Hi, I'm a suspended driver.
Just when I thought my life's crappy downward spiral couldn't get any worse-
I got a letter from the motor vehicle people today - not about the whole 'hey, it's time to renew your license thing that it should have been- but wanting me to accept 180 days of 'additional suspension' for having an accident while 'suspended'. Apparently, because of the ticket-that-won't die (you may remember this- it's the one I've paid TWICE- the one I got for 'failure to come to a complete stop' in 19-fucking-94 ), their computer system also thinks that I should be suspended... which means that having the accident (not my fault, says the police report that they received and says simple basic logic- but do they care?) means that I was 'driving while suspended' which means that in addition to them wanting me to pay for the ticket for a third time and the restoration fees for a second time, they want me to pay a second restoration fee of 100 dollars.
Which is, have I mentioned, about 100 dollars more than I even have to my name right now. We have a lawyer's appointment on the 14th, so I'm bringing this ridiculous fucking letter and the ticket receipt (I hope I can still find it- it's been about four years since the SECOND time I paid it)- with me. I'll be driving there (much like I'm driving to my doctors appointments today and tomorrow) on my suspended fucking license.
I got a letter from the motor vehicle people today - not about the whole 'hey, it's time to renew your license thing that it should have been- but wanting me to accept 180 days of 'additional suspension' for having an accident while 'suspended'. Apparently, because of the ticket-that-won't die (you may remember this- it's the one I've paid TWICE- the one I got for 'failure to come to a complete stop' in 19-fucking-94 ), their computer system also thinks that I should be suspended... which means that having the accident (not my fault, says the police report that they received and says simple basic logic- but do they care?) means that I was 'driving while suspended' which means that in addition to them wanting me to pay for the ticket for a third time and the restoration fees for a second time, they want me to pay a second restoration fee of 100 dollars.
Which is, have I mentioned, about 100 dollars more than I even have to my name right now. We have a lawyer's appointment on the 14th, so I'm bringing this ridiculous fucking letter and the ticket receipt (I hope I can still find it- it's been about four years since the SECOND time I paid it)- with me. I'll be driving there (much like I'm driving to my doctors appointments today and tomorrow) on my suspended fucking license.