Buddy
Member
I'm saying, do the cops on the road know this?
Eventually green, yellow, white, red andd purple will be expired but orange, black and brown will be valid.
Years later and we will have 10 different color stickers on the roads.
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CAV decal: colors, choice and strategy for HOV lane usage.
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I'm saying, do the cops on the road know this?
Eventually green, yellow, white, red andd purple will be expired but orange, black and brown will be valid.
Years later and we will have 10 different color stickers on the roads.
RayK
Active Member
They better. It's their job. Should be no different than knowing what colors are currently valid for your license plate tags.
Thanks. Couldn't find other thread. Still figuring out how to search most effectively.
digitalFan
Member
I submitted my application by mail around 20th December and received my red stickers on January 23rd. I am glad that I got the red one which doesn't look bad on my red model 3. I saw a purple sticker on a black Tesla at a supercharger few days ago and that looks just horrible.
Glamisduner
Active Member
shouldn't you have gotten lavender? I mean how can they issue red in 2019? I'll be pissed if i get red ones. I use mine daily so I'll take whichever lasts longer over looks.Got my red 2 weeks ago. Red > purple
WallyP
Member
My guess is that it would be highly unlikely to be pulled over if you were displaying the red decals which are good until Jan 1, 2022. However, if you were pulled over for something else and it was discovered that those decals were not issued to you then "In California, if you violate California Vehicle Code Section 21655.5 by driving illegally in the carpool lane, you face expensive fines. Your punishment will be a minimum fine of $481, including fees and penalty assessments"
digitalFan
Member
I am pretty sure CA will extend the red decal validity beyond 1/1/2022. We just sold a Prius plug-in hybrid last month.We purchased that back on 2013 and that had a green decal. Expiry date of green decal was extended twice. On January 1, 2019, 223,654 green decals expired so there are lot less cars on the HOV lanes now.
WallyP
Member
That is correct, the green and white HOV decals can be extended to the red decals, but only if your vehicle was purchased after 2017.
Clean Air Vehicle Decals - High Occupancy Vehicle Lane Usage
Clean Air Vehicle Decals - High Occupancy Vehicle Lane Usage
I will take the ugly color sticker if it means I can use the HOV lane one extra year. Based on what happened with the White stickers not being extended if the car was bought before 2017, I'm not expecting any of these stickers to be extended beyond their current expiration date.
Lifeinabox
Member
That's a safe assumption. People aren't acknowledging that the state is trying to reduce the number of cars in HOV lanes.
Eno Deb
Active Member
I saw the purple stickers on a white car today and it actually wasn't that bad. I think it's just the thick white border that makes them look terrible on darker cars. I don't know what they were thinking ...
I tried searching the forum, but I recall a post about using strips of PPF to use as underneath the HOV sticker when applying to the bumpers. I am planning to get a front PPF, so I am assuming I can safely put the HOV sticker on the front bumper without damaging the paint. For the rear bumper, what's the recommendation? Can I buy some small strips of PPF to cut-out in the shape of the HOV sticker?
digitalFan
Member
This is what I used. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LZYSXZJ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1
It worked very well for me.
WallyP
Member
RayK
Active Member
That's my thinking as I put my HOV stickers on some XPEL Ultimate Plus. When they expire I'll pull them off and hope that the paint around the stickers haven't faded too much to notice.
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