My License tabs on my car are expired however I have the receipt that says I paid for the tabs and I will hopefully will be getting them soon. I really need to drive but if I get pulled over will they understand that I'm waiting on my tabs to come? I need to go to work and I don't have any other transportation. BTW I'm 19 years old and I live in MN.
thanks
2007-07-27 09:33:10 · 7 answers · asked by BAS 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Insurance & Registration
BTW my tabs expired in June 2007
2007-07-27 09:35:09 · update #1
You should contact the Department of Motor Vehicles ASAP. If you drive without proper registration, you will receive a citation.
2007-07-27 09:37:45 · answer #1 · answered by regerugged 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
why do not you have your new tabs yet? it is a month later. i have lived in different states and they never took that long to come. you probably need to call the department of transportation unless this is normal for your state.
you could call the police department or department of transportation and ask them. when i have been waiting to get waited on at the department of transportation, the police will pull you over and ticket you. they say that you have sufficient time to renew so they will not care if you have the receipt you will get ticketed. (granted i never lived in mn but there seem to be similarities from state to state).
2007-07-28 17:46:41 · answer #2 · answered by :-D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are some universals in the U.S., one of them is that your TAG needs to be current and displayed on the car in order to be legal. This is common among the states to make it easier to travel between them without fifty sets of rules to deal with. Most localities issue the renewal STICKER at the tax collector's office. The problem you will have is that they should have been mailed to you with your registration (the receipt) or given to you when you paid for them with the registration. Having the receipt is nice, but you are technically breaking the law and will be let off the hook only by the grace of the officer pulling you over. Visit the issuing authority to get them or park the car till you get them in. Depending on the opinion of those on Yahoo Answers will not take the bite out a ticket because your receipt does not satisfy the law. And by the way, I beleive (check with the local authorities to make sure) that your car can be impounded in MN for not having current tags displayed. Walking is preferrable to paying towing, storage, and fines.
2007-07-27 16:48:24 · answer #3 · answered by Intruder5 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Check with the Motor Vehicle Administration there is probably some sort of paper that they can give you to show that you have ordered new stickers. This way should you get pulled over you have verification.
2007-07-31 14:03:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In most states, you have a 30 day grace period to renew your registration. Keep the paperwork with you, and drive to your heart's content. Worst case scenario, you get a ticket, you go to court and show that it was registered at the time, case is dismissed.
2007-07-27 16:41:19 · answer #5 · answered by Zuker 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The receipt should be enough for any officer that would stop you. It would not be advisable to do any drinking while driving with what appears to be expired plates. Just one reason to stop you.
2007-07-27 16:39:01 · answer #6 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
check with you department of motor vehicles, In California you are allowed to drive with expired tags while the DMV processes the registration
2007-07-27 16:37:24 · answer #7 · answered by Robert P 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