Re: [MBZ] License plate frames

2009-12-02 Thread WILTON
' mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 11:04 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] License plate frames Funny... we'll see if it lasts. As for other weird NC news, I went to the DMV today to register my 79 Lincoln Mark V and they changed back to blue plates. WTF happened with the red? It took them

[MBZ] License plate frames

2009-12-01 Thread WILTON
As of today, in NC, license plate frames that obscure the state name or registration stickers are illegal. Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe

Re: [MBZ] License plate frames

2009-12-01 Thread Rich Thomas
That lasted about a year in Texas, the cops used it as an excuse to pull over people, and the people were not happy. The legislators learned that pretty quickly. --R WILTON wrote: As of today, in NC, license plate frames that obscure the state name or registration stickers are illegal.

Re: [MBZ] License plate frames

2009-12-01 Thread Bob Rentfro
It, too, is law here in AZ...haven't heard of anyone getting the $135 ticket Bob R On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: That lasted about a year in Texas, the cops used it as an excuse to pull over people, and the people were not happy. The

Re: [MBZ] License plate frames

2009-12-01 Thread TE
: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of WILTON Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 5:53 PM To: mercedes list Subject: [MBZ] License plate frames As of today, in NC, license plate frames that obscure the state name or registration stickers are illegal. Wilton

Re: [MBZ] License plate frames

2009-08-01 Thread Curt Raymond
] License plate frames To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID:     b8cdcef40907312036t578a3241i97951cd2bdc26...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Next tome there is a drive-by shooting think of the implications of this law... On Fri, Jul 31, 2009

Re: [MBZ] License plate frames

2009-08-01 Thread LWB250
...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] License plate frames To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 10:49 AM If I can't tell the state from a license plate with a frame around it I'm probably too far away to tell with the frame on it. In an intelligent world all police

Re: [MBZ] License plate frames

2009-08-01 Thread WILTON
: Saturday, August 01, 2009 11:03 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] License plate frames Here's the deal with Indiana plates frames: http://www.in.gov/bmv/5074.htm In my case I wasn't obscuring the stickers, just the county and state name. Whatever. Makes no difference to me. Dan --- On Sat, 8/1/09, Curt

Re: [MBZ] License plate frames

2009-08-01 Thread andrew strasfogel
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 11:03 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] License plate frames Here's the deal with Indiana plates frames: http://www.in.gov/bmv/5074.htm In my case I wasn't obscuring the stickers, just the county and state name

Re: [MBZ] License plate frames

2009-08-01 Thread WILTON
...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 12:19 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] License plate frames My ex BIL purchased an Audi Fox back in the 70s. They brought the car around after it was prepped and when he saw the dealer stickers and license plate

[MBZ] License plate frames

2009-07-31 Thread WILTON
NC legislature just passed a bill outlawing license plate frames that obscure state name and/or expiration date, etc., many of which I've seen recently. Wilton -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

Re: [MBZ] License plate frames

2009-07-31 Thread LWB250
: [MBZ] License plate frames To: mercedes list mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Friday, July 31, 2009, 8:19 PM NC legislature just passed a bill outlawing license plate frames that obscure state name and/or expiration date, etc., many of which I've seen recently. Wilton -- next part

Re: [MBZ] License plate frames

2009-07-31 Thread TE
Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] License plate frames Indiana has a similar law. I had to remove my SpongeBob Squarepants frame from my 2001 Altima because it obscured the state name. They have this posted all over the BMV offices of late, too. Dan --- On Fri, 7/31/09, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote

Re: [MBZ] License plate frames

2009-07-31 Thread Rich Thomas
Altima because it obscured the state name. They have this posted all over the BMV offices of late, too. Dan --- On Fri, 7/31/09, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com Subject: [MBZ] License plate frames To: mercedes list mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Friday, July 31

Re: [MBZ] License plate frames

2009-07-31 Thread Fmiser
WILTON wrote: NC legislature just passed a bill outlawing license plate frames that obscure state name and/or expiration date, etc., many of which I've seen recently. I think legislating such stuff is so silly! But this time I happen to agree with the goal - and maybe it will keep them from

Re: [MBZ] License plate frames

2009-07-31 Thread andrew strasfogel
Next tome there is a drive-by shooting think of the implications of this law... On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 11:15 PM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote: WILTON wrote: NC legislature just passed a bill outlawing license plate frames that obscure state name and/or expiration date, etc., many of

