Expired car registration - got ticket

[paulney]

All right, so my mom just called. She got pulled over by a cop for having expired car registration. He ran her car through the database, and said, she hasn't renewed her registration for a _year_ now :Q

So, they towed the car and gave her a ticket. Dad's picking her up.

Apparently, the DMV never sent a renewal letter to them for two years in a row. And since I don't live with my parents, I wasn't there to check up on their cars and make sure they are ok.

The question is: is the "expired registration" ticket a fix-it ticket or no? Do you have to go to court and stuff?

Thanks

 

[XZeroII]

They towed it? Around here they just give you a ticket. How can they give you multiple tickets for the same thing if they tow your car away???

 

[paulney]

Originally posted by: XZeroII
They towed it? Around here they just give you a ticket. How can they give you multiple tickets for the same thing if they tow your car away???

The officer said, since the car is so delinquent in registration (since April last year), they have to tow it, and can't let mom drive it any more. Damn it. Dropped her off at an In-and-Out burger. I'm surprised it wasn't Dunkin Doughnuts or smth.

 

[Corporate Thug]

that sucks. didnt your parents gets suspecious when they didnt get letters for registration?

 

[Pocatello]

I think the law has gone too far on this one. It sounds like the DMV own the car, not your parents.

 

[paulney]

Originally posted by: shady06
that sucks. didnt your parents gets suspecious when they didnt get letters for registration?

Knowing my mom, she probably doesn't even know where to put the sticker.
I'm really surprised dad wasn't anxious about it. In fact, just yesterday they were looking for a DMV receipt for car registration for this year, and couldn't find one. And today she got ticketed.

 

[paulney]

Originally posted by: Pocatello
I think the law has gone too far on this one. It sounds like the DMV own the car, not your parents.

They are just generating revenue for San Francisco as much as they can. Cops are out in full force for every possible violation from expired parking meter (by minutes) to a missing front plate even on the cars that aren't desgined for it...

Towing alone is $150. Mom asked if they could call her insurance and have them tow the car (towing is included), but of course they wouldn't do that...

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: Pocatello
I think the law has gone too far on this one. It sounds like the DMV own the car, not your parents.

It has nothing to do with the DMV owning the car. It has to do with the law requiring you to register your vehicle or risk a ticket or possible impound. Looks like she got both. She'll be able to get the car back, though. It's the vehicle owner's responsibility to insure that the car remains properly registered.

 

[Zorro]

Expired more then 6 months in many states is a criminal citation (means you have to go to court.) And come on more then a year being expired.. Hope thay remember to put gas in and change the oil

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: Pocatello
I think the law has gone too far on this one. It sounds like the DMV own the car, not your parents.

it was expired for a year

not a month

not 2

hell not even 6

a whole freakin year

 

[Squisher]

You know, you register it on the birthday of the owner of the car, which makes it kinda hard to forget.

If your not putting a sticker on your car somewhere around your birthday it should occur to you something is amiss.

 

[paulney]

Originally posted by: Squisher
You know, you register it on the birthday of the owner of the car, which makes it kinda hard to forget.

If your not putting a sticker on your car somewhere around your birthday it should occur to you something is amiss.

What are you talking about?

 

[imported_Pablo]

Originally posted by: paulney

Originally posted by: Squisher You know, you register it on the birthday of the owner of the car, which makes it kinda hard to forget. If your not putting a sticker on your car somewhere around your birthday it should occur to you something is amiss.

What are you talking about?

congrats on the 100th post

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: paulney

Originally posted by: Squisher
You know, you register it on the birthday of the owner of the car, which makes it kinda hard to forget.

If your not putting a sticker on your car somewhere around your birthday it should occur to you something is amiss.

What are you talking about?

Nothing. He's got no clue what registering a vehicle requires.

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: Squisher
You know, you register it on the birthday of the owner of the car, which makes it kinda hard to forget.
If your not putting a sticker on your car somewhere around your birthday it should occur to you something is amiss.

Before you get too much cr&p for this, I'll remind everyone that in Florida and Michigan vehicle renewal happens on your birthday. You can confirm that here. However, I'll remind you that laws of other states vary from your own (often greatly). Paul is from California where the registration is due upon the aniversary of it's registration, not the primary owner's birthday.

it was expired for a year
not a month
not 2
hell not even 6
a whole freakin year

At least someone else gets it too

Bill

 

[Squisher]

Originally posted by: bsobel

Originally posted by: Squisher
You know, you register it on the birthday of the owner of the car, which makes it kinda hard to forget.
If your not putting a sticker on your car somewhere around your birthday it should occur to you something is amiss.

Before you get too much cr&p for this, I'll remind everyone that in Florida and Michigan vehicle renewal happens on your birthday. You can confirm that here. However, I'll remind you that laws of other states vary from your own (often greatly). Paul is from California where the registration is due upon the aniversary of it's registration, not the primary owner's birthday.

it was expired for a year
not a month
not 2
hell not even 6
a whole freakin year

At least someone else gets it too

Bill

I feel a little pwned. Why don't you other states have this provision? It makes it so much easier to keep things real.

 

[VTboy]

I knew a couple who never knew you had to change the transmission fluid after 30,000 miles. It was sad because after a little over two years their transmission was destroyed.

 

[Fiveohhh]

Originally posted by: Squisher

Originally posted by: bsobel

Originally posted by: Squisher
You know, you register it on the birthday of the owner of the car, which makes it kinda hard to forget.
If your not putting a sticker on your car somewhere around your birthday it should occur to you something is amiss.

Before you get too much cr&p for this, I'll remind everyone that in Florida and Michigan vehicle renewal happens on your birthday. You can confirm that here. However, I'll remind you that laws of other states vary from your own (often greatly). Paul is from California where the registration is due upon the aniversary of it's registration, not the primary owner's birthday.

it was expired for a year
not a month
not 2
hell not even 6
a whole freakin year

At least someone else gets it too

Bill

I feel a little pwned. Why don't you other states have this provision? It makes it so much easier to keep things real.

I never knew that I'm in MN and one of mine is on the month of my bday, but the other is about 4 months later so I'm guessing MN doesn't do that