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URGENT LEGISLATIVE ALERT: THE CAR HOBBY NEEDS YOUR HELP

Bill to Provide for Single License Plate Introduced in Virginia Legislature

Virginia legislation (S.B. 771) prefiled in the legislature for 2013 proposes to reduce the number of license plates furnished by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to registered motor vehicles. Under the bill, favored by state hobbyists, the DMV would issue only one license plate (rather than two) and require the single plate to be attached to the rear of the vehicle.

We Urge You to Contact Members of the Senate Transportation Committee (Contact Info Below) Immediately to Request Support for S.B. 771

S.B. 771 would apply to every registered motor vehicle, semitrailer or trailer, including hobby cars such as antique, reconstructed and replica vehicles.

S.B. 771 would protect the aesthetic contours of collector cars and relieve vehicle owners of the burden of having to create mounting holes on fabricated bumpers, etc.
DON’T DELAY! Please contact members of the Virginia Senate Transportation Committee immediately by phone or e-mail to request their support for S.B. 771.

Please e-mail a copy of your letter to Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org. Also, please forward this Alert to your fellow car enthusiasts. Urge them to join the SAN and help defend the hobby! Thank you for your assistance.

Virginia Senate Transportation Committee
To e-mail all Committee members, copy and paste the email address block below:
district23@senate.virginia.gov; district05@senate.virginia.gov; district16@senate.virginia.gov; district10@senate.virginia.gov; district38@senate.virginia.gov; district07@senate.virginia.gov; district14@senate.virginia.gov; district25@senate.virginia.gov;district04@senate.virginia.gov; district19@senate.virginia.gov; district37@senate.virginia.gov; district08@senate.virginia.gov; district29@senate.virginia.gov; district40@senate.virginia.gov; district31@senate.virginia.gov

Senator Stephen Newman (Chair)
Phone: 804-698-7523
Email: district23@senate.virginia.gov

Senator Yvonne B. Miller
Phone: 804-698-7505
Email: district05@senate.virginia.gov

Senator Henry L. Marsh III
Phone: 804-698-7516
Email: district16@senate.virginia.gov

Senator John Watkins
Phone: 804-698-7510
Email: district10@senate.virginia.gov

Senator Phillip Puckett
Phone: 804-698-7538
Email: district38@senate.virginia.gov

Senator Frank Wagner
Phone: 804-698-7507
Email: district07@senate.virginia.gov

Senator Harry Blevins
Phone: 804-698-7514
Email: district14@senate.virginia.gov

Senator R. Creigh Deeds
Phone: 804-698-7525
Email: district25@senate.virginia.gov

Senator Ryan McDougle
Phone: 804-698-7504
Email: district04@senate.virginia.gov

Senator Ralph Smith
Phone: 804-698-7519
Email: district19@senate.virginia.gov

Senator David Marsden
Phone: 804-698-7537
Email: district37@senate.virginia.gov

Senator Jeffry McWaters
Phone: 804-698-7508
Email: district08@senate.virginia.gov

Senator Charles Colgan
Phone: 804-698-7529
Email: district29@senate.virginia.gov

Senator Charles Carrico Sr.
Phone: 804-698-7540
Email: district40@senate.virginia.gov

Senator Barbara Favola
Phone: 804-698-7531
Email: district31@senate.virginia.gov

 

While I love this idea this stuff has come up so many times and we still have front plates I'm usually an optimist but I'm not holding out too much hope on this one.

 

Sometimes I often wonder does 'smokie' really care about a front tag and rear tag ...... Yesterday I saw not 1 car, but 2 cars with VA plates (front and rear) but the state safety inspection expired in SEPTEMBER 2012 ......

 

Military has 30 days from the time they return home from a deployment to update registration and inspections... when I got back in November, my plates on my S2K had expired in June and my old truck in July