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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/TangerineLily on 2025-07-03 18:54:17+00:00.

So I'm a lazy and a procrastinator, and when my car registration came, I figured I'd get around to it eventually. I though that as long as I never get pulled over, no one would know, because we don't put registration stickers on our license plates anymore.

Well, today I got pulled over just for that! The cop asked the usual "Do you know why I pulled you over?" and I thought I was going too slow on the highway because I'd had to really slow down for a merging car. Nope. He said my registration was expired. I played dumb of course, and just took the ticket. I didn't know cops just randomly checked that stuff if they were behind you in traffic.

Now I have to pay a $244 ticket for being lazy.

TL;DR: Didn't renew my car's registration, got caught and now have to pay for a ticket.