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JB3 · #1 07-19-2013, 06:10 PM

whats missing from this pic?

yes, in a 15 minute period with my 240 parked in front of a bus stop while I was in a building, someone CUT the corner of the plate off with the registration sticker on it. Thats just unnecessary, and doubly silly as with the heat recently, you can literally peel the sticker off in about 2 seconds.

Maximum amount of damage for a sticker worth two months of current registration. Ridiculous

SwampYankee · #2 07-19-2013, 09:07 PM

Sadly that comes as no surprise. Being Hartford's neighbor, the corners of plates used to disappear fairly regularly. Especially on my work trucks. A few years ago the state did away with the stickers. I'd imagine with the car cameras and onboard computers they can verify registration just as quickly.

Pooka · #3 07-20-2013, 12:55 AM

In Texas you have a plate on your car both front and back. It stays on there for the life of the car if you wish, although you do get offered a new one every five years if yours is beat up.

The yearly fee you pay to register your car is a sticker that is mounted in the lower right hand side of the windshield. You scrape the old one off and stick the new one on from the inside.

Sticker theft was rampant in Texas until they went to this.

cmbdiesel · #4 07-20-2013, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by JB3

whats missing from this pic?

yes, in a 15 minute period with my 240 parked in front of a bus stop while I was in a building, someone CUT the corner of the plate off with the registration sticker on it. Thats just unnecessary, and doubly silly as with the heat recently, you can literally peel the sticker off in about 2 seconds.

Maximum amount of damage for a sticker worth two months of current registration. Ridiculous

Cutting off the corner of your plate only takes 5 seconds....
Peeling the sticker off without screwing it up can take a few minutes...

btw... guess who recently stuck the registration sticker on the wrong vehicle, and had to peel it off....

JB3 · #5 07-20-2013, 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by cmbdiesel

Cutting off the corner of your plate only takes 5 seconds....
Peeling the sticker off without screwing it up can take a few minutes...

btw... guess who recently stuck the registration sticker on the wrong vehicle, and had to peel it off....

I guess you do hve a point.

Someone just had a pair of tin snips in their purse I guess

Ara T. · #6 07-20-2013, 01:41 AM

wtf.

Stretch · #7 07-20-2013, 03:37 AM

That's really irritating.

May I suggest a carcam that records for a bit after you've stopped?

Whilst the police probably won't accept your footage as evidence at least you'll know what the bugger looks like if you happen come across him or her when you just happen to have a sledge hammer with you...

JB3 · #8 07-20-2013, 05:17 AM

I have to admit that the way the front plates are held on these cars really makes this type of theft easy. I was thinking in addition to eventually getting a dash cam, that I would find or build a mount that supported the entire plate by all 4 bolt holes with an outer trim pieces that would make it a hell of a lot harder to steal.

KarTek · #9 07-20-2013, 07:55 AM

I don't know if it has to do with living in the country vs. an urban area but I'm glad this isn't something I have to worry about.

Stretch · #10 07-20-2013, 09:59 AM

I spent 25 euros on my dash cam including postage - HD quality and night vision (yes my car will be kit and I will be the knight rider - and when I'm old enough I too will run about on beaches with plastic tits)

dynalow · #11 07-20-2013, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by JB3

whats missing from this pic?

yes, in a 15 minute period with my 240 parked in front of a bus stop while I was in a building, someone CUT the corner of the plate off with the registration sticker on it. Thats just unnecessary, and doubly silly as with the heat recently, you can literally peel the sticker off in about 2 seconds.

Maximum amount of damage for a sticker worth two months of current registration. Ridiculous

A can of gray Rustoleum?

Just kidding. Suppose that's the price of road salt.

In NJ we have a 2-plate law too. Stickers used to go on the rear plate. They discontinued this 2 years ago. Evidence of current registration is no longer shown on the car, since it has to be shown when the vehicle is inspected.

Your MVC inspection sticker on the lower corner of the driver's side of the front window was re-designed to make visible the easily read and color coded year of inspection year of inspection renewal.
Another improvement they made was giving new dealer sold cars automatic 5 year inspection exemptions and making older cars go every two years instead of annually.

Question: Do the renewal stickers go on both front & rear plates??? Seems like a double waste to me.

A Sign of the Times - No More Signs - NYTimes.com

THEY were haikus of victimization scrawled on scraps of cardboard that peered timidly from car windows.

''No radio. It's already been stolen.''

''Nonworking radio. Nothing in trunk.''

''No valuables in this car.''

