Vol Texan wrote:TreyHouston wrote:I have veteran on both DL and LTC. I like discounts, Home Depot, Houston parks and zoo, gun stores , ect! I save every dime I can always, im not scared!
I do the same - both on the LTC and on the DL.
I also have Army Honorably Discharged license plates on both my wife's and my car. I figured that if I get pulled over, the officer may or may not be kind-hearted toward LTC, or may or may not be kind-hearted toward veterans, but it never hurts to have multiple arrows in the quiver. My wife has her LTC, but neither her LTC nor DL say 'veteran' on them, because she's not. But at least now I was able to put it on her license plate.
No, it's not a 'get out of jail free' card, of course, just like the LTC isn't. But play whatever card you can when you can, and just maybe that officer will be less likely to write a ticket in the instance that she deserves one.
And back to the OP's comment: I'm not retired, just a veteran, so the OP is right - retired is not a requirement.
And back to TreyHouston's comment: I like the discounts as well, whenever they are offered. Of course, back in the summer, I was driving through east Tennessee with my daughter, and we stopped at a restaurant for lunch. I pointed to their 'veteran's discount' notice at the register, and the nice cashier said, "No need for that - I already gave you the senior citizen's discount." I thanked her for giving me that, but let her know (in a friendly way) that the 8-year old next to me was my daughter, not my granddaughter, and I was still in my 40's (albeit just barely)!
