Just need to vent...

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by Mendel Leisk, Jul 6, 2022.

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  1. hill

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    YouTube is replete with knuckleheads willing to challenge a policeman's authority - all preserved on the officer's body cam. It never goes well. Often, the knuckleheads end up on the ground yelling & screaming, "he killin' me - he killin' me !!!" ..... thinking that will make the cop NOT take them to jail .

    .... or the Sovereign citizen whack jobs flashing their home made laser printer I.D. - proving constitutional right to drive with no registration or license. (sigh)
     
    #3541 hill, Jun 15, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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    I’m a little astounded, that in the States cars roll off the dealership lots without the permanent plates, they’re “in the mail”… :rolleyes:

    never happens up here: dealership typically have an insurance agent on-call, they’ll show up with the doc’s and plates when buyers take the car.
     
    #3542 Mendel Leisk, Jun 15, 2026 at 10:12 AM
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    all vehicles sold off the lots must have temporary "plates" posted in plain view on the car

    and that's just the beginning you had better have proof of insurance as well as the proper papers for the vehicle in case a policeman stops you or you are involved in an accident - in our area and I would think all of the USA you could quickly end up in jail without these.

    the USA is not the wild west enterprise some would have you believe
     
    #3543 John321, Jun 15, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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    Maybe BC’s (British Columbia’s) ICBC (Insurance Corporation of British Columbia) is a factor here; they’re the main insurer, and tightly integrated with vehicle registration as well.

    now if only they’d revert to old-school painted plates, that lasted forever. Current plates have laminated “paint”, and within a decade can be pealing/fraying to illegibility. A PSA (Public Service Announcement), for any BC readers, ICBC will replace such plates, for free.
     
    #3544 Mendel Leisk, Jun 15, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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