I was involved in supporting the passage of the original \”verification\” law and have been watching the work TDI has been doing since SB 1670 passed. I\’d give TDI high marks for their work on the system so far. They have been very organized and very responsive. The twice-monthly conference calls they have had have been very informative.
There are numerous database components in play. Several of these are somewhat large and are in flux constantly. For example, basic record changes/additions for Texas vehicle registraions can be as high as two million records a week at times. Combine that with a weekly data dump of basic policy data from every company and you have a pretty hefty system to manage.
So far, things are looking pretty good. I\’m keeping my fingers crossed….
Just to quote from the article it says, \”calling in information from an insurance card because they don\’t do that already.\” Ummm…. yeah they do, and they do it all the time. I work for an insurance company in North Texas and I get these calls all the time, \”Yes maam, I\’m Officer so and so and have Mr. pulled over can you verify that his policy is in force?\” Happens all the time everywhere, I think Mallett was quoted as saying this in the article and it is NOT correct!!!!!!! Just wanted to put in my two cents!
This is a waste of our tax dollars. If liability insurance is mandatory, then the state should ensure that it available to everyone.
Instead of spending millions of dollars on the computer program, the money, time, and effort should be put into ensuring that car insurance is affordable to everyone. Through the Driver Responsibility Program, the state is extorting money out of low income drivers in Texas. In Texas, due to a lack of mass transit, driving is essential to an individual’s ability to work.
Fining a person because they missed an insurance payment or cannot afford it, will not solve the problem of uninsured motorist. The DRP has actually increased the amount of uninsured motorists, as well as those driving with a suspended DL. The majority of drivers either cannot afford the excessive fines, or have no idea that they even owe money in the first place.
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I was involved in supporting the passage of the original \”verification\” law and have been watching the work TDI has been doing since SB 1670 passed. I\’d give TDI high marks for their work on the system so far. They have been very organized and very responsive. The twice-monthly conference calls they have had have been very informative.
There are numerous database components in play. Several of these are somewhat large and are in flux constantly. For example, basic record changes/additions for Texas vehicle registraions can be as high as two million records a week at times. Combine that with a weekly data dump of basic policy data from every company and you have a pretty hefty system to manage.
So far, things are looking pretty good. I\’m keeping my fingers crossed….
Just to quote from the article it says, \”calling in information from an insurance card because they don\’t do that already.\” Ummm…. yeah they do, and they do it all the time. I work for an insurance company in North Texas and I get these calls all the time, \”Yes maam, I\’m Officer so and so and have Mr. pulled over can you verify that his policy is in force?\” Happens all the time everywhere, I think Mallett was quoted as saying this in the article and it is NOT correct!!!!!!! Just wanted to put in my two cents!
This is a waste of our tax dollars. If liability insurance is mandatory, then the state should ensure that it available to everyone.
Instead of spending millions of dollars on the computer program, the money, time, and effort should be put into ensuring that car insurance is affordable to everyone. Through the Driver Responsibility Program, the state is extorting money out of low income drivers in Texas. In Texas, due to a lack of mass transit, driving is essential to an individual’s ability to work.
Fining a person because they missed an insurance payment or cannot afford it, will not solve the problem of uninsured motorist. The DRP has actually increased the amount of uninsured motorists, as well as those driving with a suspended DL. The majority of drivers either cannot afford the excessive fines, or have no idea that they even owe money in the first place.