re: Driver’s License reinstatement needed.

If you drop the insurance you HAVE to turn the plates in. That’s your fault. If your insurer didn’t inform you, it’s partially on them but still your fault.

You not updating your DL is also your fault. Pay the money and be more responsible

If you don't pay, there will be a "freeze" put on any DMV transaction, i.e. you won't be able to renew your license, get new registration / plate, etc. And if you're ever stopped & your license run, this freeze will show up. More charges attached to that ticket.

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The fine is $700 because of the length of time the DMV considers him as having a lapse in insurance. Longer the lapse, higher the fine.

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For a totaled car that wasn’t being driven. That he can prove was totaled and not being driven.

Honestly driving around without insurance all together is probably a cheaper ticket

I had something similar I think I just had to provide documentation

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This actually worked for me when the LA department of revenue tried to extort me. Maybe try the same move with the extortionists at the DMV?

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Tell more?

I sold a car in California 10 years ago with Louisiana plates. Somehow my SSN is flagged and I can’t get SL. I still cannot get anyone on the phone to tell me why I’m flagged. I’ve called 4 times and waited over an hour with no answer.

I might buy land in MS and never register anything in LA.

What you are being assessed is commonly referred to as a “Dumbass Fee”.

You’re the dumbass who moved and didn’t inform them.

Pay your earned penalty and remember that the rules apply to you cause you’re a big girl now.

The state of Louisiana has a draconian system, to be sure. It's really bad for poor people.

If you're poor and your car breaks down, and you can't afford to get it fixed right away, then you probably can't easily get the plates to the OMV. But you're also not going to pay insurance on a car that you aren't driving. So, the poor person has to find a ride to the OMV to turn in the plate. It's a bad system, because the poor person usually hopes that they will soon have the money to get the car fixed.

Just went through this whole process in a similar situation.

Sold vehicle to Echopark (which is now closed), the sales guy said they would handle turning in the plate and updating the status of the vehicle. Few years go by, we move homes, license expires and i find out i owe $700.

I was livid, tried reaching out to Echopark to provide a bill of sale or something showing I sold the vehicle. They couldn't find documents associated with sales in their Baton Rouge branch as it had been closed.

Worst part is DMV was able to identify that I had sold the vehicle and it had been re-sold shortly after in Texas. The DMV DGAF rules are rules, we mailed you several notices and you should have turned in your license.

So, I continued to call weekly and asked to speak with a manager. I was told by several managers there isn't anything they can do, pay the $700 or don't have a license.

Then finally I got the right manager on the phone. I laid into this poor woman about how Louisiana is a shite hole, blah, blah, blah. She ask to put me on hold, comes back and says "Sir I see where you sold you're vehicle a few years ago, we'll open your account, head to your local DMV tomorrow to get a new license". I was totally shocked, haha.