Finally - The news WAS that it would be implemented on Jan 1st. When I got in a major fender bender back in March I couldn't find a current copy of my insurance proof card. They gave me a ticket, but was able to contest it without going to court by taking my insurance evidence to the nearest city court tax office or whatever you call it. After waiting in line for thirty minutes to visit a nice clerk behind a desk, they said "thank you Mr. Cooper, we'll take care of it." But it was obvious the new neato system was not in place. Otherwise when the cops came to check out the accident - they would have realized I was indeed insured, just by running my license plate or drivers license number. -WaV
On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 12:45 PM, <qui...@clearwire.net> wrote: > AUSTIN, TX - Texas Police officers will have a new tool to get uninsured > drivers off the road. > > Officers in Austin will start using the new > insurance<http://www.kxii.com/home/headlines/19419174.html#>database next > week. > > It will automatically notify officers whether a driver has valid car > insurance, just by entering the license plate number into the system. > > The insurance database works with information from other databases and is > funded by a portion of a $1 fee when you pay your car registration. > > The Texas Department of Insurance says about one in five drivers is > uninsured. >
