Tipton, KS | Waterlooiowa - 8/18/2026 12:38
50 years ago....so they must have had access to drivers license or learners permit info way back then
In Kansas back then, if a person dropped a policy, the insurance company would notify the state by US. Mail. And then, the state would notify the driver by US Mail. Some three weeks time lag. Today, it's in real time, so the state can know if the vehicle has insurance. I would suspect the state's Highway Patrol would know too when tag info is checked.
Mainframe computers were expensive back then, and I doubt driver information, etc., was exchanged with insurance companies via modems, which were very slow then, and most likely needed dedicated high dollar phone lines. So US Mail was used.
Yes, a person could get a print-out of their driving record then, so this info was being stored on a main-frame computer.
"Yes, in the 1970s, driving records (Motor Vehicle Reports or MVRs) were predominantly requested and transmitted between state Departments of Motor Vehicles (DMVs) and insurance companies through the U.S. Postal Service or via dedicated physical courier and teletype setups. Insurance companies submitted batch requests via mail or phone, and DMVs mailed back paper abstracts."
Edited by Phainein7 8/18/2026 15:20
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