Posted on 10/11/2024 5:52:11 AM PDT by texas booster
Daniel Rocha walked into a Prosper car dealership to test drive a truck, only to find himself in legal trouble within minutes. Rocha was pulled over by police shortly after beginning his test drive. The officer informed him that the reason for the stop was the absence of a license plate on the back of the vehicle. "When he stopped me, he asked for my driver's license and said the reason why I stopped you is because you don't have a license plate in the back," Rocha explained. Rocha received a citation for "Operating a Vehicle Without License Plates," and he claims the officer suggested that this was an ongoing issue with the dealership. "He said this has been ongoing with these dealers," Rocha said. "'We've been getting on these guys for doing that,'" he recalled the officer saying. "He said in order for us to make [the dealerships] abide, we're going to start citing the customers," he recalled.
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A pull over with a warning would have served the same purpose. Cops seem to be continuing their quest to lose every last ounce of support from the normals.
Approximately 2020...................
It’s about... the LOW HANGING FRUIT.. of REVENUE.
It is the responsibility of every driver to make sure the car he/she drives has tags.
It’s not that difficult to do.
Dealer tags ... a blessing and a curse.
In Texas dealer tags were often handed out by the handful to the buyer of the car.
Safety? Nah, just a revenue generation scheme.
“Rocha received a citation for “Operating a Vehicle Without License Plates,” and he claims the officer suggested that this was an ongoing issue with the dealership.
“He said this has been ongoing with these dealers,” Rocha said. “’We’ve been getting on these guys for doing that,’” he recalled the officer saying. “He said in order for us to make [the dealerships] abide, we’re going to start citing the customers,” he recalled.”
That’s like charging a gun manufacturer for murder instead of charging the person that committed it.
I can relate to this guy. Stuff like this only happens to people like us.
OK, I understand it is a violation of law, but how is this a safety risk?
In Michigan they have dealer issued plates that are bolted to magnets. They just slap ‘em on the back and off you go.
CC
Longo toyota?
We love you longo time!!
WTF is a Longo?
That is what I remember...they slapped a magnetic plate holder in the trunk lid.
Based solely on what you say in your post, I would fine the Dad $1.00 and let him go.
The wife and I comment to each other about the number of vehicles both new and old driving around Texas without a license plate.
Traffic enforcement in TX is almost non existent. Hell I had a coworker who drove her car in FW for 2&1/2 years with an expired inspection tag before finally getting a ticket.
And don’t get me started on illegals who cant drive for caca!
These were real metal license plates that the dealership had to buy, not like a temp tag. I’m not sure what they cost, but I know if we ever lost one, or one didn’t come back from a test drive, it would cost the salesman a couple hundred bucks.
It is, after all, their responsibility to make sure that their vehicles are properly licensed to travel on state highways.
Unfortunately, it’s the operator’s responsibility.
Dealerships typically provide temp and dealer tags to stay on the right side of the law, but, as evidenced by this article, the operator is responsible for ensuring the vehicle is legal to drive on public roads.
” Rocha’s need for a new vehicle stems from a personal tragedy—his son, Daniel Junior, died in a car accident on August 30th at the age of 44.”
What does THIS have to do with the story? NOTHING!
I used to sell cars. We ALWAYS had a dealer plate ON THE CAR.
Of course back then cars were metal not plastic.
Duct tape?
This happened to me once in Sunnyvale, Ca. Fortunately, a salesman was in the passenger seat, so the officer threatened him, not me.
They should start writing citations to the dealer if they really want them to stop this.
He should take it to court and explain the situation. Should probably take along a rep from the dealership as well.
It’s not a moving violation so it will not affect insurance
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