wrote:
On Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:46:03 -0600, Califbill
wrote:

iBoaterer wrote:

Here insurance proof is electronic. No insurance, no tag, don't even
have to show a paper copy. Insurance lapses, tag is deemed invalid, LEO
runs the tag, finds out that uninsured and therefore tag is invalid, go
to jail, car towed.

Not in California. Not any room in jail anyway. Besides, insurance seems
to be on a less than yearly payment cycle and tags are yearly.

Yeah Kevin really seems to believe the cops spend all their day trying
to catch uninsured motorists.

OTOH if the tags were issued by the insurance company, they would
simply send a minimum wage goon over to repossess the tag if you let
your insurance lapse. It would still belong to them.

Actually tags are a problem in this state. People take a razor blade and
peel off a valid sticker and place it on their car. Looks like car is
registered. Other odd thing is costs more for a replacement sticker than
for replacement plates with sticker. Learned that when getting replacement
boat trailer (boating related post) and the guy next to me is getting a
replacement sticker. And he is paying a couple bucks more.