Vanity plates
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hueyhoolihan
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ya, pretty much. and don't embellish by omission. as i stated up front the car is older than the driver and the driver's in his seventies. the plates are identical and the car is registered with the same number.
but to answer your question, yes...as far as duplicate plates made of aluminum rather than steel are concerned and the car's older than the driver...after all, as far as the rest of society is concerned we're pretty much irrelevant at this age, and what's more, when all is said and done, as long as one's paid for the legit plate the government's got it's tithe, and the imitation one reads the same, what's the harm?
and one can carry the real steel one in the trunk, like me, so the cop, with sufficient temerity, can choose to run his magnet over it if he wants to.
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I got nuthin. Delaware terminated their vanity plate program about two years ago because a woman had a plate with "FCANCER". She had been battling breast cancer and survived. She said it meant Fight Cancer. I guess someone complained that the F stood for something besides Fight. End result: no more new vanity plates and it would take legislation to bring it back. Ya can't make this stuff up.
paul2748
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I hope you still feel that way when the tow truck comes. . Without the properplate, in most states you are illegally on the road and the cop calls for the tow truck.
ya, pretty much. and don't embellish by omission. as i stated up front the car is older than the driver and the driver's in his seventies. the plates are identical and the car is registered with the same number.
but to answer your question, yes...as far as duplicate plates made of aluminum rather than steel are concerned and the car's older than the driver...after all, as far as the rest of society is concerned we're pretty much irrelevant at this age, and what's more, when all is said and done, as long as one's paid for the legit plate the government's got it's tithe, and the imitation one reads the same, what's the harm?
and one can carry the real steel one in the trunk, like me, so the cop, with sufficient temerity, can choose to run his magnet over it if he wants to.
hueyhoolihan
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you guys are hilarious!
and please don't tell anyone, but i removed the "do not remove" label on my mattress too!
petehoovie
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Randy in ca
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I suggest you consult Section 4463 (a) (1) of the California Vehicle Code and prepare yourself for some possible time in jail!!
glennpm
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I was fortunate to buy a set on Maine uncirculated plates and asked my Town Clerk what the laws are. You can use the YOMs as long as you have a set. You also have to carry the Maine issued "antique" plates with you along with your registration papers.
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Title 29-A: MOTOR VEHICLES HEADING
Chapter 5: VEHICLE REGISTRATION HEADING:
1. Hobbyist registration plates authorized. The Secretary of State may issue hobbyist registration plates for antique autos, custom vehicles, horseless carriages, street rods or antique motorcycles. These
plates must bear the inscription "Maine" and the inscription "Antique Auto," "Custom Vehicle," "Horseless Carriage" or "Street Rod" or, for antique motorcycles, the inscription "Antique."
2. Existing number plates.
3. Contemporary plates. An owner of an antique auto, horseless carriage, street rod or antique motorcycle may use registration plates that were issued in the same year the antique vehicle was manufactured, as long as the motor vehicle:
A. Is over 25 years old
B. Is registered as an antique vehicle; and
C. Carries a valid antique motor vehicle registration certificate and plates.
4. Display of contemporary plates. Contemporary registration plates must have matching plate numbers, be affixed to both the front and rear and conspicuously bear the year of manufacture.
Yeah, same for me and I go the speed limits or a little more.
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Tom F OHIO
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My guard dog watching the 2dr.
JayChicago
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I find that hard to believe.
Gene1949
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I always thought "vanity plates" looked rather cheesy on an otherwise well presented classic. Just my 0.02
Oregon has a provision in their ORS where (paraphrasing) [if] a YOM plate isn't currently in use the DMV will check and register the plate permanently to your vehicle for a 1 time charge.
The Multnomah hot rod council pushed for that legislation many years ago.
We've put many miles on our shoebox here in Nevada, California and rides to Minnesota and never once been stopped because of the YOM Oregon plate.
Oregon has a provision in their ORS where (paraphrasing) [if] a YOM plate isn't currently in use the DMV will check and register the plate permanently to your vehicle for a 1 time charge.
The Multnomah hot rod council pushed for that legislation many years ago.
We've put many miles on our shoebox here in Nevada, California and rides to Minnesota and never once been stopped because of the YOM Oregon plate.
Steve Staysko
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Kube
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you guys are hilarious!
and please don't tell anyone, but i removed the "do not remove" label on my mattress too!
I have two close friends that are both retired officers. The one story they have told me they heard more often than any other was "why don't you go catch a "real" criminal".
Funny as heck to me and hilarious to them.
Um, you don't get to pick and choose the laws you want to obey.
And ah, Huey, if you do a tiny amount of research, those mattress / pillow labels CAN be removed by the consumer.
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