I had no insurance so I got a year suspension after showing proof of new insurance. The Court said I could only commute to work and back.Why didn‘t they verify what that commute was? If I ever got caught driving all I‘d ever have to say is that I‘m commuting right now, right? They never said what my route must be nor even checked that I in fact worked an hour‘s drive away.I mean I‘d have to get gas at some point, point? So I‘d have to get off the commute route to do that, meaning I could get groceries or do about anything else on my way to getting gas or on my way home.Is this my fault somehow? Or a flaw in the legal system at that time?
I'd say tread carefully there. Cops aren't stupid, so as long as you don't give em a reason to pull ya over and you use some common sense as to what you choose your commute to be, you should be fine. If thats true that the Court didn't verify anything regarding your workplace and yet gave the condition of commuting to you, then that was their oversight, imho. Take it as a small piece of good luck and use it wisely. As in don't be driving at the wee-hours or 50 miles off your commute route. Be careful and keep that insurance, buddy. Get what you need to get done but get to home/work asap.
There is a time limit from the time you leave work until you get home and a time limit you can drive before you are to report to work. Driving outside of that time is what will get you in trouble. Check with your state to verify the amount of time allowed. If it isn't enough for you, you probably will have to go back to court and get a time/route approved. And no they don't allow time for grocery shopping, so if you car is in a grocery store lot, good luck.
If they just assumed you only drove a few miles away, then that was their bad and your good luck. Don't abuse it. There definitly is a hole in the system that they left open for you. The right thing to do would be to clear it up and ask them to be sure, but then again, you could be screwing yourself over by bringing it to their attention. Not to be Devil's Advocate, but as of now all they got on you is your home address, your car info (i'd assume), and the fact that you work. They can't catch you if they got nothing to go on but that. You could be working a graveyard shift for all they know. And they didn't check where you work? So how would they know you were off your commute route? The worst case is that they call your boss and find out. Personally I'd give em a number they can only leave a message on, but be careful about pushing your luck.
