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…
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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...
California Just Gave Classic Cars a Smog Exemption That Expires in 2033 — By Design
Jay Leno’s Law reads like the biggest favor Sacramento has done for classic car owners...
Colorado Finally Figured Out How Long Teen Driver’s Ed Should Take. Every Other State Just Shrugged.
Colorado just told teenagers that getting a driver’s permit will soon require sitting through 30...
31 Felony Charges Later, Georgia’s Tag Office Has One Very Awkward Question: Who Else Has Her Login?
Every title-fraud story The Auto Wire has covered shares one plot point: someone had to...
California’s 100-MPH Crackdown Isn’t a New Law. It’s an Old One Wearing a Radar Gun
California has run this play before, just never on speeders. For thirty-five years the state...
Miami’s Fake Driver’s-License Ring Got Busted by a Stuck Earpiece — But the DMV Should Be More Embarrassed Than the Suspects
One of the men allegedly cheating his way through the Florida driver’s license exam this...
Their Licenses Are Suspended. They’re Still Driving. Here’s the Loophole Nobody’s Closing
A suspended license is a piece of paper telling someone they can’t drive. It is...