Some one turned in my license plate!

rfcoolz · 10-28-2016, 01:01 PM

Just some sharing guys. I tried to renew my registration today and couldn't figure out why it says "info not found". Called my dealership and found that someone has turned in my license plate

What does it suppose to mean? Someone reported me for speeding or something? lol

2000Z3M · 10-28-2016, 01:20 PM

personalized plate? If so, it hurt someones feelings so they reported it.

rfcoolz · 10-28-2016, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by 2000Z3M

personalized plate? If so, it hurt someones feelings so they reported it.

Nope its just a regular random plate

GPM · 10-28-2016, 02:50 PM

Did you not notice that you'd lost it?

BlueCrabMafia · 10-28-2016, 03:23 PM

$20 says MVA flagged your registration for something. Taxes, insurance violation, unpaid tickets or something like that.

Kabrich · 10-28-2016, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueCrabMafia

$20 says MVA flagged your registration for something. Taxes, insurance violation, unpaid tickets or something like that.

+1

x5mannn · 10-28-2016, 04:43 PM

Probably someone at motor vehicle transposed a number

Billfitz · 10-28-2016, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by rfcoolz

What does it suppose to mean?

That you need to contact the DMV?

tex2670 · 10-28-2016, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by rfcoolz

Just some sharing guys. I tried to renew my registration today and couldn't figure out why it says "info not found". Called my dealership and found that someone has turned in my license plate

What does it suppose to mean? Someone reported me for speeding or something? lol

"Turned in" a plate? I would think that meant that they physically returned it to the DMV.

tex2670 · 10-28-2016, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueCrabMafia

$20 says MVA flagged your registration for something. Taxes, insurance violation, unpaid tickets or something like that.

They wouldn't say the plate was "turned in" if that was the case.

BlueCrabMafia · 10-28-2016, 07:09 PM

You can't "turn in" a plate unless they took them off the car and physically handed them in. PA plates must be handed in or mailed in. So I'm assuming OP still has his plates on his car and someone used the term "turned in" casually and/or incorrectly.

Not even sure why the dealer would have plate/registration info after the sale.

Beek · 10-28-2016, 07:35 PM

rfcoolz · 10-28-2016, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by GPM

Did you not notice that you'd lost it?

I still have the plate in my car today, driving around.

I called PA dmv and they said the license plate is "dead" last month since someone turned that in, and the car has no one titled to it.

When I said "I'm still driving my car right now, with that dead license plate", the customer service freaked out lol

They say they're investigating and will contact me in 3 business days. How stressfull

BlueCrabMafia · 10-28-2016, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by rfcoolz

I still have the plate in my car today, driving around.

I called PA dmv and they said the license plate is "dead" last month since someone turned that in, and the car has no one titled to it.

When I said "I'm still driving my car right now, with that dead license plate", the customer service freaked out lol

They say they're investigating and will contact me in 3 business days. How stressfull

If the DMV said your plates are dead, I wouldn't drive your car until this gets sorted out. If you get pulled over without legal plates on the car, your stress level is going to sky rocket. You catch the wrong cop in the wrong mood and watch out.

Kabrich · 10-28-2016, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueCrabMafia

If the DMV said your plates are dead, I wouldn't drive your car until this gets sorted out. If you get pulled over without legal plates on the car, your stress level is going to sky rocket. You catch the wrong cop in the wrong mood and watch out.

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Originally Posted by rfcoolz

When I said "I'm still driving my car right now, with that dead license plate", the customer service freaked out lol

They freaked out because if you have an accident, your Insurance will not cover you....nor them.

Imagine the car gets totalled, you get $0 from Insurance and you still owe full amount to Lender.

Or God forbid it's your fault and medical & damages are six figures that you are personally on the line for (as well as paying lender for your car).

LOL and happy dance now?

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Originally Posted by rfcoolz

What does it suppose to mean? Someone reported me for speeding or something? lol

tex2670 · 10-29-2016, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by BlueCrabMafia

If the DMV said your plates are dead, I wouldn't drive your car until this gets sorted out. If you get pulled over without legal plates on the car, your stress level is going to sky rocket. You catch the wrong cop in the wrong mood and watch out.

Correct. Go stream a couple of episodes from the 1st or 2nd season of "Parking Wars". Philadelphia PPA impound segments almost invariably have someone trying to get a car out of impound with some insurance or plate suspension issue.

wilbur_the_goose · 10-29-2016, 06:25 PM

Uber is your friend for a few days.

rfcoolz · 10-29-2016, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Kabrich

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueCrabMafia

If the DMV said your plates are dead, I wouldn't drive your car until this gets sorted out. If you get pulled over without legal plates on the car, your stress level is going to sky rocket. You catch the wrong cop in the wrong mood and watch out.

Quote:

Originally Posted by rfcoolz

When I said "I'm still driving my car right now, with that dead license plate", the customer service freaked out lol

They freaked out because if you have an accident, your Insurance will not cover you....nor them.

Imagine the car gets totalled, you get $0 from Insurance and you still owe full amount to Lender.

Or God forbid it's your fault and medical & damages are six figures that you are personally on the line for (as well as paying lender for your car).

LOL and happy dance now?

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Originally Posted by rfcoolz

What does it suppose to mean? Someone reported me for speeding or something? lol

Oh damn I just know that could happen. Sorry just international student who happen to be in the US temporarily. Seems like I have to uber for a while

Billfitz · 10-30-2016, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by rfcoolz

Seems like I have to uber for a while

I'd ignore the doom and gloom advice. Possession is nine tenths of the law. Since you have the plates in your possession the mistake is obviously the DMVs, not yours, and their responsibility to fix. If you run into a problem as a result then you get to engage in another popular American pastime: hire a contingency lawyer and sue the living crap out of them.

Jaghave · 10-30-2016, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by wilbur_the_goose

Uber is your friend for a few days.

OR I can loan him a 70's cadillac. It similar to driving a bmw

BlueCrabMafia · 10-30-2016, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Billfitz

I'd ignore the doom and gloom advice. Possession is nine tenths of the law. Since you have the plates in your possession the mistake is obviously the DMVs, not yours, and their responsibility to fix. If you run into a problem as a result then you get to engage in another popular American pastime: hire a contingency lawyer and sue the living crap out of them.

Yeah.....good luck with that possession is 9/10ths of the law when a cop pulls you over for something. They are not gonna give two shits about that. All they are gonna know is they run the plate and it comes back as dead.

Bare minimum you will end up with a ticket. Most likely you'll get towed and a ride to your nearest jail.

So ignore the doom and gloom advice at your own risk OP. Good luck.

rfcoolz · 10-30-2016, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by BlueCrabMafia

Quote:

Originally Posted by Billfitz

I'd ignore the doom and gloom advice. Possession is nine tenths of the law. Since you have the plates in your possession the mistake is obviously the DMVs, not yours, and their responsibility to fix. If you run into a problem as a result then you get to engage in another popular American pastime: hire a contingency lawyer and sue the living crap out of them.

Yeah.....good luck with that possession is 9/10ths of the law when a cop pulls you over for something. They are not gonna give two shits about that. All they are gonna know is they run the plate and it comes back as dead.

Bare minimum you will end up with a ticket. Most likely you'll get towed and a ride to your nearest jail.

So ignore the doom and gloom advice at your own risk OP. Good luck.

I have a letter from dmv stating that there is an issue with my registration. Will it help?

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