"Swingman" wrote in message
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On 3/18/2010 8:24 AM, Leon wrote:
"Lew wrote in message
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Have to renew my vehicle license plate this month.

California allows you to do this on line.

A few key strokes and you're done.

A far cry from when I was young back in Ohio.

Back then, the entire state had license plate renewal in March.

Temporary license registrars were set up all over the state (It was a
political patronage job).

People would stand in lines for hours, especially as April 1 approached.

Standing in line was bad enough, but March in Ohio can have some nasty
weather.

Back then, the auto manufacturers were no help.

Plastic inserts had not been developed to accept license plate screws so
getting rusty bolts apart was a special problem, especially if the road
crews had spread a lot of salt over the winter.

The above ranks right up there with walking to school in -20F weather
and
20 mile/hr winds.

Glad things have changed.

Lew

Geepers Lew, I recall when I was a small boy, 6 years old or so,
standing
in line with my dad for those license plates once a year in Texas. But
ever
since I have been driving in Texas, 1970 ish you have been able to get
license plates most any where and for several years, 10 + I have been
reordering on line. Reordering on line is especially helpful if the
renewal
notice gets lost in the mail.

Just got my truck renewal notice, for April, this week. I've never tried
doing it online in Texas (I understand it is "participating Counties only,
and from what you say, Harris is one?).

How do you provide "proof of insurance"?

Told me what I gotta do, cher?

I do not to this every time because I wait till the lase minute. I don't
always want to depend on the mail to deliver when it is getting down to the
wire.
But IIRC when on line you provde your agent's name, policy number, phone
number. They apparently are able to quickly verify and mail you the
sticker.