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I have paint armor, so I didn't hesitate to put the HOV stickers on the car.
My stepdad who also has a Model S but without paint armor went to a local tint shop to get some small sheets of paint armor. I think he plans to cut it out in the shape of the HOV sticker and stick the HOV sticker on top of the armor.
Officer: "I pulled you over because you were solo in the carpool lane."
Me: "But I have stickers," pointing to the rear of my car, "the HOV lane carpool stickers."
Officer: Takes a step back and looks down at the bumper. "Oh, my mistake, I am sorry."
Bottom line is that you need the stickers.
The law is that you may need to show the decal ID card to prove that the stickers were issued to that car & license plate - but I suspect that's almost never enforced.
The reason the stickers need to be there is that some of them are limited in number (40K for the green stickers). So, it's not enough to have the right car, you need the sticker.
Details http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vr/decal.htm
Bottom line is that you need the stickers.
The law is that you may need to show the decal ID card to prove that the stickers were issued to that car & license plate - but I suspect that's almost never enforced.
The reason the stickers need to be there is that some of them are limited in number (40K for the green stickers). So, it's not enough to have the right car, you need the sticker.
Details http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vr/decal.htm
I can see them needing these stickers for older vehicles (2004 and newer) that are super low emission. Those aren't readily apparent to law enforcement. If your car is an ALL ELECTRIC vehicle it qualifies for the HOV lane unconditionally, and let's face it, there's only a couple of brands out there. Why do we need to put an ugly ass sticker on our paint to prove we have an eligible car? Who doesn't know a TESLA is an electric car? I think it's just plain stupid.
I can see them needing these stickers for older vehicles (2004 and newer) that are super low emission. Those aren't readily apparent to law enforcement. If your car is an ALL ELECTRIC vehicle it qualifies for the HOV lane unconditionally, and let's face it, there's only a couple of brands out there. Why do we need to put an ugly ass sticker on our paint to prove we have an eligible car? Who doesn't know a TESLA is an electric car? I think it's just plain stupid.
It's not exactly the law. But. How about you carry around the sticker and if pulled over you show the officer the sticker and say your plan is to put them on the next day.
It's an excuse. Not the best excuse, but an excuse.
There are many many ideas on how to mount your sticker in a non-permanent way in this thread: California DMV - Plates HOV Stickers