I guess it's about time I got this taken care of

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
08/12/2020 at 17:04 • Filed to: None

The state was pretty lenient about this during the lockdown, and even now, all DMV deadlines, such as driver license expirations, are extended by 60 days. Still, it’s always better to be legal.

DISCUSSION (38)

itranthelasttimeiparkedit > ttyymmnn
08/12/2020 at 17:09

all my shit is still expired. motorcycle since like 2004. god bless texas =p

ttyymmnn > itranthelasttimeiparkedit
08/12/2020 at 17:11

I saw a car at Costco that had a 2014 sticker on it, plus the old inspection sticker.

Sovande > ttyymmnn
08/12/2020 at 17:17

We are in the same situation here. My El Camino was due in May. Of 2019. Oops.

The Volvo is up this month. I just had it at the dealership and asked them to do it for free since I had a coupon. Since the dealership is always looking for ways to provide less than good service, they forgot to inspect it. The guy said to come back any time and have it done. As though it's not an inconvenience.

ttyymmnn > Sovande
08/12/2020 at 17:18

I got the van inspected when it was in for service. My guy didn’t forget. I really need front tires, though, and I was worried it wouldn’t pass.

PS9 > ttyymmnn
08/12/2020 at 17:30

ttyymmnn = Travis from Jalopnik. KNEW IT

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > ttyymmnn
08/12/2020 at 17:35

Can I have the old one... for reasons? Lol

DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > ttyymmnn
08/12/2020 at 17:44

Lol funny you mention it, mine was due in June and I’m getting the inspection done right now.

ttyymmnn > PS9
08/12/2020 at 17:45

Actually, this is me: Lt. Col. Austin Travis.

Kinja'd!!!

ttyymmnn > This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja:
08/12/2020 at 17:45

I had a friend way back in my Houston days who drove a car that had no business being on the road. I asked him about the inspection, and he said, “I had a friend who owns a garage...”

TheRealBicycleBuck > ttyymmnn
08/12/2020 at 17:46

I have two cars which need inspections. One needs a new blinker bulb first.

ttyymmnn > DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back
08/12/2020 at 17:46

Since it had been more than three months, I couldn’t get the sticker at the grocery store. Had to have it mailed, because there’s no way in hell I’m going down to the tax office..

PS9 > ttyymmnn
08/12/2020 at 17:47

Before doing jalopnik, you were in the military? Awesome! It also seems you were a movie star of some sort.

facw > ttyymmnn
08/12/2020 at 17:54

Would be such an easy thing for the police to care, when there are license plate readers on every car. I’m sort of surprised they don’t, it seems like it would be easy ticket money, and when I was there, I’d say at least a quarter of the cars I saw at work weren’t current and more than got flagged when my apartment complex threatened to enforce their parking registration rules.

facw > ttyymmnn
08/12/2020 at 17:58

I did my registration back in March by mail, but MA extended the inspection deadline due to covid so I did it on the last day it was legal under the extension , July 31st. Of course that might make me a sucker as if I had procrastinated one day further, I could have had an August inspection sticker instead of a July one but hey, I already got three extra months, so why be greedy an risk a ticket.

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > ttyymmnn
08/12/2020 at 18:00

I just want it because it says 04 20. :D

ttyymmnn > TheRealBicycleBuck
08/12/2020 at 18:02

That’s actually something that I might be able to fix.

ttyymmnn > PS9
08/12/2020 at 18:03

Yes, but I tragically lost my life during an extremely dangerous and daring attempt to rescue the President of the United States after Air Force One was hijacked by terrorists.

ttyymmnn > facw
08/12/2020 at 18:04

We would occasionally have motor deputies show up in the school zone for my school. One was a neighbor, so I’d hang out and talk to him (he’s a county constable now). They rarely pulled cars over for speeding, which is what I wanted them to do. Instead, they’d just roll up and down the line of cars and check window stickers.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > ttyymmnn
08/12/2020 at 18:04

You guys still use stickers?! Our mob gave up on them. Especially since all the highway patrol cars have licence plate recognition functionality in their speed camera equipment.

ttyymmnn > facw
08/12/2020 at 18:07

Note that I did not get an August sticker, so I didn’t get four free months. I have often wondered if you could delay by a day or two while it was still legal (TX gives you 7 business days), get the number for the next month, then every 12 years you’d get a free year. Brilliant!

ttyymmnn > This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja:
08/12/2020 at 18:07

That had not escaped me....

ttyymmnn > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
08/12/2020 at 18:09

We had separate inspection and registration stickers up until 2015. Now you have to get the inspection, the pass goes into a computer database, then you get your registration. Old old days, you got little stickers every year to apply to your license plate. Trouble was, people stole the stickers off people’s license plates. You had to put them on then slice them up with a razor blade so they couldn’t be peeled off.

DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > ttyymmnn
08/12/2020 at 18:14

Wait...you can get it at the grocery store?

facw > ttyymmnn
08/12/2020 at 18:19

Meanwhile when I registered my car in Texas, I did it on Halloween, and they gave me a September sticker cheating me out of a month...

ttyymmnn > DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back
08/12/2020 at 18:40

Yup.

PatBateman > ttyymmnn
08/12/2020 at 18:44

Mine went out in May. The check engine light tied to a faulty oxygen sensor just cleared, so I guess I should probably do the thing too.

Noodles > ttyymmnn
08/12/2020 at 21:09

I once had dead tags for 11 1/2 months. It starts as an accident but turns into a game rather quickly. The ticket ended the game real quick but I’m really good at avoiding the police because of my experiment.

I was good before but now I’m really good.

shop-teacher > ttyymmnn
08/12/2020 at 21:52

I just renewed my wife's CX-5 and Vespa online. I usually do it in person at the local DMV, as it's super close and people there are actually really friendly and helpful. But now? F that noise!

ttyymmnn > shop-teacher
08/12/2020 at 22:04

I usually went to the tax office too. Fast and friendly. But yea, no way I’m going near the tax office right now.

bmil128 > ttyymmnn
08/12/2020 at 22:29

The clerk at HEB last year told me it is legal 30 days past due date in Texas now; this was befo re the pandemic

ttyymmnn > bmil128
08/12/2020 at 23:53

I think it’s 60 days on a license. My high schooler needs to convert his learner’s permit into a license. I made an appointment at DPS for OCTOBER, which was the first available, and one month after his LP expires. With the extension, though, he’ll be able to keep driving.

PS9 > ttyymmnn
08/13/2020 at 00:50

Take a lesson from Travis, kids: Don’t let a little thing like dying stop you from being an opponaut.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn
08/13/2020 at 00:53

Especially if you're not white.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
08/13/2020 at 00:54

Once they got the guns, the rest is trivial.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn
08/13/2020 at 00:55

The term of art is "score .”

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > ttyymmnn
08/13/2020 at 05:56

That's much the same here.... inspection report goes in the database as does the compulsory injury insurance and then and only then can you get your registration certificate...but no-one gets a sticker. It's all on your licence plate...

Jayvincent > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
08/16/2020 at 08:52

as in “score your sticker or someone will score a sticker off you!”

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Jayvincent
08/16/2020 at 08:53

Yup.