A Florida Woman Cashed the Insurance Check on Her Stolen 1992 Mercedes. 30-Plus Years Later, Its Canal Tow Bill Blocked Her Tag Renewal
Jan Schill parked her 1992 Mercedes 300 Diesel in her South Florida driveway more than...
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A Maryland Law, SB 111, Fines Residents on Out-of-State Plates $7 a Day, Up to $420, and Lets Counties Seek a Tow
Maryland SB 111 fines residents on out-of-state plates $7 a day up to $420 and lets counties seek a tow.…
LA Teen Says a DMV Clerk Told Him His $58,000 Mercedes-AMG Was Lien-Free, Then a Tow Company Said Carvana Ordered a Repo
A 17-year-old says a DMV clerk told him his Mercedes-AMG C63 had no lien. A tow company then said Carvana…
Bexar County’s Tax Assessor Called Emissions Delay Reports ‘Not Correct.’ Now San Antonio Drivers Need an $18.50 Test to Renew
Bexar County drivers renewing a gas-powered vehicle’s registration now have to pass an emissions test...
All It Took to Get Into Florida’s Driver Records Was One Plant City Police Login on a Personal Device, State Says
One Plant City police employee kept a login on a personal device. According to the...
California’s DMV Hounded a Widower for Fees on the SUV a Big Rig Destroyed. The Trucker Kept His License
The DMV threatened Loren Chow with wage garnishment over fees on the SUV a semi wrecked. The trucker kept driving…
Full Self-Driving (Supervised) Had No Supervisor: Driver Says He Was Asleep When His Tesla Hit a CHP Cruiser
A Tesla driver told CHP he was asleep with Full Self-Driving engaged when his car went through a four-lane closure…
Cops Pulled Over a Waymo With ‘No Driver, No Hands, No Clue.’ California’s Answer Is a Ticket With No Fine.
Since July 1, California police can write up driverless cars. The notice goes to the company and the DMV, and…
California Just Kneecapped the Montana LLC Trick. Dodge the Tax Now and the Bill Follows You Home.
SB 1406, signed Sept. 30, makes members of out-of-state shell companies personally liable for unpaid use tax on cars, RVs,…
El Paso Tax Office Deputy Accused of Cooking 380-Plus Vehicle Records So Cars Could Skip Inspection
An El Paso tax office deputy who worked at an authorized contract office was arrested...
Philadelphia’s Speed Cameras Billed a Dallas Man for a Mercedes. The Plate Came Off His Buick in 2022.
A Texas plate number canceled in 2022 turned up on a dark Mercedes in Philadelphia, and Pennsylvania’s camera law sent…
California Opened the Door to Robot Semis. Most of the Homework Gets Done in Texas.
California's new heavy-duty AV rules demand a million autonomous miles before a driverless semi can deploy, but up to 800,000…
California Will Yank Your Registration Over a Loud Exhaust Ticket. Yes, Really.
A one-day Orange County crackdown produced 18 loud exhaust citations. The real story is what happens to those tickets after…
California Redesigned Its License Plates. The Math Didn’t Change At All.
California is switching to a three-numbers-three-letters-one-number plate sequence. The math is identical to the old format, which tells you the…
California’s New Plate-Flipper Law Fines the Builder $1,000. The Driver Still Pays $250.
Somewhere in the fine print of a new California law is a detail that got...