03/20/2023
DMVs & State Governments Profit Billions Off Uninformed License Suspensions.
Right now, over 11 million Americans are driving with a suspended driver's license — and many don’t even know their license is suspended. Most people do not realize that their license can be suspended without notice. They continue driving and carrying their license until a costly mistake occurs. Just one routine traffic stop and you find yourself in court paying fines far beyond what you thought possible. Unfortunately, this entire process provides profit and income for your state government and the Department of Motor Vehicles.
When a DMV suspends your license, they are obligated to send a notice. But they aren’t obligated to make sure you receive the notice. Ticketing drivers who don’t know that their licenses have been suspended is a major source of income in fines and court fees for local powers. AvoidSuspension.com was founded to help you remain aware of your license status so that anyone who relies on their car to commute and/or earn a living each day never finds themselves caught unawares by a suspended, expired, or revoked license without warning.
How DMVs Provide Limited Notice of License Suspension
When your DMV sends notice that your license has been suspended (or is at risk of being suspended), it’s all too easy to miss. Why? Because they only send it by mail, and they may only send it once.
DMVs Only Notify Through the Mail
Like many outdated government offices, the DMV only sends a notice of license suspension through physical mail. It is often a single postcard with a little form filled out indicating your name and license number. It’s not even certified mail and arrives through your normal mailbox or mail slot.
But who checks the mail anymore, much less reads a postcard or a plain envelope letter? It’s all too easy to accidentally toss this single notification with the other cardstock junk mail or not realize that one of the plain-envelope letters is actually important to open. But if you miss it, your driver's license could be suspended without your actual knowledge.
Reasons Your License Might Be Suspended Without Your Knowledge
You can also have your license suspended for violations you were completely or almost completely unaware of. Accidentally run a red light because of a short yellow? Get a parking ticket that blew off your car before you got back? Have old parking tickets or student loans you haven’t paid off? Any one of these could be the cause for a suspended license without your knowledge.
Stoplight Traffic Cam Tickets
Unattended Parking Citations
Automatic Toll Booths
Old Unpaid Traffic Tickets
Unpaid Court-Appointed Payments
Unaware Drivers Pay Greater Expenses to the State
While DMVs could update their tactics, sending emails, using more apparent mailers, or even just using certified mail that you must sign for — why would they? Being pulled over with a suspended license starts with a violation fine, but then quickly snowballs into paying the state much higher fees for the privilege of going through the court system and even has the potential of being temporarily jailed and forced to pay these expenses as well. All of that winds up in the pocket of local government bodies like the DMV and the courts.
Additional Fees for Unaware Suspended Driving:
Violation Fines
The first layer is the violation fine itself; what you are forced to pay for breaking the law by driving with a suspended license. Even if you did not know it was suspended.
Towing Fees
You may be forced to pay towing fees to the DMV or a chosen partner if you are arrested and/or your vehicle is towed as a result of being found driving with a suspended license.
Jail and Court Fees
If you are taken to jail, you may pay jail fees and bail/bond. If you need a court date, you will pay the court a fee for the privilege of defending yourself and/or accepting the sentencing.
Lawyer Fees
To get more than a cursory representation, you will also need to pay lawyer fees.
License Reinstatement Fees
Lastly, you will have to pay the DMV yet another fee to get your license reinstated after it has been suspended.
Traffic School Costs
Some states even require you to take a traffic school course, which is paid out of your own pocket.
The Government Gets Paid When You are Uninformed
When you break it down fee by fee, it’s easy to see why the DMV doesn’t put more effort into telling drivers when unpaid student loans or parking tickets roll into a suspended license. Every single driver who is pulled over, unaware that their license has been suspended, becomes a cash pinata for the local government. Otherwise, you would just pay the reinstatement fee, wrap up any unpaid tickets, and be on your way.
At www.avoidsuspension.com, we see the game for what it is and are here to help you play it with a clear perspective of the board. That’s why we offer a service that regularly looks up your driver's license status and can also connect you with experienced traffic lawyers to defend yourself whenever your license is at risk.
How to Stay Informed About Your Drivers License Status with AvoidSuspension.com
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Simply pick your subscription level and AvoidSuspension.com will do the rest. We’ll send you regular updates to ensure that your license is still in good standing. And if you have a run-in with traffic law, our network of preferred lawyers is available for a free consultation and potential hire to help you avoid or reverse the suspension of your license as quickly as possible.
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