Submitted by BeelzebubBubbleGum t3_ye86yq in washingtondc
Step 1.) Print Maryland Temp Tags from printer.
Step 2.) Affix fake MD Temp Tag to plateless, unregistered car.
Step 3.) Do crimes penalty free!
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BeelzebubBubbleGum OP t1_itwn8zl wrote
Oh no, you put said Printed Temp MD Tag on the stolen car after you have a juvenile steal it for you!
MD doesn't have reciprocity or any number for DC police to pull up, so just drive easy.
Car won't match the plates, because there are no plates, just a beautiful, newly printed paper Maryland Temp Tag!
Kitchen_Software t1_itwy65l wrote
The fact that paper temp tags exist is a little silly in principle. All states (plus DC) should make some kind of change to temp tags that a) you can spot from 20 feet away, and b) can't be fucking printed on an inkjet.
ThatsALovelyShirt t1_itx0fgg wrote
Just be normal DC citizen and steal a screwdriver from the local family-owned Ace Hardware, and then use it to pry off someone else's plate (NOT screw off, you have to pry it off until it breaks something), and then stick it in the rear window of your shitty stolen Lincoln SUV with the useless muffler pathetically dangling off the rear axle like.
Expecting someone to have a printer, let alone one that works, is so boujie. Sheesh.
Deanocracy t1_itx3bzu wrote
It obviously increases crime and hampers law enforcement.
Our government (all levels) spares no expense at creating barriers to our pursuit of happiness…
But on this one purchase that usually involves thousands and tens of thousands of dollars they find the most streamlined system in the entire system.
Mind boggling
Kitchen_Software t1_itx4qtg wrote
I just assume they print at the library for free. Seems fitting, doesn’t it?
Blrfl t1_itx6hy5 wrote
Some states put a holographic strip in their temp tags, but even those have to be inspected close up to tell if they're the right one.
IfUReadThisURLame t1_itx8a89 wrote
It really wouldn't be that difficult to incorporate better counterfeiting protection for temporary tags.
IfUReadThisURLame t1_itx8g6x wrote
You might get unlucky and steal plates from a person with warrants out on them.
ThatsALovelyShirt t1_itxbuuy wrote
Doesn't matter in DC. You will never get pulled over for anything while driving.
Alfond378 t1_itxdixk wrote
They should just get rid of them outright. Massachusetts doesn't use temporary tags. You get your metal plate from the dealer when you purchase the car or register it first at the registry of motor vehicles before you drive it off the lot. It's not that hard of a system to implement.
Kitchen_Software t1_itxdy3f wrote
I thought that was the case. Bought a car in Boston 10 years ago and could’ve sworn I walked out with metal plates
webbmoncure t1_itxfaun wrote
Unless you have a properly registered vehicle with DC, because then they know who you are.
Throwaway2theplate t1_itxgaw3 wrote
But pointless government jobs!
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Throwaway2theplate t1_itxglnh wrote
Safety first
[deleted] t1_itxnp6c wrote
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Snow_source t1_itxoen4 wrote
MA does have temp tags, it’s just they’re only issued in limited circumstances, like you ordered a vanity or specialty plate. All the RMVs can give you a normal plate pretty much on-demand, hence why the dealers can get ahold of them prior to you driving your car away.
DistrictBaguette t1_itxtq12 wrote
I don’t understand why every Maryland temp tag isn’t automatically pulled over. I regularly see expired temp tags everyday driving.
born_to_kvetch t1_itxux70 wrote
Libel, actually. Slander is spoken, libel is written.
Susurrus03 t1_itxxf3t wrote
To be fair, when I registered my car in DC (transfered from elsewhere), I got my tags then and there.
Though, my other car around the same time I bought at a dealer in Virginia and it needed long enough to get my DC tags that I needed new temp tags.
Odd enough, the first car has a higher number than the second car despite me getting the first car's tags earlier.
Obvious-Design8030 t1_ity80iy wrote
What does that have to do with anything? You would still need the government to register and issue a plate, regardless of when and where it occurs. This is because car dealers want a step less friction to sell their wares.
Obvious-Design8030 t1_ity84m5 wrote
Car dealership owners are the richest individuals in the vast majority of counties nationwide. They made a system that they think benefits them.
eternallurker t1_ityxpaz wrote
There is no denying that this is a major issue in the city.
rlpw t1_ityzzbb wrote
If this was nextdoor, we’d have to say “but those lawless cyclists!”
And then MD enters the chat “DC makes it so hard to drive in the city! Who has time to bike!”
metrazol t1_itz5zn2 wrote
oxtailplanning t1_itz897t wrote
Honestly, just don't have plates. No one is stopping you. If you get pulled over on the off chance, just say you left them in your other pants.
oxtailplanning t1_itz8fls wrote
Yeah sorry, next door would be complaining about a bike lane or about a stolen package.
These temp tags are accompanied by incredibly dangerous behavior that leads to serious injury or death. They're a real problem.
oxtailplanning t1_itz8hv2 wrote
You don't even need tags. Just drive without. Cops don't care.
scott0ferd t1_itznsbl wrote
That’s what I did!
__main__py t1_itzoyeo wrote
you can go on Facebook Marketplace and find them right now. The fact that no state has sued Facebook about this yet is absolutely bonkers to me.
richraid21 t1_iu0leee wrote
There’s literally no point in wasting the time if prosecutors refuse to follow through with charges.
eneka t1_iu0qyjd wrote
California just got paper temp tags lol. You used to be able to drive around with dealer ads/blanks and a small registration sticker affixed to your windshield while you waited for your metal plates to come in the mail. The plates came relatively fast but most people would wait as it made their car look “new” lol
roflgoat t1_iu19640 wrote
Oh no, more jobs
Throwaway2theplate t1_iu1cxtt wrote
Oh no. More taxes.
RC-5 t1_itwlgla wrote
Another apparently frequently used option is to replace #1 and #2 with “Steal a car”.