Posted by NCWayne on January 13, 2012 at 15:55:02 from (69.40.232.132):
Just reading the post below about Government run amok and some of the replies got me to thinking. I understand the guy was in all actuality doing something illegal, wether he really intended to or not, and got caught. After all I've had to go through to get my truck legal all I can say is I say too bad for him he mouthed off and got himself in trouble. Saddly when it comes to the commercial side of things they do their best to make it all so complicated that there is no way anyone can truely keep up with all of the regulations. I mean seriously where do we draw the line when it comes to the difference in a business and something someone does as a hobby to make a few dollars. Heck why not go ahead and make little Suzy get a business license, a tax ID, liability insurance, a restaurant license, etc, etc, etc before she is allowed to set up a lemonaid stand. Granted if this guy makes his living buying and selling cars then he should have known he was/is illegal and I have no pitty on him. But if he was simple doing what many of you guys do, by buy a tractor/car, fixing it up in your spare time, and eventually selling it, then every one of you that does that is as guilty as this guy....You just haven't gotten caught yet.
That leads me to this question. How many of ya'll have an SUV that is titled as an auto and runs a standard license plate? I know the laws on this may vary from state to state but here in NC a standard 'auto' plate is supposed to be good up to 4,000 lbs. In other words if I put on on my pickup and put a trailer behind it I better not weight over 4,000 lbs otherwise I'm over the tagged weight and am illegal. To get anything over 4,000 lbs you have to get a commercial plate. The difference in cost is that here the standard plate costs about $29 per year and the heavier commercial plates go up from there. My pickup weights less than 4,000 lbs but I still run a 7,000 plate so I can tow a trailer. For that weight the plate is around $54 per year. Funny thing many of the new SUV's weight over 4,000 lbs from the factory. That being the case why are they allowed to be licensed as an auto and run a standard auto plate when in all actuality they are running as illegal as any other vehicle that would be considered running over it's tagged weight. Basically I'm just curious as to how many of ya'll 'private individuals' are being allowed to 'flaunt' the weight laws ((((be it due to the state allowing it or because it is illegal but you know DMV really isn't going to weight 'Mom's taxi' so why bother))) while us commercial guys pay the BIG bucks because of what our vehicles weight??? And I say big bucks not just because the tag for my pickup is nearly twice what it is for a heavier SUV, but also because of the nearly $800 a year I pay for the tag and all other assicuated 'commercial fees' on my service truck, along with another $1,200 a year to keep a million dollar liability policy on it because it's a heavy commercial vehicle.
Like I said, given the tone of many of the remarks made about someone that was technically doing something wrong that in reality should not actually be wrong, I was just curuious as to how many others out there are in the same boat and will admit it???
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