c_laugh.gif
I knew you guys would say that.......
11-03-2005, 01:36 PM
jolberry

That sucks...either way you have to fork over some::2Dollar:
11-03-2005, 01:37 PM
POS Racing

Quote:

Originally Posted by jolberry

That sucks...either way you have to fork over some::2Dollar:

Yea what are the fines on your two tickets?? :(
11-03-2005, 01:46 PM
Jiggerachi

I called them to find out, but you have to wait 2 business days for processing before they'll even talk to you.
11-03-2005, 01:49 PM
srivendel

Quote:

Originally Posted by riverracer

http://forums.dfwmiata.com/customava...atar170_13.gifThread drift on. Did you get a Make over?
Thread drift off....

I couldn't resist.

S.
11-03-2005, 01:53 PM
sammm

Quote:

Originally Posted by srivendel

I couldn't resist.

S.

Someone tell this guy the 1980's called and wants their clothes back.
11-03-2005, 02:29 PM
Adam Payrot

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11-03-2005, 02:35 PM
Jiggerachi

^Thats good news. Sadly though, due to being a cheap bastard I think im past the fix it period on my inspection, isnt it like 6 months?? I guess i'll have to eat that one...

Can you pass inspection with an exhaust leak right at the muffler? Im thinking no...Merv, looks like ill be heading your way soon.
11-03-2005, 02:48 PM
Billy Blaze

Jiggerachi, since you didn't know about the failure to change address law you should also know that it is illegal to change lanes 100 ft from an intersection.
I just paid for that piece of information last July 4th. ($275.00)

Get your license changed and go to court they will dismiss the ticket.;)

Every time I have got a warning for not changing address when I moved, I moved a lot like you in the past, however you can go to any DMV and get it changed....there are a lot of them that are not as busy as the one that might be in your area...or do it online like suggested.

Good Luck with the inspection.
11-03-2005, 02:51 PM
Jiggerachi

^Yea, I know that is illegal...I still do it, but I know its illegal.
11-03-2005, 03:04 PM
srivendel

Quote:

Originally Posted by Billy Blaze

I just paid for that piece of information last July 4th. ($275.00)

Holy crap! :shock: I knew it was illegal, but not THAT illegal!:punchout:

S.
11-03-2005, 05:27 PM
juxt3r

I get to hear lots of love stories about the Coppell P.D. since I work in that area. Apparently they're rather strict on speeding as well, as coworker reports tell of tickets given for 3mph over...and those weren't in a school zone, either.
Definitely not the ideal place to have "issues"...
11-03-2005, 05:35 PM
Majik

Like others have said, get it taken care of now. It will probably be dropped. I got a ticket a few years back. I didnt have my liscense on me, and it had expired. I renewed it within 10 days and took the papers to court. It was a $10 court fee. As for the inspection, I would guess it wouldnt pass, but if you can get that done too it might be dropped. My liscense was several months past renewal, and nothing was said about that. Just that I had renwed it shortly after the ticket. This was in Alrington, they also have a rep for being a little unreasonable.
11-03-2005, 05:38 PM
Treibenschnell

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jiggerachi

I think im past the fix it period on my inspection, isnt it like 6 months??

15 days for the retest... unless you have a waiver.

Ask me how I know. ::Censor::
11-03-2005, 06:01 PM
Majik

Quote:

Originally Posted by Treibenschnell

15 days for the retest... unless you have a waiver.

Ask me how I know. ::Censor::

I think Jiger hasn't taken the original test yet.

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