Re: Driver Responsibility Assessment

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On 3/01/10, JJ wrote:
> On 1/07/10, Pissed Off OutOfState Driver wrote:
>> Ditto to all 3 of you.
>> I'm so pissed off by this. I just recd a speeding ticket -my first one
>> ever! I was keeping up with traffic and was going to plead not guilty
>> but b/c I live in CT (2hrs away from the county in which I would have to
>> go to court) I decided to plead guilty (b/c on the ticket the fee for
>> speeding IS NOT even listed!
>>
>> If I had known it would have been $300 for speeding, I would have maybe
>> just took the day off from work to fight it. But, b/c I already plead
>> guilty, I just paid the darn thing.
>>
>> Then, lo and behold a week or 2 later- I get yet another FINE on top of
>> a FINE to pay $300 DRA - what the (beep). I'm so pissed off! I sure
>> would have went to fight this thing for $600!!!
>>
>> I'm a very responsible community member who is usually all-good with
>> laws for treating ciminals a lesson, but my God, really!? I am thinking
>> of not paying the DRA since I don't live in NY, but I do drive in and
>> through there at least twice a year. So, now I'm afraid of getting
>> pulled over and taxed w/ another fine. I guess I'll just have to use
>> public transportation, or let someone else drive when I'm in NY for now
>> on, eh? -So sad!
>>
>> On 11/16/09, another bitter out of state driver wrote:
>>> On 4/02/09, Falcon wrote:
>>>> I was also caught by this ridiculous law and refuse to pay the fee for
>>>> this driver assessment. This was not only my first offense ever (I am
>>>> an out of state driver (Massachusetts) with a still clean drivers
>>>> license (no points on my license from an out of state violation)) but
>>>> happened in small town when it was dark out and where the speed limit
>>>> is very poorly posted (what does a speed zone mean to an out of state
>>>> driver?) So the fee is so I don't offend again? Well, I'm not going to
>>>> driving in the state ever again so they cant force me to pay the 300
>>>> dollars without having informed me of anything previously. I would be
>>>> more then willing to take part in anything targeted at shutting down
>>>> this law.
>>>>
>>>> On 3/22/09, Simi72 wrote:
>>>>> I too am from out of state and feel that this is extortion. I
>>>>> would be more than happy to get involved with fighting this.
>>>>> Especially with times as they are I know that I can't afford to
>>>>> pay $550 for a license I dont even have (meaning my NY
>>>>> license..I'm from georgia though...)
>>>>>
>>>
>>> Add me to the list of out of state drivers caught in this tax-on-a tax
>>> nonsense. How is there any sort of fair notice to out of state drivers?
>>> I would have returned to fight the ticket if i had known about this
>> law.
>
> Ditto, again. Out-of-state, first offense. Ticket fine, surcharges, and
DRA totaling $1000??!!
> Robbery.

Hi all, here is how I feel about it..

A. the letter was sent to my mothers address (where I have not lived in over
15 years and have had 3 permanent address changes since)
Yea, above probably only applies to me but read on...

B. Per their letter "Your New York State drivers license and/or privilege of
obtaining a New York State driver license will be suspended if you fail to
pay...."

I don't have a NY drivers license and I don't plan on getting one, so i
guess i will just give up the 'privilege' of getting one and New York will
lose their 'privilege' of taxing me now that I will never live in NY.
Sounds like a fair deal to me!

Any thoughts about the above??