Anyone here ever forget to renew your license plates?

Printable View

08-10-2015, 15:15
Robb

Anyone here ever forget to renew your license plates?

My wife got pulled over the other day. Our plates had expired and I can't say what happened. Never got the renewal card in the mail, misplaced it, I don't know.
I called in to Adams Co Motor Vehicles but no solid answers. Wife has a court date in Sept.
I'm just bracing for how much this could hurt.
Anyone else ever miss one of those cards in the mail and get stung?
We have insurance, but the registration expired and we never noticed.
08-10-2015, 15:20
Monky

Yep... i've gotten the $75 ticket for it.. arapahoe county. Never got the card either.. not an excuse..blah blah blah... for my new car, the temp plates expired and I got the notice that they were ready 3 weeks after I got my tags.. slack asses.
08-10-2015, 15:20
TFOGGER

I got an expired tag ticket on one of the bikes several years ago in Jeffco, coupled with a no proof ticket(it was sitting on my desk about 4 blocks from where the ticket was issued) mandatory court date as a result. I went to court with a valid registration from the day after the ticket, and a proof of insurance that was valid at the time I was pulled over, and the County attorney dropped the charges. YMMV
08-10-2015, 15:27
Danimal

Deleted
08-10-2015, 15:35
Robb

Okay, that makes me feel a tad better. Here's the kicker, tags expired in January. F me... I'm almost positive no tag ever came in the mail and I never noticed the stickers on the plate.
I don't know for a fact if the cop asked for proof of insurance, but either way that was covered. We'll get the temp registration and do the emissions this week and hopefully the fine won't set us back too hard.
08-10-2015, 15:43
Spdu4ia

Yep , paid the ticket, lesson learned
08-10-2015, 15:45
Monky

I think it's $100 max on the tags.. for the past due.. I'm pretty sure they capped it.
08-10-2015, 15:50
Robb

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monky

I think it's $100 max on the tags.. for the past due.. I'm pretty sure they capped it.

We could sure survive that. I was a little nervous the greedy b*st*rds my throw an extra zero in there. That would leave a mark.
08-10-2015, 15:52
buffalobo

Off topic a little but we renew online and avoid trip to county clerk.

https://www.colorado.gov/apps/dor/dm...al/welcome.jsf

Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk
08-10-2015, 16:00
newracer

Register right away and they will likely drop the charges.
08-10-2015, 16:05
def90

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danimal

I had the $75 ticket, then paid the $50 late fee on top of the already ridiculously high Boulder County registration fees. That was it, no court date. It was one week after they expired, I completely forgot about ordering them. Hope it works out well for your wife. I think the mandatory court dates are more designed to catch repeat offenders and people that are knowingly driving without registration for long periods of time. They will probably drop the charges like TFOGGER if you have proof of insurance and new tags in time for the court date.

Same here.. don't remember how much the ticket was or if I paid a late fee or not..
08-10-2015, 16:06
kwando

Don't try to blame them for not sending the renewal, its up to you to be on top of when your tags expire.
08-10-2015, 16:24
OneGuy67

I used to write that citation 5-10 times a week. Always advised the person to renew immediately and go to the court date and show it. They were always dismissed.

Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
08-10-2015, 17:31
cstone

Was your wife "driving" or "traveling?" There are some really interesting sources on the Interwebz that state that you, the individual, the settler, and the agent do not have to register your vehicle if you are traveling.

[Sarcasm2]

Get to the DMV and register the car. Take proof to the court appearance and all should be well. Remember this time next year and the state gives you a 30 day grace period [Flower]
08-10-2015, 17:35
kidicarus13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monky

I think it's $100 max on the tags.. for the past due.. I'm pretty sure they capped it.

Correct
08-10-2015, 19:52
Robb

Thanks all, I appreciate the info.
08-10-2015, 20:47
TheGrey

Yikes! I have my calendar on my computer set up to remind me, 30 days before the due date.
08-10-2015, 20:53
n2877

Not in Colorado yet. But I few times in Texas
08-10-2015, 22:38
rbeau30

Never got caught... I seriously missed a whole year on my pickup that is a daily driver. Still paid 2 years worth of registration. State got their money...ohhh well.

I'd say tell teh truth... "forgot, registered right away, ooops, sorry 'your honor' it will not happen again."