[Healeys] Vintage lic plates in Ohio

[Bruce Starke]

In BC there are 2 classes of historical vehicle registration:
Vintage = driving only to shows/meetings
Collector = pleasure use only, absolutely no driving to work and no 
restriction on mileage ( used to be 2000 miles per year but that was dropped 
as few cars are driven that far in a summer) and you have to have another 
"daily driver" licenced at the same time as well
Bruce Starke
Golden BC
1962 BT7 tricarb on "collector" plates
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> In Ontario, and I suspect most other places, "historical vehicle" plates 
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> to be used only for the above reasons quoted by the officer. That's why
> they're so cheap, but very limiting. I would never register a Healey under
> those plates because I'd want to use the car for pleasure.
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> One of my customers just recently registered and plated his Healey with a
> pair of "Year of manufacture" plates, but paid the normal fee for the
> registration and the annual sticker, ensuring his car's use wasn't 
> limited.
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> Rich
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> From: akronzips at aol.com [mailto:akronzips at aol.com]
> Sent: 2011-07-18 11:55
> To: cotobob at cox.net; healeys-owner at autox.team.net; healeys at autox.team.net;
> richchrysler at quickclic.net; eyera3000 at gmail.com
> Subject: Vintage lic plates in Ohio
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> Rich or Ira   Just curious about Canada or the far west states)   I was at
> the Austin Healey club meeting for Northest Ohio and
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> I was speaking to a fellow Healey lover and he stated on Saturday a fellow
> driving His Bn4 through Rocky River, Ohio was stopped by the police.He was
> with his daughter and took her out for an Ice cream. The policeman asked :
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> 1.) are you going to a club meeting (no)
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> 2. ) Are you going to a show  (no)
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> 3.) Are you going to an antique display? (no)
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> 4.) Headed to a parade (no)
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> He then proceded to write out a ticket (cost of $85.00)
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> Why driving on vintage plates that are only supose to be used for the 
> above
> listed events and are limited in miles as well as usage????
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> In Ohio vintage plates cost $14.50 a one time charge . I guess they want 
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> to also pay for a road tax plates as well.
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> $48.50 a year
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> Any other states or Canada like this or was this policeman just looking 
> for
> a way to make some money for a hard up$$$$$$$ city?
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> Howard BT7
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> In Ohio