Confused about why I was just pulled over...

[MrPrena]

I am on grace period on one of my vehicle.

2nd year having this vehicle, and I need to cough up $$$$ for renewal.

[GilpinGuy]

April 1st my wife remembered that her car registration (aka tax) was due in February, so all of March was the grace period. $40 fine fore being a day late. Son of a...

[gnihcraes]

I'm hesitant to put my new tags on the plates when the weather is super snowy or cold. Thought I had one more day before I was out of the grace. I had the stickers, just hadn't put them on.

Parking meter downtown. Bam. $75 ticket. F(&*CK

Time on the ticket was about 1 minute after I had left the car, dude sniped me, cuz I saw him walk by when I was parking the car. He came back just for that ticket. Dick.

[Gman]

I realized last year that I went a whole year without renewing the plates on one of my vehicles. Plates were due when I was going through shoulder surgery and got lost in the mix. Drove 1500 miles to Washington State and back with those expired plates and never was stopped. I was shocked when we put it all together and realized what had happened.

[davsel]

An expired tags ticket is cheaper than a renewal. Isn't that crazy?

The last couple cycles, we've let the tags expire on the truck that isn't driven that often. Let em go two years, then renew. Penalty caps out at $100.

I've saved quite a bit so far and haven't got a ticket yet. I don't recommend it, but when I do get a ticket someday, I'll still be out ahead. Crazy. (It still has 2014 tags on it, btw).

Many years ago in Texas, I would not renew and just wait till I got pulled over. When you showed up in court with new registration, they slapped you with a $10 fine for court costs. The bonus was that the DMV did not back-charge you for the months you were expired - just gave you new month and year stickers. I'd go anywhere from 3 to 9 months for free.

They caught me once at the DMV because you have to sign a statement that you have not driven the vehicle while it was expired. I signed the form and then realized I'd left my proof of insurance in my truck. I went out to get it and the DMV lady watched me through the front window. When I got back, she asked if that was the vehicle I was registering and then tore up my statement and back-charged me - cost of being stupid.

Later, they got smart and back-charged to your last registration expiration no-matter-what.