Re: [MBZ] License Plate Frames

2008-12-25 Thread Wilton Strickland
: [MBZ] License Plate Frames North Carolina WAS First In Flight -- but they had to import some mid-westerners to pull it off. On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 5:43 PM, Wilton Strickland wilt...@nc.rr.comwrote: Here, North Carolina is across the bottom, but when it's covered by the plate frame

Re: [MBZ] License Plate Frames

2008-12-25 Thread Rich Thomas
Here in SC apparently there is a problem with those folks http://gobacktoohio.com/ --R Wilton Strickland wrote: Yeah, those Ohio boys may have done most of their thinking in Ohio, but they had to come to NC to make it work. Wilton ___

Re: [MBZ] License Plate Frames

2008-12-24 Thread Peter Arnold
On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:52:49 -1000, you wrote: Just a reminder to all the Arizonans on the list.. On January 1, 2009, the word ARIZONA on the top of your license plate must be completely readable and not covered by a frame. Fine is $135.00 plus court costs that vary by city/county

Re: [MBZ] License Plate Frames

2008-12-24 Thread andrew strasfogel
How are they supposed to run a check on plate numbers if the State is obscured? On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 6:46 AM, Peter Arnold pm7...@comcast.net wrote: On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:52:49 -1000, you wrote: Just a reminder to all the Arizonans on the list.. On January 1, 2009, the word ARIZONA

Re: [MBZ] License Plate Frames

2008-12-24 Thread Loren Faeth
Shhessh! They oughta get their governors, uh, I mean prisoners, to print the word big enough you can read it, and low enough that a normal frame doesn't cover it. Sounds like another nontax tax on the populace! (next door to Illinois, the only state where the former governors also make the

Re: [MBZ] License Plate Frames

2008-12-24 Thread Loren Faeth
How is anyone supposed to read the state when many states put the state name in smaller and smaller fonts and stupid scripts that nobody can read. New Mexico prints light yellow on white or vice versa. talk about stupid! Tennessee has some small script, and its neighbor, Mississippi

Re: [MBZ] License Plate Frames

2008-12-24 Thread Wilton Strickland
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 5:52 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] License Plate Frames Shhessh! They oughta get their governors, uh, I mean prisoners, to print the word big enough you can read it, and low enough that a normal frame doesn't cover

Re: [MBZ] License Plate Frames

2008-12-24 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:01:18 -0600 Loren Faeth lfa...@leadingchange.com wrote: New Mexico prints light yellow on white or vice versa. talk about stupid! Not anymore. One of the plates is plain with dark red letters on bright yellow background. The other plate has a baloon background and the

Re: [MBZ] License Plate Frames

2008-12-24 Thread Wonko the Sane
you can read First In Flight across the top. (Slight, friendly dig at Ohio.);))) Wilton - Original Message - From: Loren Faeth lfa...@leadingchange.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 5:52 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] License

[MBZ] License Plate Frames

2008-12-23 Thread Chuck Landenberger
Just a reminder to all the Arizonans on the list.. On January 1, 2009, the word ARIZONA on the top of your license plate must be completely readable and not covered by a frame. Fine is $135.00 plus court costs that vary by city/county Does not apply to cars' license plates and

Re: [MBZ] License Plate Frames

2008-12-23 Thread Kevin
And for those visiting california (whether for a short time or part of a lifetime), the legislature has deemed texting while driving a bad idea (go figure), but has decided, in the name of safety and tax collecting, to make it illegal. Goes into effect the first. On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at

Re: [MBZ] License Plate Frames

2008-12-23 Thread Wonko the Sane
It is a Homeland Security thing. On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 7:52 PM, Chuck Landenberger pnzr...@mac.com wrote: Just a reminder to all the Arizonans on the list.. On January 1, 2009, the word ARIZONA on the top of your license plate must be completely readable and not covered by a frame.

Re: [MBZ] License Plate Frames

2008-12-23 Thread Rich Thomas
They did that a coupla years ago in Texas too, and everybody got really angry about it, so they rescinded the law. It was another tool in the police toolkit to pull someone over for some lame reason. --R Chuck Landenberger wrote: Just a reminder to all the Arizonans on the list.. On