California is something of a mess financially and when it comes to logic.
Exactly Mark, who wants to drive out of states with expired tags and
then what, return to court in that state to plead your case.

In the Los Angeles area it looks like they are doing away with the $400+ red
light camera tickets because they found it costs more money to operate the
red camera light system than the system brings in. I'm not sure who is doing
that math.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0608-red-light-20110607,0,6393615.story

And remember when California charged you a fine of about $300 I think, up to
about the year 2000, for registering a vehicle from out of state if you
relocated to California and brought your car with you. As I recall the State
had to eventually return that fine to the persons they collected it from if
a claim was filed.

"I'm sorry sir, we're so broke we can't accept your money." Ugh. And for
those of you not in California, it costs a boat load to register your car
here already.
I pay just over $350 for the year for my Toyota. I forget what the Vanagon
costs, but it's a little less IIRC.

Best,
Jeff
83.5 Westy
LA,CA

On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 7:08 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:

> The DMV website says I can't pay.
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> Changes to Registration Renewals Due July 1, 2011 and Later
>    * No money will be collected until renewal notices are issued.
> (Previously renewal fees could be collected up to 75 days ahead of the
> expiration date... )
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> http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/newsrel/newsrel11/julyrenewals.htm
>
> Mark
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> BenT Syncro wrote:
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>> Easy. Go to DMV and pay for the tags even if you don't get the "courtesy
>> notice".
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>> BenT
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