Ten years ago, this desperate poetry could be found up and down nearly any New York street, pleas to prospective criminals in a city that seemed -- at least to car owners -- to have spun out of control. Often abbreviated to ''no radio,'' the slogans, of unknown provenance, spread across town like a double Dutch rhyme......................

RI should change its rules, imo. Write your legislator. Or move.... to California. How's that going?

JB3 · #12 07-20-2013, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by dynalow

In NJ we have a 2-plate law too. Stickers used to go on the rear plate. They discontinued this 2 years ago. Evidence of current registration is no longer shown on the car, since it has to be shown when the vehicle is inspected.

Your MVC inspection sticker on the lower corner of the driver's side of the front window was re-designed to make visible the easily read and color coded year of inspection year of inspection renewal.
Another improvement they made was giving new dealer sold cars automatic 5 year inspection exemptions and making older cars go every two years instead of annually.

Question: Do the renewal stickers go on both front & rear plates??? Seems like a double waste to me.

RI should change its rules, imo. Write your legislator. Or move.... to California. How's that going?
(edited for space)

lol, rust repair is on the list, that rust is minor compared to the rear wheel arches and a large hole through the passenger fender.

We have everything, renewal stickers on front and rear plates, and color coded winder stickers on the passenger side of the windshield. Also older cars can go every 2 years, new cars are exempt like NJ for like 5 years or something, and you can choose to pay for 1 year or 2 year registration when you first plate the car.

Seems a bit redundant, we should go to the CT rules as well like swampyankee was saying, and NJ too apparently, no plate stickers any more. They left me my rear sticker, and of course my window sticker is good, so apart from having my plate damaged, there is no extra bother on my end.

Decided to stay, CA is too alien and im too locally committed

spdrun · #13 07-20-2013, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by dynalow

In NJ we have a 2-plate law too. Stickers used to go on the rear plate. They discontinued this 2 years ago. Evidence of current registration is no longer shown on the car, since it has to be shown when the vehicle is inspected.

I never knew why NJ went with the stickers in the first place -- they didn't have them before the late 90s, and they've always had inspections where they checked the registration renewal and issued a sticker. Probably a kickback from a printing company to some DMV bureaucrat

Didn't NJ abolish safety inspections a few years ago, so emissions-exempt vehicles like diesels and motorcycles never have to go in?

dynalow · #14 07-21-2013, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by spdrun

I never knew why NJ went with the stickers in the first place -- they didn't have them before the late 90s, and they've always had inspections where they checked the registration renewal and issued a sticker. Probably a kickback from a printing company to some DMV bureaucrat

Didn't NJ abolish safety inspections a few years ago, so emissions-exempt vehicles like diesels and motorcycles never have to go in?

I think they only check horn, lights & turn signals. They do check brakes too. Everything that can be done while they sit in it.
No more front end lift & wheel checks or headlight focus.
I never thought about diesels, but I haven't inspected my m/c in years. They stopped registration stickers on m/c plates a few years ago too. (My plate sticker says Jul 11).
Once upon a time they used to put inspection stickers on your left front fork. That ended a long time ago.

http://www.state.nj.us/mvc/Inspections/VehiclesExempt.htm
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Motorcycle self-inspection Effective August 1, 2010, motorcycles are no longer required to submit for an inspection in New Jersey and display registration decals. Registration decals will no longer be issued. Decals may be removed from license plates.

Riders should keep in mind that it is their responsibility to make sure their motorcycles are free from mechanical defects and are operating properly. Law enforcement may still cite a cyclist for equipment out of compliance or failure to make repairs.

Motorcycle owner checklist and protective equipment:
License plate and current registration
Valid insurance card
Valid motorcycle driver license
USDOT approved non-reflective helmet with four inches of reflective tape on each side
Approved goggles or face shield if motorcycle is not equipped with an approved wind screen
Motorcycles should be examined to ensure that every component is working in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications and is not bent, loose, damaged, broken, defective or out of alignment. These components include: Steering, suspension, and wheel alignment
Handlebar grips that are not higher than your shoulders when you are seated on the motorcycle in normal driving position
Horn
Red rear light and reflector
Stop light
Head light
Rear view mirror
Exhaust system
Tires
Seat, hand holds, and foot rests
Adequate brakes (all motorcycles made after 1974 require brakes on front and rear wheels)
Additional information on motorcycle safety and training is available online.
http://www.nj.gov/mvc/Inspections/HowDoI.htm

Hatterasguy · #15 07-21-2013, 12:29 PM

That's how you know your in a bad area. The locals have the plates taped inside the rear and front windows to prevent theft...if they are good plates.