All VA members, please do this.....
All VA members, please do this.....
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Please please please please email all the committe members, and BCC stevem@sema.org
Not only are the front plates aesthetically unpleasing, they block air from hitting the radiators and it obviously costs more to stamp out the additional plate. There is no reason for it.
From SEMA...
URGENT LEGISLATIVE ALERT: THE CAR HOBBY NEEDS YOUR HELP
Bill to Provide for Single License Plate Introduced in Virginia Legislature
Virginia legislation (S.B. 771) prefiled in the legislature for 2013 proposes to reduce the number of license plates furnished by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to registered motor vehicles. Under the bill, favored by state hobbyists, the DMV would issue only one license plate (rather than two) and require the single plate to be attached to the rear of the vehicle.
We Urge You to Contact Members of the Senate Transportation Committee (Contact Info Below) Immediately to Request Support for S.B. 771
S.B. 771 would apply to every registered motor vehicle, semitrailer or trailer, including hobby cars such as antique, reconstructed and replica vehicles.
S.B. 771 would protect the aesthetic contours of collector cars and relieve vehicle owners of the burden of having to create mounting holes on fabricated bumpers, etc.
DON’T DELAY! Please contact members of the Virginia Senate Transportation Committee immediately by phone or e-mail to request their support for S.B. 771.
Please e-mail a copy of your letter to Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org. Also, please forward this Alert to your fellow car enthusiasts. Urge them to join the SAN and help defend the hobby! Thank you for your assistance.
Virginia Senate Transportation Committee
To e-mail all Committee members, copy and paste the email address block below:
district23@senate.virginia.gov; district05@senate.virginia.gov; district16@senate.virginia.gov; district10@senate.virginia.gov; district38@senate.virginia.gov; district07@senate.virginia.gov; district14@senate.virginia.gov; district25@senate.virginia.gov; district04@senate.virginia.gov; district19@senate.virginia.gov; district37@senate.virginia.gov; district08@senate.virginia.gov; district29@senate.virginia.gov; district40@senate.virginia.gov; district31@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Stephen Newman (Chair)
Phone: 804-698-7523
Email: district23@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Yvonne B. Miller
Phone: 804-698-7505
Email: district05@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Henry L. Marsh III
Phone: 804-698-7516
Email: district16@senate.virginia.gov
Senator John Watkins
Phone: 804-698-7510
Email: district10@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Phillip Puckett
Phone: 804-698-7538
Email: district38@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Frank Wagner
Phone: 804-698-7507
Email: district07@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Harry Blevins
Phone: 804-698-7514
Email: district14@senate.virginia.gov
Senator R. Creigh Deeds
Phone: 804-698-7525
Email: district25@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Ryan McDougle
Phone: 804-698-7504
Email: district04@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Ralph Smith
Phone: 804-698-7519
Email: district19@senate.virginia.gov
Senator David Marsden
Phone: 804-698-7537
Email: district37@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Jeffry McWaters
Phone: 804-698-7508
Email: district08@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Charles Colgan
Phone: 804-698-7529
Email: district29@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Charles Carrico Sr.
Phone: 804-698-7540
Email: district40@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Barbara Favola
Phone: 804-698-7531
Email: district31@senate.virginia.gov
URGENT LEGISLATIVE ALERT: THE CAR HOBBY NEEDS YOUR HELP
Bill to Provide for Single License Plate Introduced in Virginia Legislature
Virginia legislation (S.B. 771) prefiled in the legislature for 2013 proposes to reduce the number of license plates furnished by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to registered motor vehicles. Under the bill, favored by state hobbyists, the DMV would issue only one license plate (rather than two) and require the single plate to be attached to the rear of the vehicle.
We Urge You to Contact Members of the Senate Transportation Committee (Contact Info Below) Immediately to Request Support for S.B. 771
S.B. 771 would apply to every registered motor vehicle, semitrailer or trailer, including hobby cars such as antique, reconstructed and replica vehicles.
S.B. 771 would protect the aesthetic contours of collector cars and relieve vehicle owners of the burden of having to create mounting holes on fabricated bumpers, etc.
