Something very odd happened to me on my way to work. It was O'dark thirty in the morning, and I got pulled over for doing 10mph over. Really even though I was the only one out at 5 in the morning, no breaks from the cops here in Virginia. Any way while he was writing the ticket he was taking an awful long time, I was getting a little concerned. When he came back to give me the ticket this was our conversation.
Officer: Sir, the reason I took so long is that your plates seem to be registered to a Nissan.
Me: No Officer this is NOT a Nissan.
Officer: I know that now, but I had to run your VIN on your registration to be sure. (What, you weren't sure by looking at the car). Did you ever own a Nissan?
Me: No.
Officer: Did you ever live in Norfolk?
Me: No.
Officer: Did you ever lend these plates to someone else?
Me: No.
Officer: Where did you get these plates?
Me: ? ? ? The DMV.
Officer: How long have you had these plates?
Me: 2 years, I transferred them from my old car.
Officer: Was it a Nissan?
Me: No, it was a Monte Carlo.
Officer: Well When I run these plates it comes back to a Nissan out of Norfolk. When I run your VIN it shows that these plates belong on this vehicle. Why is that happening?
Me: ? ? ? (I shrug my shoulders).
After some more conversation that ran around in circles, we both agreed that the computer is either not correct or my plates where double issued. Where we differed in opinion was that he believed that I needed to get it fixed. I said OK, but what I really was thinking is that I have done everything I am legally obligated to do.
I have to ask, other than paying the ticket do I really need to do anything else?
Here's my plates 'cause I know its gonna get asked.
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