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A few years back my plate expired sometime in January, and though I'd ordered a replacement and put it in my glove compartment. I realized to the error my embar
by crocodiletears 6y ago
A few years back my plate expired sometime in January, and though I'd ordered a replacement and put it in my glove compartment. I realized to the error my embarrassment mid-march, and changed the plates out to correct the issue. I drove my car daily for nearly three months, often past police vehicles. Never once had I been pulled over, because I drive responsibly and my municipality isn't dependent on tickets for too large a share of its budget.
Expired plates are much higher on an officer's list of things to check than figuring out whether every oddly badged or exotic looking car on the streets can be legally imported for its model year. Even if you do get caught, the fact that you could afford to illegally import a vehicle is a good sign that you can afford the legal fees and fines required to forestall any asset seizures. Especially in China, where affluence and political connections often go hand in hand (not that it isn't the case in the rest of the developed world to some extent either).
- nojs 6y agoWhere do you live? I’m pretty sure in Australia your registration is checked automatically whenever you drive past a police car, which are all equipped with cameras.
- crocodiletears 6y agoUnited States. The vehicle had a dealer plate on it (paper, handwritten)
- sitkack 6y agoI have seen numerous cars driving around with months long expired tabs. Right now it isn't being heavily enforced, and these tickets are quite hefty, often several hundred dollars, and are not considered a moving violation. (Seattle, WA, USA)
- garduque 6y agoNot sure about WA, but over here in OH we have a covid extension - if your registration expires between March 2020 and April 2021 you have until July 2021 to renew. So I've been driving a vehicle with an expired temp tag from November.
- lostlogin 6y agoIs the ticketing automated? In my (NZ) experience, you don’t get pulled over and they leave that crap to parking wardens, who do it with pleasure. When I walk through car parks I notice plenty of cars with expired registration.
- nl 6y agoIn Australia it is state based. In South Australia some fixed cameras will automatically issue tickets (still in pain from a $600 fine I got once). Not sure about the mobile police ones.
- sokoloff 6y agoAutomated plate readers and live queries to the DMV/Registry are much more prevalent in just the last few years.