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Anyone receive a notice from La Dept of Public Safety about their car insurance?
Posted on 10/16/15 at 3:18 pm
Posted on 10/16/15 at 3:18 pm
I haven't lived in Louisiana for 15 years and my dad just got a letter from LDPS saying that I need to show proof of insurance as of November 2001 or pay a fine plus interest of $576.
I haven't lived in Louisiana in 15 years and I sold the car they want proof of insurance on 10 years ago.
Little bit of legwork my dad did he found out that hundreds of thousands of these letters were sent out to anyone that even switched insurance carriers.
Anyone receive one of these letters? I'm tempted to tell them to go pound sand but they had some language in the letter that makes me feel like I need to chase this down.
I haven't lived in Louisiana in 15 years and I sold the car they want proof of insurance on 10 years ago.
Little bit of legwork my dad did he found out that hundreds of thousands of these letters were sent out to anyone that even switched insurance carriers.
Anyone receive one of these letters? I'm tempted to tell them to go pound sand but they had some language in the letter that makes me feel like I need to chase this down.
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Posted on 10/16/15 at 3:18 pm to drexyl
Seems like a new scam is going around.
Posted on 10/16/15 at 3:19 pm to drexyl
Posted on 10/16/15 at 3:20 pm to SG_Geaux
It's real.
Posted on 10/16/15 at 3:23 pm to CarRamrod
I received the same thing yesterday. F that, they aren't getting a penny from this guy. I dont own the truck anymore so they can as said above " go fly a kite"
Posted on 10/16/15 at 3:24 pm to Elusiveporpi
when was the last time you went to the DMV? because i went last week and now i get this....
Posted on 10/16/15 at 3:31 pm to Elusiveporpi
Apparently they just decided to enforce this or something because I received the same letter yesterday. Never had a lapse in insurance but I moved to TX in 2012, registered my truck, and changed my insurance coverage to TX.
Called LA OMV today and they said they do not have record of it and basically told me to pay up. It is my responsibility to make sure LA OMV was notified when I changed the state my vehicle was registered in.
Frustrating when you pay insurance, pay registration fees, and think you are doing the right thing only to be blindsided by a $525 fine for something 3 years old.
Called LA OMV today and they said they do not have record of it and basically told me to pay up. It is my responsibility to make sure LA OMV was notified when I changed the state my vehicle was registered in.
Frustrating when you pay insurance, pay registration fees, and think you are doing the right thing only to be blindsided by a $525 fine for something 3 years old.
Posted on 10/16/15 at 4:00 pm to CMATTE
I got the same thing for a motorcycle I cancelled insurance on 2 years because it doesn't run. Apparently I was supposed to turn in the plate within 10 days. I was not aware of this, and now apparently owe $525.
Posted on 10/16/15 at 4:04 pm to CMATTE
I started the other thread. So has anyone gotten this resolved? Since they blasted this so widely, my guess is they are just trying to see if they can wrangle some dollars in the door using scare tactics. I can't imagine they can actually collect on what appears to be 10+ year old "debts" for some of us. I don't live in Louisiana, have the car in question, have a LA license or any cars registered there currently. If the worst case is that I can't ever get a license in LA until it's cleared up, I am just fine with that.
This post was edited on 10/16/15 at 4:09 pm
Posted on 10/16/15 at 4:08 pm to txtiger79
Not yet. I haven't been able to get through to anyone on the phone at the OMV. 95% of the time I get a message that states all phone lines are busy.
The one time I have gotten through I have sat on hold for over an hour.
The one time I have gotten through I have sat on hold for over an hour.
This post was edited on 10/16/15 at 4:10 pm
Posted on 10/16/15 at 4:09 pm to txtiger79
Yeah, to resolve it you pay the fine. The media did a story a while back about how DPS has millions in uncollected fines and made them look bad, so this is the result.
Posted on 10/16/15 at 4:15 pm to toosleaux
12 years ago I moved to Texas and got a Texas license and insurance. My dad called and told me he got the same letter. I am not going to pay a fine plus interest for a lapse in insurance that did not happen.
Posted on 10/16/15 at 4:19 pm to drexyl
I got that too.
Posted on 10/16/15 at 4:44 pm to drexyl
500k of these bad boys went out Monday pay up or be turned over to collections agency.
Posted on 10/16/15 at 4:50 pm to drexyl
Posted on 10/16/15 at 4:53 pm to drexyl
They called me about it and you just give them credit card information to pay the fine and you give then your social for confirmation and you're done. It's pretty easy.
Posted on 10/16/15 at 4:55 pm to GTSwarms
no jail time just going to take it out of your state taxes if not paid.
Posted on 10/16/15 at 5:01 pm to GTSwarms
Posted on 10/16/15 at 5:06 pm to drexyl
Yeah they'll garnish state tax refund. Part of new office of debt recovery.
This post was edited on 10/16/15 at 5:17 pm
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