509 - Driving without ....

Two posts today. This one just came back to mind so I'm getting it out there while I'm thinking about it.

I occasionally go to our local traffic court to see how justice is dispensed. It's mostly run of the mill things like speeding, failure to stop, tags out of date, etc.

But there was a little different situation the other night that bears repeating here. A woman was driving a car that had expired plates and no proof of insurance in the vehicle. Her excuse? It wasn't her car. She had borrowed a friends car and got pulled over by the police. The out come? Too bad. When you are driving a car (in Missouri) it's your responsibility to make sure it has valid plates and up to date proof of insurance.

I don't know how this would be handled in other states or countries, but it cost this woman around $300 to borrow a car. So if you drive someone else's car, check the plates, check for an up to date insurance card.