Cops scanning my registration sticker? What for?

[bubbatime]

Originally Posted by Rmay635703
I drove to the dmv to transfer plates off a car I'm getting rid of to the one in my garage.

The DMV is under 5 miles from my home.

Got pulled over a mile and a half from the dmv and got to sit around a half hour because I had the "wrong plates on the wrong car"


Yep and thats illegal and the wrong way to do it. You swap the plates in the parking lot of the DMV office, AFTER everything is kosher. Thats arrestable offense, tow your car, take you to jail kind of stuff.

 

[Rmay635703]

Originally Posted by bubbatime
Originally Posted by Rmay635703
I drove to the dmv to transfer plates off a car I'm getting rid of to the one in my garage.

The DMV is under 5 miles from my home.

Got pulled over a mile and a half from the dmv and got to sit around a half hour because I had the "wrong plates on the wrong car"


Yep and thats illegal and the wrong way to do it. You swap the plates in the parking lot of the DMV office, AFTER everything is kosher. Thats arrestable offense, tow your car, take you to jail kind of stuff.


Pretty stupid law, you make a stupid law and everyone is a criminal and no one will follow it.


Anyway
I only have one plate and drive one car,
If I were to bring both cars
One with a plate and one without, I would have to tow one without a plate there, would have gotten pulled over for doing so on the way.
Then transfer the plate at the dmv and tow a car back and get pulled over again.
Cops frown on cars without plates and frown on a car pulling another one behind.

A tow truck would be several hundred $$$ of unnecessary BS.


Legal Alternative would be to spend the $200+ For an unnecessary license renewal and and extra plate
That is exactly what I didn't want to do since I will only drive one car and get rid of the old one soon after, leaving me with a useless plate for my wall.


And all this for 5 minutes of driving, sounds like we need a law change


Not long ago all that was needed was a LAF written on a piece of paper and just drive to the dmv without plates.

Sounds like they are trying to make buying a car outright illegal

 

[Andrew1972]

Smart idea to scan the registration sticker and ensure the officer ties the vehicle(plate), license and registration etc perfectly together to avoid typos.

 

[Wolf359]

Originally Posted by Rmay635703
Originally Posted by bubbatime
Originally Posted by Rmay635703
I drove to the dmv to transfer plates off a car I'm getting rid of to the one in my garage.

The DMV is under 5 miles from my home.

Got pulled over a mile and a half from the dmv and got to sit around a half hour because I had the "wrong plates on the wrong car"


Yep and thats illegal and the wrong way to do it. You swap the plates in the parking lot of the DMV office, AFTER everything is kosher. Thats arrestable offense, tow your car, take you to jail kind of stuff.


Pretty stupid law, you make a stupid law and everyone is a criminal and no one will follow it.


Anyway
I only have one plate and drive one car,
If I were to bring both cars
One with a plate and one without, I would have to tow one without a plate there, would have gotten pulled over for doing so on the way.
Then transfer the plate at the dmv and tow a car back and get pulled over again.
Cops frown on cars without plates and frown on a car pulling another one behind.

A tow truck would be several hundred $$$ of unnecessary BS.


Legal Alternative would be to spend the $200+ For an unnecessary license renewal and and extra plate
That is exactly what I didn't want to do since I will only drive one car and get rid of the old one soon after, leaving me with a useless plate for my wall.


And all this for 5 minutes of driving, sounds like we need a law change


Not long ago all that was needed was a LAF written on a piece of paper and just drive to the dmv without plates.

Sounds like they are trying to make buying a car outright illegal


Why didn't you get a temporary plate? I think pretty much everyone follows the law where they have the correct plate on the correct car.

https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/dmv/vehicles/title-plates/nolaf.aspx

 

[Rmay635703]

Originally Posted by Wolf359
Originally Posted by Rmay635703
Originally Posted by bubbatime
Originally Posted by Rmay635703
I drove to the dmv to transfer plates off a car I'm getting rid of to the one in my garage.

The DMV is under 5 miles from my home.

Got pulled over a mile and a half from the dmv and got to sit around a half hour because I had the "wrong plates on the wrong car"


Yep and thats illegal and the wrong way to do it. You swap the plates in the parking lot of the DMV office, AFTER everything is kosher. Thats arrestable offense, tow your car, take you to jail kind of stuff.


Pretty stupid law, you make a stupid law and everyone is a criminal and no one will follow it.


