one of the perks of owning a Tesla is the ability to have access to carpool lanes. I live in the Sacramento area, work in Roseville - so on a daily basis, HOV access isn't really a big deal.
However, once or twice per month, I have to drive across 80 and down 680 to Walnut Creek. And ever other week or so I go from Roseville down to Stockton. All generally at lousy traffic times. So HOV access will make a difference, so I applied for the stickers, paid the $22, and the stickers arrived a week or so ago.
But I haven't put them on...I love the look of my red model X as it is. I spoke to my detailer (who installed xpel) and he mentioned it's very unlikely I'd be pulled over, as everyone knows a tesla is an EV. Of course, that's irrelevant if you didn't pay the fee to get the sticker, but I did.
The question then becomes, are their cameras to catch me? Or would it be about getting pulled over, show the sticker, and get a 'fix-it' ticket, same as for not displaying my front license plate?
If worst-case is a fix-it ticket, I think I'll leave the stickers off. But if a camera could catch me and I end up with a 350 or 400 ticket, I may just put the stickers on. Any experience or input about what happens if you HAVE the sticker but don't display it?
Dan
However, once or twice per month, I have to drive across 80 and down 680 to Walnut Creek. And ever other week or so I go from Roseville down to Stockton. All generally at lousy traffic times. So HOV access will make a difference, so I applied for the stickers, paid the $22, and the stickers arrived a week or so ago.
But I haven't put them on...I love the look of my red model X as it is. I spoke to my detailer (who installed xpel) and he mentioned it's very unlikely I'd be pulled over, as everyone knows a tesla is an EV. Of course, that's irrelevant if you didn't pay the fee to get the sticker, but I did.
The question then becomes, are their cameras to catch me? Or would it be about getting pulled over, show the sticker, and get a 'fix-it' ticket, same as for not displaying my front license plate?
If worst-case is a fix-it ticket, I think I'll leave the stickers off. But if a camera could catch me and I end up with a 350 or 400 ticket, I may just put the stickers on. Any experience or input about what happens if you HAVE the sticker but don't display it?
Dan