Car Or Truck License Plates?

[Blueruck]

Just curious . ?I find it strange the way our AV doesn't have truck plates. ?Is this a mistake or would the AV just be considered an SUV so it shouldn't have truck plates? ?When I'm paying attention, it seems like every other Avalanche I see has truck plates. ?

I don't want to consider the AV an SUV. ?I'd rather just consider it a really, really fancy pickup that's extremely versatile . ?I'd rather see the 3 letters "TRK" for truck on our CO plates than nothing except for the numbers.

ColoradoAV - I think you Lic plate office made a mistake - every AV I have seen in CO has truck plates including mine - I wonder if you over paid taxes for your AV plates.

 

[txyank1]

I'm not sure about the Av here in TX, I'll have to check on it. BUT, with an SUV it's your choice whether you want car or truck plates. When we bought our Explorer the Woman at DMV told us car plates would eventually go down but Truck plates don't. Well it took about six yrs. but the plates for our Explorer did drop $10 this yr. BTW...for about the last 5 yrs. we've had a personalized plate on it.

 

[ColoradoAV]

ColoradoAV - I think you Lic plate office made a mistake - every AV I have seen in CO has truck plates including mine - I wonder if you over paid taxes for your AV plates.

Hmmmm . ?That's interesting. ?Plates here cost so much and to be over charged, that makes it even worse!
Every AV I've seen here (except for ours) has truck plates too. ?That has to be a mistake.

 

[jnspur]

Wisconsin is truck. The dealer told me either, but the DOT said truck. I believe, like other states, it is determined by weight. I have personalized Endangered Species plates which you can have on a car or a truck. I transfered them to the AV from a Rodeo which was registered as a car, and had to pay the full truck registration amount. (I renewed the plates in March, and bought the AV in June!) Stupid DOT!!!!

 

[NJAV]

Funny thing, my registration has the AV classified as a wagon....I don't know how that happened but oh well...and as far as the special interest plates go, I run the Law enforcement plates in which the annual fee and one time fee go to the families of police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.....well worth it in my opinion....

 

[Durwin]

Ha! But how much is your registration? I'm paying $400 or so on my "Commercial" truck. I don't mind. It pays for all of our great social engineering programs in California.
Durwin

 

[dhaluzak]

jnspur is right, WI is truck plates. Couldn't transfer my "car" plates from my Tahoe. Truck plates cost more to renew. I think it has to do with the size of the vehicle vs. the passenger space.

 

[spork_av]

mine is registered as a truck, but I have specialized plates that don't say either way.

 

[Chief]

My Texas Plates say truck and the registration cost isn't bad at all

Any comments Spork?

 

[ColoradoAV]

My Texas Plates say truck and the registration cost isn't bad at all ?

Any comments Spork? ?

Well, I'm not Spork but geez, CO is ridiculous! I think we paid about 10 times that much for our registration!

Goo, why does that say your carrying capacity is 1000 lb? Isn't it supposed to be 1300lb?

 

[wrchism]

You're the exception ColoradoAV . . . my Colorado plates have the TRK on the side. Interesting . . . but not to hard to understand given the intricate and mysterious workings of the state government . . . their crystal ball must have been down that day.

 

[Chief]

Goo, why does that say your carrying capacity is 1000 lb? ?Isn't it supposed to be 1300lb?

They probably subtracted the weight of my subs

 

[Doug]

Here in Jersey they're (at least mine is) registered as a pickup ?
Passenger Commercial.
6000 lbs
$89.00

There?s no designation on the plates ? I think that?s where the passenger part comes into play.

 

[steelheadchaser]

Well, I'm not Spork but geez, CO is ridiculous! ?I think we paid about 10 times that much for our registration!

Goo, why does that say your carrying capacity is 1000 lb? ?Isn't it supposed to be 1300lb?

It's likely because of the 300 pounds of permanently installed "safety lighting" and its attendant wiring!

 

[cadboy1]

Got 2 tickets in Ny today. One for having passenger plates and one for being on a parkway. I guess they are now enforcing the bullpoop 5000 LBS law for pick up trucks in NY. Trooper said if I get a cap and stove and fridge for camping then its ok. Lets see, I am to heavy but if I add another 1000 LBS then I am ok What a crock. In the mean time, any 7000 LBS Excursion is no problem on parkway. Give me a break.

 

[old.ski.bum]

Cadboy1,

Great, which parkway were you on? So I can avoid it!
The dealer said Commercial plates were needed in Connecticut first. Then he tore up the purchase order when the DMV said I could transfer my passenger plates. Go figure!