Anyway
I only have one plate and drive one car,
If I were to bring both cars
One with a plate and one without, I would have to tow one without a plate there, would have gotten pulled over for doing so on the way.
Then transfer the plate at the dmv and tow a car back and get pulled over again.
Cops frown on cars without plates and frown on a car pulling another one behind.

A tow truck would be several hundred $$$ of unnecessary BS.


Legal Alternative would be to spend the $200+ For an unnecessary license renewal and and extra plate
That is exactly what I didn't want to do since I will only drive one car and get rid of the old one soon after, leaving me with a useless plate for my wall.


And all this for 5 minutes of driving, sounds like we need a law change


Not long ago all that was needed was a LAF written on a piece of paper and just drive to the dmv without plates.

Sounds like they are trying to make buying a car outright illegal


Why didn't you get a temporary plate? I think pretty much everyone follows the law where they have the correct plate on the correct car.

https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/dmv/vehicles/title-plates/nolaf.aspx


Temp plates are usually given by a dealer or in the case you are buying a new plate

They will not give a temp plate for a license transfer.

Now I'm tempted to ask the correct way of doing this to a cop to see, the officer who pulled me over did not provide a suggestion on doing it right.

My guess is I would have had to impose on a friend to drop me off work at 6am, pick me up in the afternoon, drive me to the dmv, wait then bring me home.

Or I could just pay for two license plates when I only need one.
In this case there was also the sticky issue of the physical title being submitted which is 1 million x faster in person than by mail.

Water under the bridge won't have this experience for another 5 or 10 years

 

[ARCOgraphite]

I will say a lot of you here are 'fraidy cat, boot shakin wimps complying with these silly Civil Violations and Ordinances.

Haven't you SHEEP realized yet, it's your LIFE and you can makes some and break some rules? Rules Made by dopes bathed in Aqua Velva on some sort of idiot power trip just making life hard, unnecessary hard, TOO HARD for many?

I Remember in the 80's, when the Blues lit up on the median of the Interstate, it was pull tighter on the lap belt,

drop that T10 super back in 3rd and, scream that small block eight to 5700 rpm to 120 MPH looking HARD for the next exit.


Ahh, the reckless abandon of Youth. Some how lived through it.

 

[Garak]

Originally Posted by Rmay635703
As a single person how am I supposed to get from the dmv to my home?

The same way I went to the parts store a couple years ago when the caliper was stuck on my G37 - a bicycle with a backpack.

 

[GumbyJarvis]

Originally Posted by ARCOgraphite
I will say a lot of you here are 'fraidy cat, boot shakin wimps complying with these silly Civil Violations and Ordinances.

Haven't you SHEEP realized yet, it's your LIFE and you can makes some and break some rules? Rules Made by dopes bathed in Aqua Velva on some sort of idiot power trip just making life hard, unnecessary hard, TOO HARD for many?

I Remember in the 80's, when the Blues lit up on the median of the Interstate, it was pull tighter on the lap belt,

drop that T10 super back in 3rd and, scream that small block eight to 5700 rpm to 120 MPH looking HARD for the next exit.


Ahh, the reckless abandon of Youth. Some how lived through it.



In my case, I'd always make the cops laugh and somehow got out of it.

16 years old, get pulled over for going 67 in a 55, cop asked if I knew I was speeding, I said yeah, I can't drive 55 when this song is on, and turned up the radio to Sammy Hagars "I cant drive 55"

He laughed and said slow down.


19 years old, got pulled over in my mums Equinox, cop asked if I know what I did wrong. I said yes sir, I borrowed this slow 4 cyl that cant outrun your V8 Tahoe, he laughed and said slow down.

 

[mk378]

[blockquote]If you have current Wisconsin plates from an auto, motorcycle or light truck that you sold, junked or no longer use on public roads, you may transfer them to another vehicle of the same type. Complete form Wisconsin Title & License Plates Application MV1​, send it with the title and application fees to DMV and keep a copy of the application form in your vehicle. DMV customer service center offering registration services provide permanent license plates for a $5 service fee in addition to the application fees.[/blockquote]
https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/dmv/vehicles/title-plates/nolaf.aspx

1. Fill out form; submit by mail or online.
2. Put old plates on new car.
3. Put copy of form in car to show to cops if stopped.
4. Drive wherever you want (might be best to stay within Wisconsin though).
5. No DMV visit necessary.

