Jim & Pam-
I re-register in May to save money. We're never able to go camping any sooner than that. The RV dealer we go to for the inspection insists on putting the sticker on himself AFTER he's done the inspection. So we humor him.....

Margaret
'62 Husband
'91 Daughter
'92 Daughter
'99 Starcraft Spacestar
'94 Nissan Quest
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Several years ago my father in law was awaken in
California by the police. The felt it was very
necessary to wake him up at 3am to check the
license plate vs checking the car which was sitting in the drive way. It seem some one had
stollen the the sticker from the plates in his
driveway. Then they stuck the sticker on a Texas
license plate and were pulled over in Mississippi.
They were there to verify that the sticker was
really missing before letting the thiefs go.





Dan

DW, DD & DS
2001 Coleman Utah
2002 Ford F-150 Supercrew 4x4

In Missouri, you can get a 1 year or a 3 year plate... And yes I check the plate.. its a real fiddle if you loose one !!

Flagstaff Mac 205

Medorg

TV= Cadillac Escalade
PU= Flagstaff Mac 205




[This message was edited by Medorg on Wed July 30 2003 at 06:55 PM.]

Definitely should be part of the packing/leaving checklist. We lost one on our old popup and we just replaced one on our new one.
Christa

Christa
http://community.webshots.com/user/christarn24
1998 Palomino TXLSC
2001 Jeep Cherokee
1 DH
2 camping dogs
2 noncamping cats

We found a 1934 Texas vehicle plate on our ranch last year. If anyone lost it, please reply (must describe in detail)

Robert & Nancy
F250 HD 4x4, 460 gasser
02 HR Alumascape 30 SKS 5ver
with "Snickers the EOG"
& "Murphy the EOG in training"

Before rolling out of the driveway, I check all the lights, including the license plate light. If it were missing, I'd know it.

Easier to fix things while still at home, so check everything before you roll.

Robert & Jennie
Matthew & Trevor
95 Coleman Royale
00 Nissan Crew Cab

I do now. Lost the plate on my jetski trailer over July 4th weekend. Didn't notice it was gone till a couple weeks later. The plastic plate holder snapped off so I welded up a metal holder and attached the new plate with bolts and locknuts. Always look at all the plates now before I leave.

1995 Dodge 2500HD 4x4,V10,5spd
2002 Lance 815

Around here, we keep the same plates year after year, and just put a new sticker on each year. But I've heard of people having their plates stolen, and the thieves just put it on their next stolen car to throw the police off.

But this discussion reminds me of something I did in my own wild youth. A buddy of mine had to move his van, but it wasn't registered or insured or anything. He didn't have the cash to register it or have it towed, so he put a piece of tape on the corner of the plate, where the sticker would go. That year, the stickers were red, so he colored the tape with a red marker. I drove behind him so no one would see the bogus sticker. Looking back on it now, it was pretty stupid of us, but when you're 20-something, you don't think of things like that!

There's a new trailer plate law in Michigan. When getting plates for a trailer, you have to get permanent plates. They are good for the life of the trailer BUT they are non-transferable. The cost is based on the weight of the trailer. Since ours is a heavy trailer, I almost fell on my butt when the DMV agent told me our trailer plate fee was going to be $300!!! But, at least the sucker will never expire!

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Originally posted by Mooky Mouse:
There's a new trailer plate law in Michigan. When getting plates for a trailer, you have to get permanent plates. They are good for the life of the trailer BUT they are non-transferable. The cost is based on the weight of the trailer. Since ours is a heavy trailer, I almost fell on my butt when the DMV agent told me our trailer plate fee was going to be $300!!! But, at least the sucker will never expire!

be nice if alabama did that
300 buckaroos would cover two years worth.
I even got charged SCHOOL tax on my Rv plates