DON’T DELAY! Please contact members of the Virginia Senate Transportation Committee immediately by phone or e-mail to request their support for S.B. 771.
Please e-mail a copy of your letter to Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org. Also, please forward this Alert to your fellow car enthusiasts. Urge them to join the SAN and help defend the hobby! Thank you for your assistance.
Virginia Senate Transportation Committee
To e-mail all Committee members, copy and paste the email address block below:
district23@senate.virginia.gov; district05@senate.virginia.gov; district16@senate.virginia.gov; district10@senate.virginia.gov; district38@senate.virginia.gov; district07@senate.virginia.gov; district14@senate.virginia.gov; district25@senate.virginia.gov; district04@senate.virginia.gov; district19@senate.virginia.gov; district37@senate.virginia.gov; district08@senate.virginia.gov; district29@senate.virginia.gov; district40@senate.virginia.gov; district31@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Stephen Newman (Chair)
Phone: 804-698-7523
Email: district23@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Yvonne B. Miller
Phone: 804-698-7505
Email: district05@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Henry L. Marsh III
Phone: 804-698-7516
Email: district16@senate.virginia.gov
Senator John Watkins
Phone: 804-698-7510
Email: district10@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Phillip Puckett
Phone: 804-698-7538
Email: district38@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Frank Wagner
Phone: 804-698-7507
Email: district07@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Harry Blevins
Phone: 804-698-7514
Email: district14@senate.virginia.gov
Senator R. Creigh Deeds
Phone: 804-698-7525
Email: district25@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Ryan McDougle
Phone: 804-698-7504
Email: district04@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Ralph Smith
Phone: 804-698-7519
Email: district19@senate.virginia.gov
Senator David Marsden
Phone: 804-698-7537
Email: district37@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Jeffry McWaters
Phone: 804-698-7508
Email: district08@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Charles Colgan
Phone: 804-698-7529
Email: district29@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Charles Carrico Sr.
Phone: 804-698-7540
Email: district40@senate.virginia.gov
Senator Barbara Favola
Phone: 804-698-7531
Email: district31@senate.virginia.gov
Not only are the front plates aesthetically unpleasing, they block air from hitting the radiators and it obviously costs more to stamp out the additional plate. There is no reason for it.
Got a response from one member today:
I just hope the others feel the same way as he does.
Thank you for your e-mail regarding Senate Bill 771, that allows for
automobiles to display only one license plate. I am glad to support
this common sense bill that will save the Commonwealth much needed
resources and that will allow car owners to maintain their vehicles in
the manner in which they choose. Thank you again for your e-mail and
please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have additional questions,
concerns, or information you would like to share.
Dave
Dave Marsden
Member –Virginia State Senate
automobiles to display only one license plate. I am glad to support
this common sense bill that will save the Commonwealth much needed
resources and that will allow car owners to maintain their vehicles in
the manner in which they choose. Thank you again for your e-mail and
please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have additional questions,
concerns, or information you would like to share.
Dave
Dave Marsden
Member –Virginia State Senate
yes i've been a long time advocator for this bill, otherwise known as proposition#domeddecalz.
i stand behind all of you poor VA souls that have to bear the atrocity of wearing a front plate on your car. lets rally!
i stand behind all of you poor VA souls that have to bear the atrocity of wearing a front plate on your car. lets rally!
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Bad news. SB 771 was killed this afternoon by the Senate Transportation committee.
State Police and VDOT were opposed - they claimed they need the front plates to identify traffic and toll violators.
State Police and VDOT were opposed - they claimed they need the front plates to identify traffic and toll violators.
They should just come up with a sticker that goes in the windshield to replace the front plate if they are worried about identifying toll and traffic violators. Come up with a scanner (which I'm sure they already have) that can read the stickers from a distance.
Puny brained humans
Can't stand the front plate
Puny brained humans
Can't stand the front plate
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Rich, I did the same thing for 3 years, until they set up a trap near the campus and my friend got a ticket for no front tags.
