*boggles*

[tsaiko]

License plates expire in Indiana? o_O

I discovered this when I went to get a parking permit for campus. They had me add my vehicle. Two of the questions were "What is the month that your plate expires? What is the year your plate expires?"

WTF? I have NC plates. Those things don't expire. Hell, my grandfather has had the same plates since before I was born and I'm 28. And is their database smart enough to realize "Oh! She has out of state plates. They might not expire."? Nope. I had to completely make up the expiration month/date in order to register my car.

This is kind of like having roads with no lines. It's going to take a while for my mind to wrap around the concept.

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[ainokitsune.livejournal.com]

Same in Ohio. You have to go in and buy little new stickers with the year of expiry on 'em, but not replace the entire plates. So there are the little colored stickers--two in front (I think) and one for the rear plate.

I forget how frequently, but I think I did it twice when I had my car...

[tsaiko.livejournal.com]

Now see, we have those stickers too in NC that have to be replaced every year. And when I say replaced, it means NC sends them in the mail as long as you've paid the taxes on the vehicle. It just usually when I'm getting a parking permit, no one cares. There just stickers. Only the state cares if I have them. I was just floored that I was asked. And they specifically said when the plate expires.