Auto registration and proof of insurance

[gauss]

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Originally Posted by samclem If I need to produce these papers, it will be when I've been pulled over for a possible ticket or because I've been in an accident. In both cases I want things to be as simple as possible and I don't want to cause the cop any head-scratching about why my papers look funny. I sure don't want to ask them to wait while I scroll through a tablet or telephone.

+1 rarely ticketed
-gauss

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[Sunset]

I like the key-fob garage door opener idea, currently when going to the garage, I take the garage door opener out of the car and hand over ONLY the car key & car lock fob.
They already know my address.

But I have thought about it when the car sits in the driveway overnight, a simple broken window and they have access to the garage (I do lock the door from garage to house).

[meierlde]

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Originally Posted by Sunset I like the key-fob garage door opener idea, currently when going to the garage, I take the garage door opener out of the car and hand over ONLY the car key & car lock fob. They already know my address. But I have thought about it when the car sits in the driveway overnight, a simple broken window and they have access to the garage (I do lock the door from garage to house).

But it is equally easy to break a window in the house as well. When I lived in Houston, they just heaved 2x4s thru windows to get in (after I fixed the sliding glass doors). (house glass does break easier)

[Car-Guy]

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Originally Posted by audreyh1 That's what I do - the insurance. I'm not required to carry vehicle registration paperwork as my vehicle has a sticker (TX).

I'm not sure what the law is these days, but in Texas, the police can look up your insurance status in real time. They'll usually ask for your proof of insurance anyway. I "guess" if you have a card they don't have to "check" specifically for that on line.

[samclem]

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Originally Posted by Car-Guy I'm not sure what the law is these days, but in Texas, the police can look up your insurance status in real time. They'll usually ask for your proof of insurance anyway. I "guess" if you have a card they don't have to "check" specifically for that on line.

That makes sense--it might save them time. It would also seem to be an opportunity to interact with the driver, take a look at them and to unobtrusively scan the exposed areas of the passenger compartment as the officer looks at the paper, it gives a reason to get close to the driver (while taking the papers) and sniff for alcohol on the breath, etc.