I see this quite a bit too . . . I think the most out of date one I've seen was a paper tag 5-6 months past due.
I like the ones that take a sharpie and renumber a faded tag.
I bought a car a couple of weeks ago. I went and got the title swapped and got the tag in less than 2 hours after I bought it. The tag agent was shocked. She said “this was just notarized today”. Yes, I just bought it.
I bought a car a couple of weeks ago. I went and got the title swapped and got the tag in less than 2 hours after I bought it. The tag agent was shocked. She said “this was just notarized today”. Yes, I just bought it.
I can understand new car paper tags being a little over. My last pickup I bought I didn’t receive the title until I think 3 or 4 days after the 30 day. It happened around the time they had shut everything down due to Covid.
so that means it was expired over 3 months to incur a $100 penalty.
What can be interesting is to be in another state with a vehicle with the temporary tag. When we were in Colorado some time back, we ended up buying a Ford Expedition at Diffee Ford in El Reno. Before we got around to getting a Colorado tag for it, I got caught at an expired parking meter. I got there just as the lady was finishing with the parking ticket. She told me that I better get a tag because mine was expired. I had to show her on the temporary tag that Oklahoma lists the date on it as the "buy" date. Colorado's temporary tags go out with the 45 day date when the tag expires, thus, she thought my tag was expired.
Oh, and for those complaining about the cost of tagging a new vehicle, try tagging in Colorado sometime. A renewal tag for that same Expedition one year later was $560. So glad to be back in Oklahoma.
Oh, and for those complaining about the cost of tagging a new vehicle, try tagging in Colorado sometime. A renewal tag for that same Expedition one year later was $560. So glad to be back in Oklahoma.
The first 30 days are free.
Still subject to a ticket, but do not incur a penalty.
I've always used waaaay expired tags as a dire warning to keep my distance. You KNOW they've got a lifetime of bad decisions behind them. I saw a guy once driving an old econobox, beat to death, fresh front end damage and tags that expired in January (it was mid September).
Any bets as to whether he had insurance? Or a valid license? Think he even bothered to get the title transferred into his name?
Any bets as to whether he had insurance? Or a valid license? Think he even bothered to get the title transferred into his name?
Most use expired tags, paper or otherwise as a reason for contact. More than half the time it lead to no insurance verification, suspended license or other infractions.
If all that was wrong was an expired tag of limited time, the driver would be told to please get it taken care and sent on their way.
And maybe yours was expired more than a couple of months If you had to pay $100 penalty. In Oklahoma anyhow.
Yup, three months. The fine wasn't as bad as being reminded of it now every time we stop behind a vehicle at a traffic light! She has a much better memory than I do!
I’ve done it too. I have a vanity plate that expired in March on the vehicle and the regular tag expires in December. I’ve forgotten to renew the regular plate before.
We bought a new Pickup and a new RV within two weeks of each other. I should have got more than a kiss!
