Insurance companies are now required to notify your local DMV should you
cancel or fail to maintain payments on your policy. That's why you no longer
have to show proof of insurance. A license plate check will reveal if the
vehicle's insured or not.
gk
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Gary E. Klim - Somewhere In Connecticut mailto:garyklim@snet.net
http://pages.cthome.net/garyklim/ mailto:gklim@harman.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Jodi Lewis
> Sent: Monday, September 28, 1998 4:17 PM
> To: 'dakota-truck@buffnet.net'
> Subject: RE: DML: CA drivers, was:Drivers Age??
>
>
> In CA they can no longer ask for registration and insurance when you get
> pulled over, only registration. (I think, I've been gone for 4 years,
> now) But I have no idea what it takes to re-register your car...they
> sent me a form in the mail and said "Please pay X amount" and I did and
> they sent me a brand new sticker.
>
> -Jodi
> jlewis@sharetech.com
> '98 Dakota Sport
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Beau Hale [SMTP:sleepy@neteze.com]
> > Sent: Monday, September 28, 1998 4:51 PM
> > To: Dakota List
> > Subject: RE: DML: CA drivers, was:Drivers Age??
> >
> > While randomly pounding on their keyboard bbridges@alarismed.com typed
> >
> > >In
> > >the 20+ years Ive been driving CA roads I have seen just about every
> > one of
> > >the rules broken and lots of cars and people too! In fact, just down
> > the
> > >road from my house we lose at least a car a year to the , you
> > guessedit,
> > >railroad crossing...Cant stop in time for those flashing red
> > lights???
> > >BOOOOMMMM.
> >
> > Yea, but passing a test isn't going to change my driving habits. I
> > have
> > been driving for almost 15 accident free years (I am 29 and with that
> > comment I'll probably total my Dak on the way to the store today) and
> > I
> > feel driving safely and in control (sober too) has nothing to do with
> > the
> > BAL in CA vs. MD (I think it should be .05 personnaly, I lost o good
> > friend to a .075 driver in PA) no does it have anything to do with how
> >
> > long you have to file a report with your insurace company after you
> > sell/
> > total your car.
> >
> > > They also require proof of insurance to re-register your Dak.
> > >Unfortunately theres a way around everything....
> >
> > Excuse my ignorance but I'm not sure I follow you. Doesn't CA require
> >
> > proof of ins. anyway? I am really new to the state and haven't
> > registered my Dak yet, I guess I dodging :-> the 300 surcharge.
> >
> >
> > "Been around the world and found out only stupid people are breeding"
> > Harvey Danger
>
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