Sorry I couldn't limit this to California only.
A few days ago the license renewal notice for my Cobra arrived in the
mail. Sheese, didn't I just re-up? Anyway, I've been thinking about
getting vanity plates for a couple of years now and I thought this would
be a good time to do it. But before I commit to this I have a couple of
questions. I assume that all that is required is to fill out a form or
two at the DMV and pay some extra fees. Is there anything else
involved? For example, would these plates be considered new issue
requiring a smog certificate? I haven't had the car smogged since '69
and even then it was a monumental pain in the ass [UK readers please
note the use of the "less offensive" anatomical term].
Is there any chance that a new value assessment would be required for
license fee purposes? Right now as far as the California DMV is
concerned I own a 30 year old car which is assumed to have little or no
value. This means I pay the minimum fee each year and I don't want to
make any waves in this regard.
Roland
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