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Many thanks. My 69 Sprite is exempt emissions (hydrocarbons) which is good
since it runs a near full race air/fuel ratio! It just has a visible smoke
test (if the engine was burning a massive amount of oil it might fail).
Regards
Daniel
On Mon, 6 Sept 2021 at 10:59, Kent McLean via Spridgets <
spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
> Weslake1330 wrote:
>
> So the tag is what I'd call the number plate
>
>
> Correct. Also called a license plate.
>
> and each year you have to pay the government ('the man'?)
> for a sticker that says you are paying something like road tax on it
>
>
> It goes by various names, but yes. Registration (with fees that various by
> state and possibly by city/town) gets you your number plate. That plate
> does not stay with the car forever. You sell the car, you turn in the plate
> and the new owner gets a new plate. Some states also charge an excise tax,
> so they can make more money. I think NY City also adds a city tax. Taxation
> with representation.
>
> or that it has passed annual inspection?
>
>
> That is separate from your license plate. Like your MOT, some states
> require an annual safety inspection. Some don't. Some also require an
> emissions test. Some states have regions that require an emissions test.
> YMMV depending on where you live.
>
> The US and Great Britain, two countries separated by common language. :)
>
> Kent
> '56 100
> '60 Sprite
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Many thanks.=C2=A0 My 69 Sprite is exempt emissions (hydro=
carbons) which is good since it runs a near full race air/fuel ratio!=C2=A0=
It just has a visible smoke test (if the engine was burning a massive amou=
nt of oil it might fail).<div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div><br></div><d=
iv><br></div><div>Daniel</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, 6 Sept 2021 at 10:59, Kent McLean via=
Spridgets <<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net";>spridgets@autox.=
team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D=
"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-le=
ft:1ex"><div style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style=3D"font-famil=
y:Palatino-Roman">Weslake1330</span>=C2=A0wrote:<div><blockquote type=3D"ci=
te"><div><span style=3D"font-family:Palatino-Roman;font-size:18px;font-styl=
e:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;=
text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;wor=
d-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline">So the tag is=
what I'd call=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"font-family:Palatino-Roman;fo=
nt-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;=
letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;=
white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;float:none;display=
:inline">the number plate </span></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Cor=
rect. Also called a license plate.</div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>=
<span style=3D"font-family:Palatino-Roman;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;=
font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-alig=
n:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing=
:0px;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline">and each year you have=
to pay the government ('the man'?)</span><br style=3D"font-family:=
Palatino-Roman;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;fo=
nt-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;tex=
t-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none">=
<span style=3D"font-family:Palatino-Roman;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;=
font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-alig=
n:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing=
:0px;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline">for a sticker that say=
s you are paying something like road tax on it </span></div></blockquote><d=
iv><br></div><div>It goes by various names, but yes. Registration (with fee=
s that various by state and possibly by city/town) gets you your number pla=
te. That plate does not stay with the car forever. You sell the car, you tu=
rn in the plate and the new owner gets a new plate. Some states also charge=
an excise tax, so they can make more money. I think NY City also adds a ci=
ty tax. Taxation with representation.</div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><d=
iv><span style=3D"font-family:Palatino-Roman;font-size:18px;font-style:norm=
al;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-a=
lign:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spac=
ing:0px;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline">or=C2=A0</span><spa=
n style=3D"font-family:Palatino-Roman;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font=
-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:st=
art;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px=
;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline">that it has passed annual =
inspection? =C2=A0</span></div></blockquote></div><br><div>That is separate=
from your license plate. Like your MOT, some states require an annual safe=
ty inspection. Some don't. Some also require an emissions test. Some st=
ates have regions that require an emissions test. YMMV depending on where y=
ou live.</div><div><br></div><div>The US and Great Britain, two countries s=
eparated by =C2=A0common language. :)</div><div><br></div><div>Kent=C2=A0</=
div><div>'56 100</div><div>'60 Sprite</div><div><br></div></div>---=
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