We had a whole month to get license plates for the car, but of course – we didn’t. When Lloyd went to the courthouse the week before we left for Colorado, there was some problem with the sales tax and he couldn’t get them. He contacted the dealership and they sent someone out the Friday that we left so we could sign some papers. We drove west with our totally legal vehicle.
We returned, on January 31st, with a vehicle that was a day expired. The courthouse folks had assured Lloyd that when we got pulled over, we just needed to have them run the information and see that the sales tax was paid and everything was ok. (It wouldn’t hurt if I cried a little, too.)
So, we drove eastward keeping very close to the actual speed limit. As it turns out, all the police officers were napping so they could be awake after midnight to catch all the drunk drivers. We hardly saw any.
Back home, Lloyd got the new plates on Tuesday and it only took us three days to actually get them on the car. Well, the back one right away, but the front one needed a holder attached and also needed some proprietary ‘import car’ bolts that weren’t included.
Huh – look at that reflective surface!
Anyway, it’s all done now, and we can proudly say that we have drilled holes in this vehicle, too.
Brad says
Car and driver licensing stuff is often so complicated! It takes me a herculean effort just to get stuff gathered once. Then if something is wrong, the effort required seems multiplied.
Congratulations on successfully finishing!