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kalberts1-Apr-20 9:28

1-Apr-20 9:28

Say, is that common all over the USA that you have to "renew" your license plates? Or is it only in some states?

Here in Norway, the plates assigned to the car when it is bought for the first time (or possibly imported to Norway as a used car) stays with that car until it is scrapped, even when sold to another part of the country. I believe that even if it sold to Sweden, say, and carries Swedish plates for a few years, and then sold back to Norway, it would regain the same old plates.

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Greg Utas1-Apr-20 9:38

Greg Utas

1-Apr-20 9:38

The plates stay the same but you get a sticker to glue on to indicate when they'll expire. It's a yearly fee, though some places let you pay for two years at a time. I've lived in TX, CA, NH, and ON, and it's been the same in all of them.

kalberts1-Apr-20 9:51

1-Apr-20 9:51

We had those stickers in Norway as well, but from 2012, the automatic number recognition functions in the video cameras of the traffic police had matured enough to be a reliable way to flag cars who hadn't paid the yearly fee. It can even be fully automated - the camera mounted in a box along the roadside, reporting to the police office only those cars that haven't renewed.

From 2018, we still have to pay a yearly fee, but it is added to the (mandatory) liability insurance bill; you do not pay it separately.

theoldfool1-Apr-20 10:11

theoldfool

1-Apr-20 10:11

varies by state but here it is a yearly fee. They change plates every 5 years or somesuch, stickers in between. The license plate stays with the owner, not the car. I usually renew for 2 years but my second car is now 22 years old, so I do one year.
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kalberts1-Apr-20 11:40

1-Apr-20 11:40

We have a few exceptions in Norway, where the number plate stays with the person:

The car of the Norwegian king has had a "A-1" number plate since the 1930s. (All new cars since 1970 have a two-letter, five-digit number plate, except for the king.)

For a few years, we have had the option to buy "personalized" number plates with up to seven characters, provided the letter combination is not yet taken (and the word is not offensive). You pay a fee (almost 900 USD) for it, and it can be transferred to another car for a period of ten years, when it must be renewed. But these personalized plates are sort of a "secondary" registration number: The original XX-12345 number is still assigned to the car, and will be the one used if the personalized plate is not renewed after ten years. A standard format number is always assigned when the car is first sold, even if the buyer immediately switches to the personalized plates.

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W∴ Balboos, GHB31-Mar-20 5:36

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31-Mar-20 5:36

Previous Post[^] Dejavu all over again?

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theoldfool31-Mar-20 5:52

theoldfool

31-Mar-20 5:52

Experience: Recognizing a mistake the second time you make it.

If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.

Nelek31-Mar-20 6:33

31-Mar-20 6:33

Not even the donkeys struggle two times with the same stone Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

(I have been told this a lot of times Blush | :O

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Greg Utas31-Mar-20 7:13

Greg Utas

31-Mar-20 7:13

I assume that's a German saying, because I don't recognize it in English. There must be an equivalent, but I can't think of it.

Nelek31-Mar-20 7:45

31-Mar-20 7:45

Actually is a spanish one. Smile | :)

Meaning is that only the human being is the only dumb live form that repeats the same errors many times without learning from them.

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kalberts31-Mar-20 9:52

couldn't possibly be related to current events

31-Mar-20 9:52

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The pompey31-Mar-20 5:23

The pompey

31-Mar-20 5:23

Sorry for the link to this shot rag[^]

Archaeologists open up ‘cursed’ tomb and then say “see nothing bad happened”

Re: couldn't possibly be related to current events

Nelek31-Mar-20 6:35

31-Mar-20 6:35

If related, it was a lazy curse...

On the other hand... I sometimes wonder if those "brave" are not just plain "too dumb to be afraid"

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As it’s slow

The pompey31-Mar-20 5:14

The pompey

31-Mar-20 5:14

Try typing “dirty” followed by your first name into urban dictionary and see what....ummm...acts are named after you.

Warning. You probably won’t be able to post the results here.

My first name is Scott if your name doesn’t yield any results.

OriginalGriff31-Mar-20 5:25

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31-Mar-20 5:25

Mine was ... um ... unprintable, so I tried a few others here: "Dirty Kent" is a bit ... specific. I wonder if he knows?

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Jörgen Andersson31-Mar-20 5:42

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31-Mar-20 5:42

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PIEBALDconsult31-Mar-20 5:36

PIEBALDconsult

31-Mar-20 5:36

Well, ummm... Unsure | :~

"John" has connotations anyway.

5teveH31-Mar-20 6:27

5teveH

31-Mar-20 6:27

I came out of it, unscathed - first name 'Steve', which you probably could have guessed:

A mixed drink: Ginger ale, Bombay blue sapphire gin, cherry juice.

'Harry' is safe too.

The pompey31-Mar-20 6:53

The pompey

31-Mar-20 6:53

That’s the “top definition” keep scrolling down to see more.

Some of the definitions of Steve are beyond even soapbox material

kalberts31-Mar-20 9:59

31-Mar-20 9:59

Warning: If you come to Norway, in particular if your last name is Cook, you should rather use your full first name (which I assume is Stephen or something similar). "Steve" is pronounced like the Norwegian word for "stiff" (stiv), and "Cook" is pronounced like a Norwegian slang term for Cook with a single o.

Even if your last name is not Cook, you might receive some funny look if you introduce yourself as: Hi, I am stiff!

Nelek31-Mar-20 7:46

31-Mar-20 7:46

Just a tip: Don't do it while lunch break or after eating something if you don't have a very resistant stomach Dead | X|

Pompey 3 wrote:
My first name is Scott if your name doesn’t yield any results.

Dirty Mike is a good competitor, didn't compare though

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