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i wasn't too optimistic about this bill passing. the toll violators are caught on camera from the front. they also scan the tags to match them with the EZpass tags. the traffic violators....
unless they are getting you for no front tag or expired registration (revenue tix).
it's like the 35% tint bill from a couple of yrs ago...that got shelved indefinitely. politicians really don't care about the minority car enthusiasts (they probably don't get it), and they are only concerned about public safety.
unless they are getting you for no front tag or expired registration (revenue tix). it's like the 35% tint bill from a couple of yrs ago...that got shelved indefinitely. politicians really don't care about the minority car enthusiasts (they probably don't get it), and they are only concerned about public safety.
it's a car-drive it
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i wasn't too optimistic about this bill passing. the toll violators are caught on camera from the front. they also scan the tags to match them with the EZpass tags. the traffic violators.... unless they are getting you for no front tag or expired registration (revenue tix).
it's like the 35% tint bill from a couple of yrs ago...that got shelved indefinitely. politicians really don't care about the minority car enthusiasts (they probably don't get it), and they are only concerned about public safety.
unless they are getting you for no front tag or expired registration (revenue tix). it's like the 35% tint bill from a couple of yrs ago...that got shelved indefinitely. politicians really don't care about the minority car enthusiasts (they probably don't get it), and they are only concerned about public safety.
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^^red light cameras show the rear tag. toll cameras can show front or back, that is, if the cameras even function.
red light cameras early on in cali used to show the front and the back of the car. i'm not sure if they still do now since someone sued the state for invasion of privacy.
with the traffic violations that i cited above, aren't typically caught with photo enforcement but with police looking through binoculars and another officer holding a radar/laser gun on the side of the road during a "speed trap" day.
red light cameras early on in cali used to show the front and the back of the car. i'm not sure if they still do now since someone sued the state for invasion of privacy.
with the traffic violations that i cited above, aren't typically caught with photo enforcement but with police looking through binoculars and another officer holding a radar/laser gun on the side of the road during a "speed trap" day.
it's a car-drive it
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From: North Carolina
^^red light cameras show the rear tag. toll cameras can show front or back, that is, if the cameras even function.
red light cameras early on in cali used to show the front and the back of the car. i'm not sure if they still do now since someone sued the state for invasion of privacy.
with the traffic violations that i cited above, aren't typically caught with photo enforcement but with police looking through binoculars and another officer holding a radar/laser gun on the side of the road during a "speed trap" day.
red light cameras early on in cali used to show the front and the back of the car. i'm not sure if they still do now since someone sued the state for invasion of privacy.
with the traffic violations that i cited above, aren't typically caught with photo enforcement but with police looking through binoculars and another officer holding a radar/laser gun on the side of the road during a "speed trap" day.
Last edited by nj2pa2nc; Feb 1, 2013 at 06:17 AM.
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This is so stupid that we have to run the font plate. Can't they just put the cameras or whatever on the other side of the gate, so they can catch the rear plates if they're so concerned about public safety?
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From: HAMPTON ROADS, VA
honestly keep the front license plate. Just put some damn money into the ROADS. Or give me a tax incentive on new tires or suspension. Ive only lived in the Hampton Roads area since October 2012 and all i can say is DAY-UM.
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You just moved here? Why? Born & rased here in HR & I'm getting tired of it. I'm moving out west to north Cali in about 5 years. There's nothing going on here in VA let alone in HR. It's mostly just for retirement, at least here in Williamsburg.
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it's a car-drive it
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From: North Carolina
Actually why I know is because I was driving my moms car and drove thru a ezpass lane. I forgot there was no ezpass in her car. She received a picture ticket. I explained what happened and they excepted the .35 cents I sent them. Yes that is a 12 mdx loaner.
Also, the toll booths down here have cameras for the front and rear of the vehicle. The only reason they won't get rid of the front plate is because cops are trained to aim for the front plate when catching speeders.
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From: HAMPTON ROADS, VA
Believe it or not, there are far worse places than HR. Military brat raised in Fayetteville, NC (FT BRAGG) area and then moved to Valdosta, GA (MOODY AFB) for a contracting job. Now im here contracting out of FT EUSTIS or Jointbase blah blah. But i must say other than some very rough areas and shitty roads. Its not that bad here....
VA isn't that bad. I've come to enjoy it over the past few years. There are far worse places to live.
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