Historical plates any cop problems ?

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Honestly, I think that you are all missing the big picture here. We have similar plates here in British Columbia - we have both collector and vintage plates with stipulations that they are not for daily use, only for car shows, club functions, parades, going to the garage / shop etc.

While we all bend the law a little, the bigger picture is what happens if and when you cause, or are even just involved in an accident, god forbid a serious one. Here in British Columbia the provincial insurance company has been known to question neighbors, co workers etc how the vehicle has been used, and if they can prove that you use it for other than what is spelled out on the registration and insurance, your insurance is null and void. Think lawsuit, loosing your house and savings etc.

Example - you are driving down the highway on a sunny day minding your own business and have a tire blow out, which causes you to have an accident where someone is badly hurt or killed - and your insurance washes their hands of it because they find out that you use the vehicle for other than what the paperwork says.

I suspect this is the same case elsewhere in North America. Bottom line is, if you want to have your *** covered, insure the vehicle appropriately for how you intend to use it.

Insurance and tagging is two completely different things. I have historic tags on my 5a and Dart but have regular car issuance. So from a tag prospective I should only have the cars on the road for "special occasions". But from an insurance prospective I can drive them all day everyday.
 
Your co-worker could never get historical plates with a blower sticking through the hood in PA. They want the car to look close to factory or original and want 4 pictures of each side of the car before they issue the plate. They do have "collectible" plates for vehicle's with like his blown Camaro.

Not to mention that it'd never be street legal in PA without Windshield Wipers (Regular Tag, Classic Tag, Collectible Tag). I think the only exception to that would be the Antique Tag, since Antique registration exempts a vehicle from Inspection...But a cop could still throw a stink about it.

Of course with a Classic/Collectible/Antique tag you're only allowed to drive the car one day a week. From what I recall there' a mileage limit too.
 
Insurance and tagging is two completely different things. I have historic tags on my 5a and Dart but have regular car issuance. So from a tag prospective I should only have the cars on the road for "special occasions". But from an insurance prospective I can drive them all day everyday.

I see your point. Unfortunately, here in BC a branch of the provincial government handles both insurance and registration (tagging). I would be surprised if it isn't a condition of your insurance though that the vehicle is tagged appropriately.
 
Y'all all need to move to NC! Here you can run vintage plates on any car older than 35yrs old as long as you keep a current tag in the car with you. Now ive been pulled a few times by unknowing officers and every time I've gotta explain how it's legal, then they look at me like I'm crazy, call it in just to see if I was lying, then apologize and send me on my way.

Oh, and on anything older than 35yrs doesn't have to have any type of annual inspection!

You think that's good, try VA ! no regular tags needed. Pay one time Antique fee of $50 when 1st registering. After that nothing, no annual registration, no property tax, no inspection, nothing !
 
The only requirement for registration as a vintage vehicle is good mechanical working condition and the car be 40+ yrs old. Exempt from emissions and $40 a year renewal fee that's it.
My Insurance says I can drive it any time I want.
The clause in Utah does states that the car be driven at parades, car shows, special functions, weekend cruising, 'limited' commuting and limited night time driving (due to the fact that some older cars had dimmer headlights, not my case I have nighthawk headlights).
I studied vintage vehicle laws before registering the Duster as one, it also helps having so many local Mopar club members well versed in it as well.
The sad fact is the LEO's here are concentrating more on idiot ricers who illegally race and cause an obnoxious 'fart pipe' jamboree in the middle of the night.
 
Before I registered my '67 Dart with antique plates, I checked with the DMV as to what, if any restrictions they may have. They told me that the vehicle must be over 25 years old but there were no other restrictions. It still must be inspected. This is New Hampshire. Not like I'm breaking any speed limits with a /6 automatic, but no adverse attention from the cops.
 
The sad fact is the LEO's here are concentrating more on idiot ricers who illegally race and cause an obnoxious 'fart pipe' jamboree in the middle of the night.

I don't see anything at all sad about that. Most of them are obnoxious.
 
I'm sure every State/Region/Province is different and their interpretation of the law is different as well.
Texas:
Classic's are registered just like a regular car and can come and go like a regular car fee's are the same. Difference is you can get a Classic car plate or use a plate of the year of manufacture but it must be a Texas plate.

Historical is for parades and shows.Fee's are cheaper and no annual inspection is required.

I imagine if you live in a rural area with a small population where most folks know each other it ain't a big deal but if you live in a big metropolis where Officer Friendly is getting kicked in the nards during daily staff meetings about raising the ticket count to generate more county revenue then you are going to be easy pickings. A lot depends on the cops discretion, your attitude and their like or dislike of hot rods in general. Just remember and it's been a common theme, it's probable cause to pull you over.
 
Honestly, I think that you are all missing the big picture here. We have similar plates here in British Columbia - we have both collector and vintage plates with stipulations that they are not for daily use, only for car shows, club functions, parades, going to the garage / shop etc.

While we all bend the law a little, the bigger picture is what happens if and when you cause, or are even just involved in an accident, god forbid a serious one. Here in British Columbia the provincial insurance company has been known to question neighbors, co workers etc how the vehicle has been used, and if they can prove that you use it for other than what is spelled out on the registration and insurance, your insurance is null and void. Think lawsuit, loosing your house and savings etc.

Example - you are driving down the highway on a sunny day minding your own business and have a tire blow out, which causes you to have an accident where someone is badly hurt or killed - and your insurance washes their hands of it because they find out that you use the vehicle for other than what the paperwork says.

I suspect this is the same case elsewhere in North America. Bottom line is, if you want to have your *** covered, insure the vehicle appropriately for how you intend to use it.

