<VV> Re: VirtualVairs Digest, Vol 4, Issue 106

Wed May 18 00:19:28 EDT 2005

As usual, California has the more sensible rule.
RonH

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From: <mhicks130 at cox.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 8:19 PM
Subject: <VV> Re: VirtualVairs Digest, Vol 4, Issue 106

> Thanks for the links Tony.  The state police guy I talked to today sent me 
> to the code links.  He knew right away the answers to my questions - I 
> figured it would take a couple of hours of runaround to get the answers.
>
> I just hope that once I send the pertinent info to the sherrif's office 
> that they actually care and read it and start enforcing the state law as 
> written instead of interpretting it the way they want.  My fear is that 
> they've taken it upon themselves to enforce the law as they WANT it to be 
> instead of how it is written.  My bigger fear is the courts feel the same 
> way.  Yeah, I'm a little paranoid.  Moving from California to the south 
> will do that to you.
>
> My car is in good shape (as near as I can tell).  All the accidents I've 
> seen or have been involved in (none my fault of course) have involved a 
> loose nut behind the wheel - not a mechanical failure.  My brakes are 
> good, my lights work and that's pretty much all the inspectors look for 
> anyway.
>
> York county has already done away with the stickers - you still have to 
> pay for them though (?!?!?!).  It's great having a car with NO stickers in 
> the windshield - nice and clean.  It was against the law in California to 
> put stickers on your windshield, here it's agains the law NOT to.
>
> mike
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 14:28:39 -0700
> From: Tony Underwood <tonyu at roava.net>
> Subject: Re: <VV> VA antique vehicle plates
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Message-ID: <6.2.1.2.2.20050517134717.0350aca8 at mail.roava.net>
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> At 09:43 hours 05/17/2005, mhicks130 at cox.net wrote:
>>Is there anyone here who knows the laws pertaining to antique/vintage
>>plates in Virginia?  Specifically does it exempt you from the state safety
>>inspection?
>
>
> Yes it does.
>
>
>>I was under the impression (from club members and the DMV) that it did.
>
>
> It does.
>
>
>>I got pulled over this morning by one of York countie's finest and he
>>claims it doesn't.
>
>
> He's not doing his job.  It's the responsibility of law enforcement
> officers to KNOW THE LAW.   He didn't.    Been there done that with local
> LEOs and if it ever goes to court they throw it out.
>
>
>>I ended up not getting a ticket (but I had to listen to an hour long
>>lecture on biblical revelations?!?!?).
>
> I'd call "down town" and register a complaint.   The officer was wrong and
> it could lead to unnecessary/unwarranted citations and an unnecessary trip
> to traffic court for someone else who was also complying with the law.
>
>
>>I want to do the right thing but I don't want to be bullied by the local
>>sheriff deputies into doing something that isn't required.  Can anyone
>>point me to the pertinant VA codes?  thanks
>
>
> Available at any VA DMV location for the asking.
>
> General info regarding antique vehicle registration is at:
>
> http://www.dmv.state.va.us/webdoc/citizen/vehicles/antique.asp
>
>
> Also, check the web site:
>
> http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+46.2-730
>
> This page contains information regarding the registration and operation of
> VA-registered vintage-antique motor vehicles.
>
>
>
>
> Regarding VA-registered antique vehicles being exempt from safety
> inspection/decal display:
>
> http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+46.2-1157
>
> See paragraph Six.
>
> Along with not being required to display a VA safety inspection sticker,
> antique/vintage vehicles registered as such in the Commonwealth of 
> Virginia
> are not required to display a city or county "sticker" or decal.   These
> are tax stamps and vintage/antique vehicles bearing antique plates are
> tax-exempt in VA and thus are not required to display the decal nor are 
> the
> owners required to pay any tax...  although localities will sometimes send
> you a property tax bill in the mail with "tax waived" on the listing for a
> vintage vehicle...  and of course will still gladly sell you a "city
> sticker" for your vintage car if you want one, although it's not required.
>
>
> It's worth mentioning that due to many antique vehicles not having current
> day mandated safety equipment, the requirement for such vehicles to submit
> to and pass a VA safety inspection are waived and thus is not required to
> submit to a safety inspection.
>
> However, I'm told by people "down-town" that if the vehicle is involved in
> any traffic accident which was due to the fault of a defect on the vehicle
> that a safety inspection would have found and prevented, it's your
> ass.    Make sure the vehicle is in good shape.  :)
>
> tony..
>
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