 

[clinebarger]

I test drive "Car Lot" cars all the time with no plates at all....We have a "Temp Transit" tag, But I always forget about it. As I drive them during business hours, I don't get harassed about it.

Are you in Houston Proper?? Or one of the many small municipalities surrounding it? Nothing worse than a small Texas town for getting hemmed up by the local police department over the most arbitrary things. Is a non operational 3rd brake light even a ticketable offence? Or just a reason to pull you over?

 

[The motor guy]

Originally Posted by ARCOgraphite
I will say a lot of you here are 'fraidy cat, boot shakin wimps complying with these silly Civil Violations and Ordinances.

Haven't you SHEEP realized yet, it's your LIFE and you can makes some and break some rules? Rules Made by dopes bathed in Aqua Velva on some sort of idiot power trip just making life hard, unnecessary hard, TOO HARD for many?

I Remember in the 80's, when the Blues lit up on the median of the Interstate, it was pull tighter on the lap belt,

drop that T10 super back in 3rd and, scream that small block eight to 5700 rpm to 120 MPH looking HARD for the next exit.


Ahh, the reckless abandon of Youth. Some how lived through it.




Back then the cop probably couldn't read your license plate until he got you pulled over. Nowadays he already knows how many beers you had before leaving the bar just by looking at his computer, all the while you're still going 80.

 

[BlueOvalFitter]

Originally Posted by Rmay635703
I drove to the dmv to transfer plates off a car I'm getting rid of to the one in my garage.

The DMV is under 5 miles from my home.

Got pulled over a mile and a half from the dmv and got to sit around a half hour because I had the "wrong plates on the wrong car"

When I was 18 years old living in Baton Rouge, before going into the military, I had just finished rebuilding the engine in my 1969 F100 Ranger (390, 4 speed, Dana 60 rear end, 4:11 gears). I needed a total exhaust system from the headers back. So, I decided to get up at 7 AM that Saturday morning and drive it to Mighty Muffler 3 miles away. BUT, just to not get caught running open headers, I took all back streets. WRONG! There was Mr. PO-PO sitting on a dead end street waiting for someone to drive faster than the posted 25 mph. I was doing the speed limit, in 3rd, but those headers were playing my favorite tune. Long story short, I explained my situation, he understood, and gave me an escort to the muffler shop. Oh, and a warning.

 

[ARCOgraphite]

Originally Posted by motor_oil_madman
Originally Posted by ARCOgraphite
I will say a lot of you here are 'fraidy cat, boot shakin wimps complying with these silly Civil Violations and Ordinances.

Haven't you SHEEP realized yet, it's your LIFE and you can makes some and break some rules? Rules Made by dopes bathed in Aqua Velva on some sort of idiot power trip just making life hard, unnecessary hard, TOO HARD for many?

I Remember in the 80's, when the Blues lit up on the median of the Interstate, it was pull tighter on the lap belt,

drop that T10 super back in 3rd and, scream that small block eight to 5700 rpm to 120 MPH looking HARD for the next exit.


Ahh, the reckless abandon of Youth. Some how lived through it.




Back then the cop probably couldn't read your license plate until he got you pulled over. Nowadays he already knows how many beers you had before leaving the bar just by looking at his computer, all the while you're still going 80.


He didn't get me.

They got me once. Locals through three towns and finally hit a Sate Police road block at a Highway connector..
Spent some time in jail.

Darn '83 Mustang 5.0!

 

[Andrew1972]

Some people with non legit plates are up to something and get pulled over and checked out.

I call it intelligent profiling they pull anyone over like that.

 

[javacontour]

It's a monthly thing for me. I'll often check the back lights by backing into a spot where there is a window behind that reflects light. I can see if the reverse and the brake, tail and turn lights are all working.

There are enough of such spots in front of shops and similar to make sure things are all good.



Originally Posted by MasterSolenoid
Not to get off topic, but,
I limit my contact with the judicial system and check my vehicle lights every three Months / don't wait for yearly inspection.
In the last 3 years, I had two bulbs need replacing.

 

[Hall]

Originally Posted by javacontour
It's a monthly thing for me. I'll often check the back lights by backing into a spot where there is a window behind that reflects light. I can see if the reverse and the brake, tail and turn lights are all working.

There are enough of such spots in front of shops and similar to make sure things are all good.

