CA HOV Stickers

[smjbh5]

saw a M3 with the new sticker, almost looks fake.

 

[mrrross]

Received purple stickers. They are very purple. Not yet installed.

 

[Eno Deb]

See this posting for a picture of the purple sticker on a black car:

Supercharger - Livermore (LIVE 21 Nov 2018)

Wouldn't be half as bad without the thick white border (which kind of makes the sticker glow). Perhaps they can add some glitter to next year's sticker.

 

[Drizzle]

Just reiterating that you can buy an e-plate and have no need for the HOV stickers either now or sometimes soon.

 

[Moose408]

Just reiterating that you can buy an e-plate and have no need for the HOV stickers either now or sometimes soon.

I can't find any data that supports that.

Also the plates aren't yet available and you have to pay an annual subscription.

 

[mikki]

Received purple stickers. They are very purple. Not yet installed.

Do you recall when you mailed your application and when your check was cashed? Mailed mine 12/22 so just wondering.

 

[Drizzle]

I can't find any data that supports that.

Also the plates aren't yet available and you have to pay an annual subscription.

Digital License Plates Roll Out In California

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, what the company calls Rplates are also able to pay tolls automatically, track stolen cars and enable electronic vehicle registration — no more stickers necessary.

Smooth and reflective, the tablets display a license plate number when the car is moving and become a customized billboard when it’s parked. The devices could be used to automatically pay for parking and bridge tolls, and track a vehicle if it’s stolen. They could also eliminate the need for registration stickers.

Seems like a "could" is the best I could find.

 

[Moose408]

Digital License Plates Roll Out In California

That is taking about registration stickers (the Month, Year) that current plates have, not the HOV stickers.

 

[chronopc]

Just reiterating that you can buy an e-plate and have no need for the HOV stickers either now or sometimes soon.

My boss has the e-plate. They cost like $700 plus installation and monthly fee (i think $7). Also the feature for HOV is not active. They use the word soon the same that Elon does.

 

[Lifeinabox]

My boss has the e-plate. They cost like $700 plus installation and monthly fee (i think $7). Also the feature for HOV is not active. They use the word soon the same that Elon does.

Meaning we should all buy now and then complain a year from now when the feature is still not active.

 

[Spalding]

It does take over a month when I applied for the white stickers. But it's actually to your benefit if they hold your application until next year. You will gain an extra year.

I can confirm that. Mailed in my HOV sticker application on December 8. Check didn't clear until January14, and I received the new purple stickers a week later, on January 23. So, even though I applied in December 2018, the application wasn't processed until January 10, meaning I get the extra year of use from the purple sticker.

The downside is that it's a purple sticker - a great look if you're Prince, not so great looking for everyone else.

 

[Need]

I can confirm that. Mailed in my HOV sticker application on December 8. Check didn't clear until January14, and I received the new purple stickers a week later, on January 23. So, even though I applied in December 2018, the application wasn't processed until January 10, meaning I get the extra year of use from the purple sticker.

The downside is that it's a purple sticker - a great look if you're Prince, not so great looking for everyone else.

I wonder how they sort the applications. Do they pull them all into one giant box and try to grab one from the bottom (assuming those are the earlier apps) and process them? Or maybe they just scan them all into the database and let the computer do the processing by date on the applications? See I am wondering if people could cut the line by entering a December 8, 2018 date on the application but mail it just now?

 

[PooshdM3]

Just reiterating that you can buy an e-plate and have no need for the HOV stickers either now or sometimes soon.

Highly doubt it... pure speculation.

 

[Glamisduner]

They still have not cashed my check yet. I didn't send it registered mail so I'm starting to wonder if they even got it.

 

[Spalding]

They still have not cashed my check yet. I didn't send it registered mail so I'm starting to wonder if they even got it.

Mine took over 5 weeks to be cashed. That was over Christmas and New Year's, so processing was probably slowed a bit due to that. But if yours takes much longer than that I'd start to worry.

 

[sbtz]

I wonder how much trouble I'd get from the CHP if I trim off the white border?

 

[Lifeinabox]

I wonder how much trouble I'd get from the CHP if I trim off the white border?

Unlikely any.

 

[chronopc]

Unlikely any.

They barely care when people use the HOV lane without the stickers or the correct amount of occupants.

 

[Eno Deb]

Just reiterating that you can buy an e-plate and have no need for the HOV stickers either now or sometimes soon.

Doubt that will ever happen. If California was willing to accept a symbol on an electronic license plate they'd probably also accept a sticker on a regular plate. But they don't. They insist on four giant ugly stickers.

 

[mikki]

Update on decal timing. Mailed 12/22. Check cashed 1/23.