It can't be the fault of the DMV...

[glenwolde]

Texas also...I can't remember how many years ago that was......Ben

Except the standard form they send still has the sticker, in case it's a motorcycle or trailer. If it's a regular vehicle with a windshield the sticker is printed "VOID" because you don't need it. I see cars all the time with the "VOID" sticker on the plate.

Stupid.

 

[waffles]

Registering a new car even later in the COVID mess (late winter 2021) took several tries and probably about nine hours total dealing with the DMV in Denver. It sucked. I had to get an exemption for the title complete card they normally send, because months later it had still not arrived. I could easily have seen someone who had recently bought a real beater just saying screw it and going on with their life. Annoying but it is what it is I suppose.

 

[coltle6920]

Did a search for transferring the old plates off your vehicle onto a new one. It was always allowed in the past but apparently a new law went into effect Jan.1st 2022 requiring new plates be issued when buying a new motor vehicle or there's any change of ownership on an older one.

This certainly accounts for the backlog at the DMV. The real slap in the face is that if you don't receive your new plates on time you can file for an extension but there is a fee for doing it. It's no wonder I see so many vehicles with expired temp tags. People are refusing to play the game.

Thankfully police aren't busting people but you still better have your DL,proof of insurance and some proof of ownership if pulled over for whatever reason.

 

[LVSteve]

Thankfully police aren't busting people but you still better have your DL,proof of insurance and some proof of ownership if pulled over for whatever reason.

Having to carry that amount of personal information in an insecure place like a vehicle will always frost me.

 

[coltle6920]

Having to carry that amount of personal information in an insecure place like a vehicle will always frost me.

You're kidding. Right? Most of that info already fits in your wallet.

I'm sorry officer but if you will follow me to my house I will provide you with all necessary documents.

 

[Jon651]

It amazes me at the number of people whose vehicle shows a registration sticker over a year old and sometimes even older. The Pandemic didn't stop me from registering my truck. Didn't stop me from getting the emissions test done either.

I don't know about CO, but here in FL you can register your vehicle for two years if you like. Honestly, the only time I have ever done a 1-year registration is when I planned on selling the car.

 

[rbmac52]

Cops are too busy these days to spend time on minor administrative traffic violations.

One completely ignored and unenforced traffic law that always galled me is the California 55MPH maximum speed limit for semi-trucks and cars towing trailers. These signs are everywhere in California (on the highways and the interstates) but no trucks EVER abide by this law. I think they should just abolish the law and remove all the signs if they're not going to enforce it.

This coming from a retired California cop with 27 years of service in that state.

 

[LVSteve]

You're kidding. Right? Most of that info already fits in your wallet.

I'm sorry officer but if you will follow me to my house I will provide you with all necessary documents.

The registration doc in Nevada is letter page width and some kind of plasticized paper. The only way to make it foldable is to make a photocopy, but even then it's more paper than I want in my wallet. Same with the insurance docs. Besides, I believe state law requires the registration to be in the vehicle, but don't quote me.

 

[coltle6920]

The registration doc in Nevada is letter page width and some kind of plasticized paper. The only way to make it foldable is to make a photocopy, but even then it's more paper than I want in my wallet. Same with the insurance docs. Besides, I believe state law requires the registration to be in the vehicle, but don't quote me.[/QUOTE

Colorado registration is foldable paper not much larger than a 3x5 card. My insurance company issues paper docs even smaller. I keep both in the overhead console.

 

[hemiram]

I'll be expecting my tag renewal in the mail in a few weeks. I almost always just keep the plates and swap them from car to car until they get all chewed up or just look bad. Last time I got new plates, I went to the DMV with my renewal envelope and it took about 5 min, total. At least in Lucas and Wood Counties, they have it down to an art. The only thing that seems to back them up at all is trying to help someone who shouldn't pass, pass the vision test. Some people are amazingly bad, and the clerks will go way over the top to help them pass. Judging by the number of really old people in big wrecks lately, I don't think it's a good idea.