Prius now allowed in California HOV Lanes!

[davedog]

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/forms/reg/reg1000.htm

Application for Clean Air Vehicle Stickers (REG 1000)



Use this form to apply for Clean Air Vehicle Stickers. The stickers allow single-occupant qualifying vehicles to use high-occupancy vehicle lanes (carpool or diamond lanes) in California.

Application for Clean Air Vehicle Stickers (REG 1000)

Clean Air Vehicle Stickers

A vehicle that meets specified emissions standards may be issued Clean Air Vehicle Stickers that allow the vehicle to be operated by a single occupant in the carpool (diamond) lanes of California's freeways. (See Vehicle Code §§5205.5 and 21655.9.) To find out if your vehicle qualifies, check the California Air Resources Board's website.

NOTE: Applications are being accepted for hybrids, however, not all hybrids qualify. Please check the ARB website to see if your hybrid qualifies.

How To Apply for Clean Air Vehicle Stickers

Complete an Application for Clean Air Vehicle Stickers (REG 1000).

If the Clean Air Vehicle is a hybrid and you are a resident of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano or Sonoma County, you must include an original receipt from the Bay Area Toll Authority as evidence of a "FasTrak" toll account.

Submit your application, fee, and FasTrak receipt (see above) to DMV. Mail the completed application to:
Department of Motor Vehicles,
Special Processing Unit MS D238,
PO Box 932345 Sacramento, CA 94232-3450.


Your Clean Air Vehicle Stickers will be mailed to you. Do not drive as a sole occupant in the high-occupancy vehicle (carpool or diamond) lanes until you receive the stickers and affix them to your vehicle.

For more information, visit the California Air Resources Board's website.

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[davedog]

darn, what to do?

i just bought my prius a bit more than 2 weeks ago. so of course, it's currently plateless. can i submit an application without the license plate #?

[silentak1]

Sure you can. I'm doing so tomorrow also.

Hurry up! Space is limited to the first 75,000 or so...

[ceric]

Dave,

Consider this, in SF Bay Area, you actually need a FasTrak account to get a sticker. That is extra trouble to turn off those it-would-be-nice-to-get-one-if-it's-free people.

If I were you I would go to DMV to see if the numbers of your license plate are already assigned. You could be just waiting for the plate to be manufactured.

[ceric]

According to record,
"As of the end of June, there were 57,164 hybrids registered in California, though not all would be car pool-eligible, according to the Department of Motor Vehicles. In a sign of the vehicles' growing popularity, nearly 24,000 hybrids were registered in the first six months of this year..."
We have enough stickers to go around for current owners. For the owners-to-be, good luck!!!

[mmccking]

Requiring a FasTrak account is bogus, I don't travel any toll roads in the South Bay!

[lordbrowne]

Hi all, Lordbrowne coming out of lurking mode to ask: Is there a fee that goes with the application? I don't see a request for it on on the application, but on the DMV site on the info page reguarding this there is a link for a fee that seems to be $8. Is that for San Francisco or what?

Lordbrowne
2005 salsa red mdl 6

[davedog]

should i leave vehicle license number blank, and submit the form that way? also, i have a family fastrak account original receipt that's under my sister's name (same last name & address) that i can mail in with my application. will that be suffice?

[curiousprius]

It's for any application...per the website:

Clean Air Vehicle Sticker Fee (original or replacement) (VC §§5205.5, 21655.9)

8)

Eagerly waiting for the morning so I can drop off my application at the post office. I wonder how long it will take to get the stickers.

I'll post as soon as I receive mine!

[reesdude]

do you just include 8 dollars cash in the envelope to pay for the fee?