WILLDOGS

Fucking Ugly.




By TOM NAMAKO, Transit Reporter


It’s back to the blue and gold for New York drivers.

State-registered cars will be outfitted with new retro-style license plates starting next April -- for a fee.

Car renewals and new registrations will be automatically hit with a $25 new plate charge, and any driver that wants to keep their current letter and number combination will have to pay an additional $20, officials said.

In all, the Department of Motor Vehicles said the fees will dump $129 million into the state’s general fund.

The DMV Commissioner expects mixed reviews on the new plates, whose design dates back to the early 1980s.

"There will be mixed feelings no matter what design is out there. You’ll get people who like it and people who don’t like it," said Commissioner David Swarts.

"I’m hoping they do, because the retro plate has a kind of jazzed up feel."

Plates lose their visibility and their ability to reflect light over time, Swarts said. The current "Empire" plates started fading after five years.

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/n...#ixzz0WUhSwkuK

Morrissey25

iTrader: (4)

Oh noooo... This plate sucks!!! It was fine in the 80's when my family was driving around in the ol station wagon... But on todays cars the retro plate will just look like shit!!!

coykiam

OMG!!! FUGLY!!! Now this shit aint gonna match my car....I was just loving the current one since its white and simple. stupid ny dmv!

civicdrivr

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Bwahahahahahahahaha, Im so happy I registered my car down in VA last month. The old plate was nice looking, but this one is hideous. Not to mention the fees.

Kingmeow

It's all about the money with NY. I grew up there.

In 10 years they'll switch back to the current ones and charge you again. LOL!

maxls00

you can always order custom plates

Ruserious

iTrader: (2)

Sucks!!!

I don't care anyways. I already have ugly jersey plates

Ruserious

iTrader: (2)

Current ones were looking good too

CGP CL9

ZOMG!
fugly as hell.
now i gotta get custom plates asap before the current style is gone

Dan1629

Great once again we get screwed. I bet our idiot govenor signed off on those ugly plates. Nothin like leaving it up to a r-tard that is legaly blind to begin with.

I dont think having a custom plate will matter. i expect they will send me a new custom plate in the ugly colors.

CGP CL9

yeah.... but if i get both the old plates and the new plates with the same numbers im not gonna use the new ones. ya following?

Dan1629

got ya good idea

civicdrivr

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If you guys dont like the plate (mostly the rediculous "fee") heres a petition you can sign:

http://www.nonewplates.com/

I think the biggest issue I have with this is the "fee" they are charging. For one car, it doesnt matter much, but imagine you own a business. Thats $25 per car. That adds up pretty quickly.

coykiam

Registration renewal is already expensive around $80 plus and they are gonna charge us for this shit? To top that off people are already having money problems due to recession....stupid NY government! If they wanted $$$ they should go after all those corrupt executives.

vester1986

ugly

Nismode

http://www.nonewplates.com/

civicdrivr

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Yup, my registration for the CL would have $186 for two years, not including the new plate fee.

I just registered my car here in VA for $84 for 2 years

Blazing GT

I got my custom plate

SG81

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wow those are ugly

i liked the old statue of liberty plates

SG81

iTrader: (1)

i actually like the yellow Jersey plates

bagbklyn

It's ugly why would they chose those colors? Its not like the old plates form the 80's where they were strapped on to the bumper and you can hard see them or they were covering the gas cap. They are not in everyone's face disgusting, not that patterson lost my vote but if he ever did have it he would lose it again.

CubanLynx84

iTrader: (2)

Just another way to ass-rape NYer's. Then what'll happen is that after a year or so they'll say that all the current plates must be turned in or you'll get a fine. They did that with the liberty plates when those came out.

pbcmedia

im sooooo glad i have VA plates... that ny plate would never go on my ride.... then to top it off u have to have 2 of them....

WILLDOGS

Paterson Backs Away From New License Plate Plan


Published: November 15, 2009

Filed at 6:07 p.m. ET

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The rallying cry of "no new plates" has apparently reached the ears of New York's top elected officials.

Gov. David Paterson said on Sunday that he would drop support of a plan to require vehicle owners to pay for new license plates if state legislators work with him to find other ways to generate revenue.

The license plate plan announced last week had been expected to raise $129 by requiring vehicle owners to pay $25 to buy new plates starting next year.

The idea was immediately met with scorn by New Yorkers across the state.

Thousands signed an online petition at http://www.nonewplates.com to protest the plan.

Democratic and Republican leaders of the Assembly say they will work to repeal the measure passed in April.

On the Net:

http://ww.nysdmv.com

http://www.nonewplates.com

coykiam

yay! finally they have some common sense in the NY Goverment! The person who thought about this must be the stupidest Mofo in the planet!

bertyboy69

Thinking these plates will look terrible on my car =[ , My gfs father actually has a 71 vette with these plates from the 80's and it looks great however on any acura it will look terrible =[

RendanCLS

Wow those are sooo ugly and for $25? I'd rather pay $50 to keep the old ones.

Dan1629

all of us that have custom plates pay no fee. my problem is the colors