Question for the US people...

[deathpixie]

And this one actually relates to my job. *grins*

I have an American guy, from Texas, claiming he didn't know he had to register his car. Now, AFAIK, registration is kind of universal, in developed countries at least, so is he trying it on?

Also, do you guys have a sticker on the windscreen of your cars that tells you when the registration is due to expire like we do? Because that's what my answer will be - you could have checked the registration sticker to find out if you were registered or not.

Edit: Thanks a bunch, guys - I reduced his costs as he never received notification, but refused to cancel the fines because he should have seen the rego sticker on his windscreen.

Comments

[trishalynn.livejournal.com]

Agreed with the above three. Now, I'll say that my friend mattrah got away with not registering his car for three years when he was living in California after moving to Maryland. I think the cops there weren't as conscientious as the ones in Australia. Knock on wood, it's how I'm managing to squeak by still with my California plates because I don't have time to go to the DMV. So my guess is that he was hoping the cops wouldn't notice.

In California, the sticker's on the plate, and you need to carry a copy of it in your glove compartment (or glove box? what's the Aus term?) at all times. They send you reminder notices, too, so you can pay to have it reregistered and in California, you need to have a smog check, too.