By Terri from NV
Editor's Note: Most DMV's appear to only charge a small fee for replacing these stickers, not the entire amount of the registration. Oregon, for example, charges $10. However, it is best to discover this before you are pulled over.
By
08/23/2009
Stolen car tags can be replaced for $18 at your local DMV in California. I had mine stolen recently, however you can avoid this by scoring your tag lightly with a razor after applying it to your plate. This prevents someone peeling off the sticker in one piece, instead it comes apart in small pieces! Ha Ha ha! Thieves! Pay your registration like the rest of us!
By Anita (Guest Post)
08/13/2008
I live in California, I just noticed that my tags were stolen. I tried the tip: use a sharp knife/object, cut diagonally, but this didn't stop thieves from taking my hard earned money (my tags). I hope that California laws change, to move registration tags to the inside of our cars.
Frustrated :(
By
02/06/2008
I live in New York and our state has the same thing where our inspection and registration stickers are placed inside the window and they do get destroyed when you take them off to put the new ones on. I just wish someone could come up with an idea to keep the license plates inaccessible. I have never had one stolen from my car but thieves do that too.
LI Roe
By
02/05/2008
Here in Texas we don't have to worry about our car tags getting stolen or switched. Several years ago, for that very reason, the DMV switched to stickers that are placed on the INSIDE of the windshield next to the state inspection sticker. And if you take them off the window they are destroyed and are unable to be used again. I don't know of any other state that uses this method but I think it's great. All states should do this.
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