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California Timeline: Car Purchase, License & Registation, HOV Stickers, and FasTrak CAV Toll-Tag
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I have a screenshot of the DMV Twitter statement, which was posted prior to me sending in my application. If they process my application too early, and I get a blue sticker, I figure I'll have until 2025 for my dispute to work its way through the DMV, arbitration, or the courts. That's a lot of time to get this resolved.
OCJeff
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Not really, because you'll need to mail in your Blue stickers with the complaint (and statement of facts).
OCJeff
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When I called the Special Processing Unit about the issue (getting the 2021 Blue stickers and not the 2022 stickers they should have based on their 3-4 month back log and "All applications are processed in the order received") they confirmed I needed to submit a request using DMV form Reg 256 (statement of facts) and that I needed to include the blue stickers with my request to the DMV.
Just sharing my experiences so far. I expect it to take 1-2 months to sort out.
As I said before the DMV can't even mess things up correctly. They just fail at everything.
Thanks for this post, I plan on sending my stickers back to the DMV with Reg 256. I have a screenshot of a twitter post from the DMV CA which states that applications from the end August were still being processed. This was dated 11/24/21. Do you think a printout of this would be helpful to us?
Well then in that case, I'd be disputing the process for disputing. And again, I'd have 3 YEARS for that to work its way through the system.
Going to send this in a few days, hopefully the current 2020 form will still be good, I hope they don't come out with a 2022 form after I send it out on the first week of Jan 2022.
On a side note, I did see my neighbor who got their VW ID4 in August just get their Blue HOV stickers, so it seems it is pretty quick as mentioned in this thread.
On a side note, I did see my neighbor who got their VW ID4 in August just get their Blue HOV stickers, so it seems it is pretty quick as mentioned in this thread.
I dont believe there is any rhyme or reason to how they are processing them. I mailed mine back in November and they've still not cashed the check. I've confirmed I used the proper form and mailed to the correct address. The fact yours was processed already before mine makes zero sense.
Looks like they updated their website with the YELLOW sticker, wish it were a darker color like Grey or Brown or Black..
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Carpool Stickers | California Air Resources Board
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) issues Clean Air Vehicle (CAV) decals that allow vehicles meeting specified emissions standards single occupancy use of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV or carpool) lanes. CARB establishes the official list of eligible vehicles based upon vehicle...
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No, it means that if your vehicle received any sticker in the past, it cannot be issued another color sticker. You can certainly apply again if you buy a qualifying new vehicle or a qualifying used vehicle that has never been issued a decal before.
What ended up happening with the duplicate application? Did they return your check?
I'm debating sending in another application and check because they updated the form today and the PO BOX, I mailed it out on 1/2 and it probably didn't get picked up from the post office until today.....
OCJeff
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You can…. They should just reject the duplicate if the first one is received and processed.
DMV online chat advised not to mail in another application using the new form, said it might confused them. They said if HQ has issue with the old form then they will mail it back. They also mentioned forms mailed to the old PO BOX will be forwarded so it should be fine.
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