By Anonymous - 23/09/2009 15:36 - United States
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Here's the whole story; I got up one morning for work, went to my car, plates were stolen (just the back). I called the police in SLC, UT (801)-799-3000 (non-emergency). The dispatcher took my information and told me she'd mark the plates as stolen but i'd need to file a report to get a replacement plates from the DMV (the DMV doesn't allow you to get duplicates unless you file a police report for lost/stolen plates so you cant have multiple cars and multiple tags). The dispatcher told me a police officer could meet me there in an hour however i was already late for work and the police department is about 9 blocks away from my place so i (YDI, i know) decided I would drive down there really quickly and file a report. WITH a police report cops won't impound your car. Without the police report, they do -- and i've come to learn don't give a crap about your story. I was literally 3 blocks away from the police station when it happened. When I went in and filed a police report (after having to walk the remaining 3 blocks) the police officer told me that I can fight the impound by fighting the charge, and since I now have a valid police report they will refund the impound fee. BTW i got pulled over on my way to the DMV with the police report after I got my car out of the impound and the police officer happily let me go. Lesson learned, just wait for the cop, but I was in a hurry and late for work.
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ok people, i work for the police department in my city in texas. this is something we get a few calls on every month. you DO call the police for stolen plates and/or tags, because NOT having those things will get you a ticket. if you dont have a phone, try to find someone who does and try to borrow it. whoever said that cops hear those excuses "i was on my way to the station to make a report" all the time, was totally right. to get away with that they gotta be bored and in a good mood, so good luck. CALL the non-emergency line if you know it.
and that's what cell phones are for. to CALL to report your stolen plates. who steals license plates anyway? sounds fake.
wow, y'know what your phone could've helped you outof a ticket dumbnuts
theonly5050
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cop don't have to be so gun "hoe"', could have let it slide.
YDI for not getting someone else to drive you there, knowing that without a licence plate you'd get pulled over.
hi_whats_up
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Haha this is a good one :P
Bucinka
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Calling 911 would have been, absolutely, the WRONG thing to do. That would have put your problem on the same level with murders, fires, and rapes. It's not. You need to go to traffic court and explain the ticket. If you can prove the car is registered, you most likely will not be convicted. Second, lightning rarely strikes twice, but if it ever happens again, make a placard out of cardboard that reads "Tags Stolen" and put your number and state underneath. By the way, I don't see where you live, but some cities have a lesser number that you can call to report urgent but not emergency crimes. In Baltimore, where I used to live, it's 311. That would be the right number to call when, for example, you wake up and discover your car's been broken into overnight, or something was stolen out of your yard or off your porch. Leave the 911 resources to the truly immediate emergencies.
YDI for driving without plates on your car!
What?? what state is this? I drove without a license plate for 2-3 years and never got my car taken away (and yes I've been pulled over numerous times). As long as the car is registered, it shouldn't be a problem.
surferboy71010
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It's called a phone dumbass
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You should have expected that. You're not allowed to drive without license plates. "It's more convenient to drive there than to seek other methods of transportation" is not an excuse.
BTW the police said people steal plates to commit other crimes in their own car without it being traced back to them. (i.e. rob a bank and the plates someone may write down are meaningless and it means they don't have to steal a car to rob a bank, they can just use their own.)