That isn't actually true , here in BC , the Vintage plates are limited in use but the Collector plate is not limited to parades or special use at all , in fact I can and do legally drive my car from Victoria to New Hamburg Ontario every summer using my collector plates , the only restriction for the collector plate is that you cannot use the vehicle to drive to and from work or school ever anything else is fair game , unlike a Pleasure Use vehicle policy that you can drive to school or work 6 times a month { I have this on a 77 Grand Prix }. There is also a Modified Collector that has different restrictions but doesn't require the same documentation and strict original equipment rules that they require before approving your collector plate . ICBC can ask anyone they want about my driving habits I cover my *** , if I'm driving down the road and something happens I am covered I did my homework before I went into the program instead of listening to hearsay from people that aren't in the program .

PS . you are however correct on the tagging , the tags must match the insurance here they { ICBC } will not sell you a regular use policy for a Collector plated vehicle , you have to return the Collector plates and buy the regular ones it you want to purchase regular daily use insurance .
 
When we were in AZ our Fairlane had historical plates on it. Got stopped on the way home form work one night in it. Had been driving it for a week or so straight. Apparently I passed the same Mesa cop every night. He pulled me over to inform me that one of the rules was no daily driving with those plates....no warning, no ticket. After he got done giving the car a once over he did say the real reason he pulled me over was to check the car out...

He was lieing to you.........
 
As to the OP the cops here always just wave me through check stops with a smile and nod , I was in Langford one night no glass in the car { just got it back from paint after a year and a half in bodyshop jail } one burned out front turn signal / parking lamp no bumpers etc ... the young cop stepped up and an older cop stuck his arm out blocking him and said "Ain't nothing wrong with that ride , nice car buddy ! " I said thanks and drove off . this kind of thing happens all the time when I'm out cruising around town , I get the smile and nod by giving the same to them and skate on by LOL .Cops are people and a lot of them around here are car guys .
 
Unless things have changed in Oklahoma you can run the year of manufacture plate that is also registered to the car but you also have to buy a regular plate and keep it in the car at all times.
 
Here in the Mittem state, you send in a photocopy of your same year plate with $35 and you're good for as long as you own the car! No inspection, no questions, nothing!! As a matter of fact, I sold the little 66 Cuda to a member here who lives in Michigan also, and he wanted to use the same plate that was on the car, which was a same year plate, and all I had to do was write a letter for him stating that I was giving up my right to the plate to him, and he registered it in his name and just kept right on driving!!

The only time I was ever stopped for a same year plate was back in the 90's, when they had a 10 year limit on the registration! There was no room on the plate for a stick on tag so I put the tag in the middle, between the letters and numbers! The cop stated that he pulled me over because he didnt understand what was up with my plate! When I told him I had to turn the sticker to get it between the letters and numbers, he just let me go on my way! And this was at 2:30am coming home from a bar gig!! Can you say probable cause?? Lucky I was being a good boy!!

Come to Michigan, where a kid can still be a kid!!! Geof
 
Back in the 90's I got stopped on Gratiot on my way to Mickey D's for ice cream with the kids in the car. The young Roseville cop had no idea why I had a 64 plate on my 64 Valiant and was driving it. I had to show him the registration and proof of insurance and explained to him I just finished working on the car. I just made sure that I had some tools in the car when we left home.
 
Historical is for parades and shows.Fee's are cheaper and no annual inspection is required.

My understanding is that in Texas the "year of manufacture" plate is an option of the historical plate since it has the same use restrictions as the historic plate. To use the YOM plate, must have two that match and must be inspected by DPS. DPS is looking for legibility and reflectiveness of the plates.
 
Other than wanting to check out the car, I've been pulled over three times for using year of manufacture license plates here in NC. Twice the officers did not know the law in which I informed them and showed them my real tag and registration. After going back to their car, calling it in, and being confirmed of the law on their radio, I was free to go...

Had the exact same experience here in CT. The young cop finally said "I guess I missed that class at the Police Academy"!
 
My understanding is that in Texas the "year of manufacture" plate is an option of the historical plate since it has the same use restrictions as the historic plate. To use the YOM plate, must have two that match and must be inspected by DPS. DPS is looking for legibility and reflectiveness of the plates.

Yes they do have to inspect for legibility but they told me when I registered as a classic and got personalized plates that yom plates were an option too. Probably the same for Historical plates.
 
I was driving home from church one morning and stopped into a grocery store with my dart. I had raced it the night before and didn't get around to putting the caps back on yet. I am literally coasting through the parking lot and a cop pulls me over and gives me a hard time about my plates and exhaust.

Other times it's been late at night and the cop wants to see if he can catch me drinking and driving.

At the end of the day it's just one more thing to get pulled over for. I think the whole tag crap is just a way to make money off us. Normally I'll just throw my plate on from 73 and cops see it and assume it's out of state plates and leave me alone.
 
their is a young cop hear in a Austintown Ohio writing tickets for it . I was talking to a Mahoaning county deputy sheriff and he told me every time he goes to court theirs somebody their with a ticket for driving on the wrong day with historical plates. (he stopped to look at my car) I hear its a pretty steep fine. I shure wont be going to any bars during the week with my historical plates.
 
Ive been using antique plates for many years in Pa. You can drive at night,go to as many car shows as you want and drive it once a week any where you want. I've had the plates on 8 cars over 20'years and never been stopped. As I understand I could drive the car to California to a car show if I wanted. Same with any legal year of car plate registered as antique/historical plate.
 
So, if you live in a state where you can only drive on certain days, and your car needs, say, exhaust work, and needs to go to a shop, but you can only drive your car on the weekend when the shop is closed, what do you guys do??
 
In WI it's easy.... you just can't drive the car in January with Collector or Hobbyist plates. Well... who wants to drive a car like that in January in Wisconsin!
 
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