east coast to west without a license

[pigpen]

One might be surprised how hard it is to find a licensed sober driver who's also fun to be around.

 

[Dmac]

how did you get insurance and plates without a DL?

 

[Durp]

If you know how to drive just get your damn license! If your over 18 all you do is go in take the written test, pass it, sign up for in car test done. In ny it cost like $80 last time I saw, in wa its like $50. Still no more than 2 days canning or one day of odd job work if you don't have two pennys to rub together. NEVER drive under the speed limit, it is obnoxious, dangerous, and the biggest red flag saying "Im fucked up so I will drive slow to compensate" plus that shit causes poor traffic and will piss me the fuck off if I get stuck behind you.

 

[Durp]

@dmac66 it is not in his name. You camt get plates without an id unless the clerk really did not give a fuck.​

 

[4t7]

One might be surprised how hard it is to find a licensed sober driver who's also fun to be around.

Lol

 

[4t7]

how did you get insurance and plates without a DL?

By living in NC? Lol Told the insurance agent I was planning on getting DL the week I got insurance but never actually got around to it and they went ahead and insured vehicle. Took insurance and ID to plate agency and they went gave me registration and plates after getting the vehicle inspected.

 

[4t7]

@dmac66 it is not in his name. You camt get plates without an id unless the clerk really did not give a fuck.​

It is in my name. And I did/do have ID. No DL though.

 

[Durp]

AHH nc, I thought you were in NY. that changes things. The only places I have been fucked with by cops are my home town when I showed back up after 3 years (those bastards fuck ohio) and after a long night of fixing some yuppies car in the middle of the winter, driving home out of his yuppie hood. Did not even make it a mile from his garage/house. ( those bastards, fuck Colony NY) best of luck, but if you already have apeased the beast to the point of getting plates and insurence, just get your license. The only safe place is the highway or a drive way if you are driving less then legal.

 

[wokofshame]

a lot of police departments are now using automatic license plate readers. they read the license plate of every car they drive by, and the computer auomatically looks to see if the car is stolen, or if the registered owner has warrants, then it comes up on their screen if so.
don't think the computer sees if you are licensed or not, however. maybe suspensions of your license would come up in-state? it's some disturbing new technology, that's for sure

 

[4t7]

a lot of police departments are now using automatic license plate readers. they read the license plate of every car they drive by, and the computer auomatically looks to see if the car is stolen, or if the registered owner has warrants, then it comes up on their screen if so.
don't think the computer sees if you are licensed or not, however. maybe suspensions of your license would come up in-state? it's some disturbing new technology, that's for sure

Thanks for the heads up.

 

[wildwerden]

My friend has no license and helped me drive across the country. a cop pulled out behind him and my friend immediately pulled over and took the keys out of the ignition before the cop got his lights on. So technically he wasn't driving and didn't get in trouble for speeding. Just be smart and break one law at a time, you should be fine.
& throwing this out there...I'm licensed and can help you get across depending on when you want to leave...

 

[SpaceDirt]

My friend went to jail for driving without a license haha

 

[that one guy]

Wow something I actually know about.
Without really jinxing my upcoming road trip 0*0 stay out of the eastern states, most of them are straight to jail, I have been pulled over once in mis'sipi, luckily I called my host and he came forthwith and just happened to know the constable and I got off with a severe warning. Had some entanglements in florida too. Had a couple vehicles taken from me in denver bet never on the west coast.
I have been pulled over many times, and mostly I just get a nasty ticket for DL/insurance and the tell me to get lost, best as I can imagine it must be a real pain in the ass to actually do anything in the face of just letting a driver that otherwise isn't being a shithead otherwise, I usually tell em as soon as they walk up to the car 'look before we get started I wanna tell you I do not have a drivers license or insurance, I'm trying to do the best I can, but I live in my car at the moment/I'm moving across to new place where job awaits' a few times I've not even been given a ticket claiming this.

 

[East]

Seems like tickets and fines would far exceed the cost of a drivers license, current registration and insurance over time.

 

[that one guy]

Yea well we don't alwase see things in a realistic light early on, in youth we can make detrimental mistakes with far reaching consequences.

 

[4t7]

Seems like tickets and fines would far exceed the cost of a drivers license, current registration and insurance over time.

I already said I have current plates, title, registration, and insurance. I however, do NOT have a DL. But you make a good point seems how I could still be fined for having no DL.

 

[Zaphod]

I've been in the fuckbox with a suspended license for a while now and let me tell you, it's not worth it. You get pulled over once and you're pretty fucked. As much as I hate the state, if you're gonna rubber tramp, I'd say get your license. It's a lot less headache. In my case, one tiny incident has spiraled into driving under suspension three times. Only one of those was I aware I was under suspension btw. The other two I found out when I got pulled over.

 

[Anagor]

I would suggest to get a DL, especially since it's so dirt cheap in the US. Here in Germany a DL costs about €1500-€2000, depending on how fast you learn. (Mandatory theory and practice hours, you have to attend a driving school, etc.)

So take advantage of the low costs where you are and don't jeopardize your trip ...

 

[Cozmcrae]

Don't know if this advice helps but I'm driving across Russia in a UK plated car with no tax or insurance and every time I've been pulled over the police have just let me go because they can't be assed dealing with someone who doesn't speak Russian. Got off with speeding as well for that. If you learned some phrases in another language then just repeated them to the cops if they pulled you over then they might just let you go. If you get pulled then you have nothing to lose anyway.

 

[Seeds21]

My advice would be to drive 5 under or the speed limit the whole way dont give the cops a reason to run your plates or pull you over come time to sleep crash at rest stops, logging roads, walmart parking lots stuff like that. Curbside your chances go way up of getting the old knock on the window and if you do dont answer it wait for the cop to go away make no noise the 20 min later drive away and park somewhere else in case he decides to double back later.