I saw the earlier post about "I can't check if my brake lights, reverse lights, etc work if I'm in the driver's seat" and this is the same thing I thought of. I didn't think I was any sort of genius by doing it this way - I thought most people knew you can do it like this !

 

[Hall]

Originally Posted by mk378
Quote
If you have current Wisconsin plates from an auto, motorcycle or light truck that you sold, junked or no longer use on public roads, you may transfer them to another vehicle of the same type. Complete form Wisconsin Title & License Plates Application MV1​, send it with the title and application fees to DMV and keep a copy of the application form in your vehicle. DMV customer service center offering registration services provide permanent license plates for a $5 service fee in addition to the application fees.

https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/dmv/vehicles/title-plates/nolaf.aspx

1. Fill out form; submit by mail or online.
2. Put old plates on new car.
3. Put copy of form in car to show to cops if stopped.
4. Drive wherever you want (might be best to stay within Wisconsin though).
5. No DMV visit necessary.

You should remove this post. It's simply too logical or sensible.

 

[javacontour]

Frankly, if you don't have such a window:

- Set your parking brake (also a good time to make sure it's working)
- Turn the ignition on, but don't start the car.
- Put the car in reverse and turn on the headlights
- Walk around the car, check the reverse lights and the head and tail lights as well as any marker lights., license plate lights and so on.
- Take the car out of reverse, turn off your headlights and go through your hazard and both turn signals doing the same sort of thing.
- If you have a broomstick or a snow scraper, you can usually press the brake pedal wedging the stick or scraper on the seat.

And if you have a way to set up your cell phone recording video pointed at your car, you can get all the rear done, removing some of the get out of the car and look steps. Then you just check the video to see if all the lights came on.

It's not that people cannot do these things. They have not figured it out yet, haven't asked anyone for help, etc.

Co workers, other at the gas station, etc. It's not that people cannot perform these checks. They just haven't decided it is important enough to them to figure out how to get it done.

No shame in asking for help.

- Oh, and check the air pressure in your spare tire. Nothing like needing your spare, only to learn it's low on air and not much better than the flat you just had.



Originally Posted by hallstevenson
Originally Posted by javacontour
It's a monthly thing for me. I'll often check the back lights by backing into a spot where there is a window behind that reflects light. I can see if the reverse and the brake, tail and turn lights are all working.

There are enough of such spots in front of shops and similar to make sure things are all good.

I saw the earlier post about "I can't check if my brake lights, reverse lights, etc work if I'm in the driver's seat" and this is the same thing I thought of. I didn't think I was any sort of genius by doing it this way - I thought most people knew you can do it like this !

 

[Rmay635703]

Originally Posted by hallstevenson
Originally Posted by mk378
Quote
If you have current Wisconsin plates from an auto, motorcycle or light truck that you sold, junked or no longer use on public roads, you may transfer them to another vehicle of the same type. Complete form Wisconsin Title & License Plates Application MV1​, send it with the title and application fees to DMV and keep a copy of the application form in your vehicle. DMV customer service center offering registration services provide permanent license plates for a $5 service fee in addition to the application fees.

https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/dmv/vehicles/title-plates/nolaf.aspx

1. Fill out form; submit by mail or online.
2. Put old plates on new car.
3. Put copy of form in car to show to cops if stopped.
4. Drive wherever you want (might be best to stay within Wisconsin though).
5. No DMV visit necessary.

You should remove this post. It's simply too logical or sensible.


No it's sad to say the 2-3 week mail order method is the only way to do this, my guess is the cops would eventually tire of pulling me over for mismatched plates and then getting the form presented.

Originally Posted by madRiver
Some people with non legit plates are up to something and get pulled over and checked out.

I call it intelligent profiling they pull anyone over like that.


Their just conditioning everyone to be constantly inspected and sorted.

 

[Wolf359]

Originally Posted by Rmay635703

No it's sad to say the 2-3 week mail order method is the only way to do this, my guess is the cops would eventually tire of pulling me over for mismatched plates and then getting the form presented.

Their just conditioning everyone to be constantly inspected and sorted.


When they tire of pulling you over, they just write you a ticket and not a warning. So when you tire of getting pulled over and fined, then you do the mail order route.

Same with keeping all your equipment in order. Everyone else is subject to the same rules. Again, if you're lucky, you'll just get a warning, if you're not, you'll get a ticket and if you tire of getting tickets, maybe you'll make sure your equipment is in order.

Life is full of choices.