Ron is in the great state of MassHoleAchusetts
NH use to have a really easy registration. They changed...
Steve AKA Dr Deuce
----- Original Message -----
From: aussierob <aussierob@odyssey.net>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 4:17 PM
Subject: [MV] Re [MV] WHERE THERE IS A WILL
> Ok Ron:
> You seem have won the (State or Federal) award for this weeks most
> infuriating story dealing with some "Idiot Brainless Official Govt' Pee
On
> Dumb**** Motor Vehicle Counter Person"
> And guess what ?
> This award "can" go to the same recipient on more than one occasion per
> calendar year.
>
> I noticed several other followup posting trying to help you out of your
> cuurent registration troubles.
>
> RON... Please let the list know what state you are in !
> As many of us have vehicles (military or otherwise) whereby we "do not
have
> any Title" and the actual state would help us in our next move. (LOL)
>
> Ol' Jeep Breath
> Rob P.
> 42MB and some CJ2As
> Upstate NY
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron <rojoha@mediaone.net>
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Date: Monday, April 09, 2001 2:52 PM
> Subject: [MV] Where there's a will...
>
>
> > Today, after over 2 hours at the ***** Registry of Motor Vehicles, I
> have
> >a legally registered M35A2. Ok, it's registered as an Antique, 32 year
old,
> >14 passenger, 2 door, 23,000 lb GVWR passenger car, but I showed them
> >pictures and the TM 43 Tacom Data sheets, and that's the only category
> >they could get it to fit into.
> > We also had a go around with a Trooper who was "POSITIVE" I could
only
> >drive my "car" on Sundays, regardless of what the Application for Antique
> >Motor Vehicle Plates said ( Saturday, Sundays, Holidays, Exhibitions,
Club
> >Activities, Parades,to and from repair shops and other 'Functions of
Public
> >Interest' ). I asked how I was to get it inspected since there are no
> >inspection stations open on Sundays? He said I'd have to find one and do
> it
> >by next Sunday(?????). I remembered what our esteemed law enforcement
types
> >on the list said and stood with hat in hand, ear to ear grin, punctuated
> >with an occasional perplexed, vacant hang dog look at my shuffling feet
> when
> >they said "No". It's gonna take months to get rid of the furrows on my
> brow.
> >(Maybe I could smear Bondo on my forehead!)
> > The VIN wouldn't fit in their computer, so they started from the
right
> >and counted their spaces versus my Vin and chopped accordingly. The
Branch
> >Manager had a family member who bought a vehicle from DRMO a couple of
> years
> >back, so Form 97 in someone else's name other than mine, with a date of
> >issue 1 month LATER than the out of state notarized bill of sale only
> caused
> >shaking heads. We also have a state law that you have to pay the sales
tax
> >within 10 days of purchase regardless of if you register or not or face a
> >$500.00 fine plus a surcharge. She decided that since the Form 97 was
> issued
> >last week, the gentleman who sold it to me didn't own it when he sold it
> >even on the day he took my money and paid DRMS and then gave me a bill of
> >sale meant I was OK.
> > Manufacturer could only be Kaiser or Jeep, but not both. After 2
calls
> >to HQ to 2 different departments, Manager said it was because the US
Govt.
> >doesn't have a clue about what they are doing and to process the
paperwork
> >and let the "Title Dept." figure it out.
> > When asked about people riding in back on the "Troop" seats we got
> >opinions from 2 Troopers and 3 depts. at HQ again that 1) Must have
> >seatbelts, 2) don't need seatbelts, 3) Adults don't need seatbelts, but
> kids
> >do, 3a)neither do kids, 4) it didn't have seatbelts when manufactured, so
> >don't need them now, 5) it's an antique so people can't be carried in
back
> >EVER, 6) It's an antique so current regs don't apply to passenger
carrying
> >in a non-commercial instance 7) ok to have people in back in parades
only,
> >8) ok to have people in back on any day that plate is valid for operation
> >regardless of age or seatbelts being present, 9) side facing seats aren't
> >covered by seatbelts, 10) up to officer at time of stop. They then handed
> me
> >my plates and drool covered forms and I exited, stage right.
> > All I can say is that Oklahoma City would never have happened if
> McVeigh
> >had lived in my state and tried to register a car. They would have shot
him
> >at the counter when he went ballistic at the old "SALES TAX" window,
never
> >mind the applications window. See, back a few years ago, they would
process
> >how much you owed for sales tax and you would pay it first, then go to
> >another line and get your paper work rejected after a 2 hour wait because
> >you mixed upper and lower case letters or used a blue pen in the black
pen
> >only area or...., Well you get the picture. That's why the gun laws in
this
> >state are aimed at law abiding citizens. CRIMINALS DON'T REGISTER THEIR
> >CARS, They steal ones that are already registered!!!!!
> >
> > A punch drunk but happy( not gleeful yet) M35A2 owner
> >
> >
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