Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 11:33:28 -0400
Reply-To: Vincent Dow <ianvincentdow@GMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Vincent Dow <ianvincentdow@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Need to sell my van : ( Another victim of bad diagnostic
skills! This really bothers me
In-Reply-To: <F23A5D79-1B8E-4C74-86A0-BBD2DE34FD5B@gmail.com>
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You missed the part where I said that the vanaru is my east coast car. It
goes between Montreal, Nove Scotia and New York. I don't drive it in
California, so there's no issue with the statement of facts. I reckon the
DMV noticed they weren't collecting their share of smog fees from gypsies
like me, so they have tightened the rules, and now even gypsies have to
come back to CA to go through smog annually.
I was informed of this exemption by AAA. It isn't anything nefarious. Big
corporations push these laws a lot further than I do!
On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Ben <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
> Just a 'caveat', you are required to register a vehicle in California
> within 5 days of entering the State. Should you get stopped by CHP, be
> prepared to explain why you have SD plates. In communities which require
> residential parking permits, the local PD will not grant one w/o California
> reg'. For ex. in my neighborhood, that means moving my vehicle every 3
> hours w/o the permit. No biggie, if you have a garage.
>
> Technically, making the declaration that you will not drive the van in
> California, yet keeping the vehicle here, is fraud. I would be very
> hesitant to admit that on an open forum such as this with my own 'real'
> name.;-)
>
>
> BenT
> sent from my electronic leash
>
> > On Jun 2, 2014, at 7:30 AM, Vincent Dow <ianvincentdow@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > I have friends whose residence is new Jersey. They have a 68 VW camper
> van which has been in Mex for eight years with South Dakota reg. S.D.
> offers this as a little money-maker for the state. Keep your insurance
> coverage as
> > is... Your agent should not care what the plate on the car says.
> > Yeah, S.D. will mail you a plate, and you're good to go!
> >
> > The last five years I've been registering my vanaru in CA and avoiding
> smog-check by submitting the STATEMENT OF FACT form - which declares I
> won't drive the van in CA. Last september I was informed by the DMV that
> > this would no longer suffice - and I had to bring it in for smog check. I
> > have no intention of doing that. I'd rather sell the VW and look for a
> > 1969 chevy sport van. I'm going to do the S.D. reg this summer. Hope for
> the best.
>
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