 

[justhrowit]

Kind of funny here in IL. The AV is required to have truck plates. Thats cool, no prob. The EXT...they have car plates. Weird!!!!!

 

[jackalanche]

Cadboy1,

Great, which parkway were you on? So I can avoid it!
The dealer said Commercial plates were needed in Connecticut first. Then he tore up the purchase order when the DMV said I could transfer my passenger plates. Go figure!

funny, the CT DMV took one look at the paperwork (this in 11-02) and said "Truck" and charged me accordingly (higher, by the way)

 

[cadboy1]

I drive everyday from the Saktigos parkway to the Robert Moses causway to Ocean Parkway to Meadowbrook Parkway to Sunrise Highway. One time I take the Wantagh Parkway and thats where the bored trooper decided to nab me. Thousands of parkway miles over 1.5 years and now its not ok. I took my Impala SS to work today and passed 2 AVs.

 

[CraigF]

Isn't a parkway just a fancy term for highway. We have one parkway here in St. Louis that I'm aware of, and it is no different from any other roads. In fact, it is more like an Ave than a highway.

How can certain vehicles be banned from driving? It isn't like we are driving an 18 wheeler here...

I really hope I don't run into this issue.

Craig

 

[CraigF]

OH yeah, Cadboy1, who issued the passenger plates? Perhaps you have a way out of that ticket if it was a DMV problem.

And, in MO, the AV is a truck. That's was the DMV told me, no options for me.

Craig

 

[MojoAv]

Here in Chicago the city bans pick-ups or vehicles wearing 'B-Truck' plates on boulevards, including the Lake Shore Drive. They also prevent you from parking on city streets. However, Illinois allows substitutions for B plates up to certain weight limits. I do not know if the different plates make a difference, or I am lucky, but no problems yet.

I opted for the Wildlife series with a Bass on it which donates to wildlife preservation. I may switch to a new America Remembers plate that donates proceeds to Sept. 11th funds. not just a good cause but a nice design
http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/vehicles/america_remembers.html

Fortunately it is not a major up charge and Illinois offers a smorgasboard of plate options.

 

[ShapeShifter]

How can certain vehicles be banned from driving? ?It isn't like we are driving an 18 wheeler here...

Long island has several parkways which are small limited access highways, and generally nicely landscaped and rather picturesque. One of the rules on the parkways is that there are no commercial vehicles allowed. This makes it nice since you don't have to fight the big rigs for a piece of the roadway.

The problem comes in that for the longest time, New York state required all pickup trucks to have commercial plates, even if it was obvious that there was no commerce involved. I found this especially annoying when I had my little S-10 pickup, and there were plenty of bigger cars on the road. Yet I still had to follow the restrictions as I had no choice in the matter.

I'ts been years since I've been to Long Island and driven the parkways. I hope I don't have to go there with the Av, as I have apssenger plates on it. (On the title, the vehicle class is listed as a Suburban.) This was on the advice of the dealer who did the registration paperwork an said that it was OK. Now, after reading this I'm just a little worried that it isn't true.

-- SS

 

[cadboy1]

Long island has several parkways which are small limited access highways, and generally nicely landscaped and rather picturesque. One of the rules on the parkways is that there are no commercial vehicles allowed. This makes it nice since you don't have to fight the big rigs for a piece of the roadway.

The problem comes in that for the longest time, New York state required all pickup trucks to have commercial plates, even if it was obvious that there was no commerce involved. I found this especially annoying when I had my little S-10 pickup, and there were plenty of bigger cars on the road. Yet I still had to follow the restrictions as I had no choice in the matter.

I'ts been years since I've been to Long Island and driven the parkways. I hope I don't have to go there with the Av, as I have apssenger plates on it. (On the title, the vehicle class is listed as a Suburban.) This was on the advice of the dealer who did the registration paperwork an said that it was OK. Now, after reading this I'm just a little worried that it isn't true.

-- SS

The Belt parkway through Brooklyn and Southern state and Northern State parkways are anything but "limited Access". Each of them are jammed packed everyday. The limited access was true in the 50`s when they were created by Robert Moses but no longer. He purposely built low bridges to keep buses and trucks full of city dwellers out. So with the low bridges big rigs cant go on ( actually they do and clip bridges all the time, I guess they dont see the giant LOW BRIDGES signs) But to have SUV`s by the thousands on and not let an AV on is crazy.

 

[ShapeShifter]

The Belt parkway through Brooklyn and Southern state and Northern State parkways are anything but "limited Access". Each of them are jammed packed everyday.

Of course you are correct. But I meant the term "limited access" in the formal sense of access being limited to on and off ramps, as opposed to being able to enter/exit at intersections at every crossroad.

-- SS