[Spridgets] Tags and Titles rules for a Brit!

[Weslake1330]

Thanks, interesting point about some states not needing a plate on the
front - seems odd to me.  Over here only motorcycles are exempt from having
a plate on the front after they found they were a bit like a cutting blade
in an accident (in the 1960s I guess).

Regards


Daniel

On Mon, 6 Sept 2021 at 18:37, Rick Fisk via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Hi Daniel.
>
> A little misinformation in some of the answers so far.  :-)
>
> In some states the license plate stays with the car for it's entire life,
> as long as the car stays in the state and is not sold and registered in
> another state.  California is one state for example where the plate stays
> with the car for it's entire life.   If a used car is sold the new owner
> gets a new title and registration in his name, but the same plate is used.
> In Michigan where I live now the plate stays with the driver and gets
> transferred from car to car.  You can also get a new license plate here
> whenever you want.  The plates in Michigan are replaced by the state after
> a certain number of years because they deteriorate in our weather.
>
> Many states have inspections for emissions control equipment.  California
> is one such state, and while car guys hate smog devices they do work.  I
> lived in California back in the sixties and I remember times when you could
> literally not see three blocks down the road because of the smog.  We had
> regular smog alerts when the kids at school were not allowed to go outside
> because just breathing the air was the equivalent of smoking two packs of
> cigarettes a day.  Michigan has no smog inspections.  We just let our
> pollution blow over to Canada and New York.
>
> Safety inspections are left up to the individual states, some have them
> some don't.  However, the states with very thorough safety inpections have
> the same accident rates as states with no inspections, so in my opinion
> they are really nothing but a money grab by the state.  No one seems to be
> able to prove that the "safety" inspections do any good at all other than
> providing an income source for the state and the inspection station
> operators.
>
> One other thing no one has mentioned is that some states require a plate
> on the front and rear of the car while others (such as Michigan) only
> require a plate on the rear.  The plate is mostly used to identify a
> vehicle trying to leave the scene of an incident.  How often does someone
> back away from the scene of a crime?
>
> Rick
>
> On Sep 6, 2021, at 6:00 AM, Kent McLean via Spridgets <
> spridgets at 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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