virginia Law to restrict old cars to 50 miles from home? - Page 3

R W Burgess · February 26th, 2007

An E-mail I sent to Delegate Marshall and his reply.

Delegate Marshall

Dear Sir,

May I just add that I would hope that DMV would correct the flawed registration form in use now. A change in this form would have prevented most of these abusers in the first place. A short list of the requirements to register an antique vehicle should be printed on the registration form, as it is for "logging trucks", as an example, with very precise descriptions of the law.

Thank you for working with us on this situation.

Wayne Burgess

Editor-Northern Neck Region AACA

Response from Delegate Marshall

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Robert, I think you are 100 % correct. We asked and DMV agreed that the first line of defense should be the people at the counters. DMV said they will train and retrain there people. Danny Marshall

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rocketraider · February 27th, 2007

Hmmm. Why couldn't he have taken that tack to begin with? I'm beginning to understand why the word "disingenuous" has been used to describe him.

Wayne, you have private email from me.

R W Burgess · February 27th, 2007

Didn't receive your e-mail Glenn.

Wayne

Albert · February 27th, 2007

So now with a restriction on the miles you can be from home, now what happens when you trailler your model t down to Hershey and drive it around there during the show, are you breaking the law?? will you get tickets from Pa. police for invalid plates??

rocketraider · February 27th, 2007

http://www.wbtm1330.com/1news.htm

Here's what I sent you. Looks like Mr. Marshall may have a challenger next election. Adam Tomer is young and sharp with good ideas, and owns a 66 Mustang. Not crazy about his Democratic ties, but he'll get my vote if he runs, and probably some time and money.

rocketraider · February 27th, 2007

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So now with a restriction on the miles you can be from home, now what happens when you trailler your model t down to Hershey and drive it around there during the show, are you breaking the law?? will you get tickets from Pa. police for invalid plates??

Not sure if VA will set up a reciprocal agreement with other states on this, but it would have to be proven the car was DRIVEN farther to its destination than whatever the limit ends up being vs. trailered to its destination, then unloaded and driven. The statute has always allowed the car to be driven on parades, tours and like old car activities, and I would think Hershey would qualify. The mileage restriction was for sheer pleasure driving- a Sunday tour on the Blue Ridge Parkway for example.

The whole thing was a non-issue that should have been controlled at the DMV counter. If DMV had done its job instead of being so damn lenient about what the antique/YOM plates were issued to, we'd never have had to deal with this.

R W Burgess · February 27th, 2007

Albert, Glenn is right about shows/events being exempt from the restriction. As far as out of state, I'd think you'd never have to worry about this. This new law is for Virginia vehicles in "Virginia"! The other 48 states have enough trouble keeping up with their own laws to have to worry about what Virginia has going on.

Personally, I've gotten away with "murder" in my old cars throughout the years. Things that may have put me in jail with regular personal vehicles. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Old age and a little wisdom does a lot for the heavy use of the "right foot"! <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

Wayne

rocketraider · February 27th, 2007

Several years back I took the Toronado to an Olds Club meeting in Greensboro, and stopped in Reidsville NC to feed the beast (110 octane pumps! <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />). I went thru a license and DUI check in Reidsville and that young Rockingham County deputy was bound and determined to write me up for no state inspection and failure to display valid license plates (a YOM plate can be displayed in NC but a regular issue plate has to be kept in the car, unlike VA where the YOM is registered to the car and owner). Finally a senior officer told him to drop it since it was a Virginia YOM plate and they didn't know what the VA laws were concerning those, and he didn't want to go thru a lot of BS in court over it.

Wished them luck and went on my way, leaving the smell of burnt high-octane fuel in my wake...

scott12180 · March 4th, 2007

Reading through this thread, I have to wonder if the problem is only the use of antique
tags on an antique car. Here in New York I've never registered an antique using antique tags.
Just too many potential problems. Both my 1926 and 1932 Packards (and other pre-1930 cars I've owned)
are registered using normal passenger tags. I can use my cars however I want, except for
insurance restrictions. And if I get regular car insurance (liability only) I can drive my
antiques anywhere, any time for any purpose.

Do you have this option in Virginia and other states?

-Scott

R W Burgess · March 4th, 2007

Virginia? Yes you can (buy regular tags), but you'll have to get an annual inspection and be at the mercy of inspectors who might not be familiar with your car.

Wayne