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Originally Posted by Xist
Was he allowed to believe me?! Wasn't that against regulation?!
Arguably, I am doing something wrong, being stopped three times in four months on the same stretch of the I-40
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Sure, the officer is allowed to believe whatever they want. Can't speak to their department procedure.
In my youth I have put on a show of having difficulty getting access to my non-existent proof of insurance. I told the officer I normally keep it under my motorcycle seat, and that I could get it if only I had a 10mm wrench. The bike wasn't insured, and the seat was removable by key, not wrench. The officer let it go.
It surprises me that in the year 2017, when all records are stored electronically and accessible though the internet, proof of insurance is not checked electronically.
Instead we present flimsy documents printed on home printers, which vary in appearance between every insurance company as "proof of insurance".
Perhaps what you are doing wrong is driving I-40. If that's the only place you're getting pulled over, I-40 appears to be the problem.
What was the officer's stated reason for initially pulling you over?