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Naturally, not many people are happy with the state's decision to change license plates and charge $25 in the process. Governor Paterson said he'd nix the fee—if there was some other way to generate $129 million, "I'm optimistic I can find a way to replace the $129 million hole -- and I'll reconsider it. I'll go back and take a look at the license plates because it has upset so many people... What I would like is help figuring out how to replace it." So, we guess that the DMV's explanation that the license plates had to be changed for safety reasons is BS, then?
If There's Cash, Paterson May Rethink License Plate Fee
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It's the same media that NEVER mentioned Muslims' hatred of Israel as a possible motive for 9/11.
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I don't care about the money. He should reconsider the design. That thing is hideous and I don't want to see that eyesore all over NYC.
This is a great license plate. Iconic, bold, and classic. Love it.
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How about it actually be more expensive? $25 is cheap. Trouble is, he started the bidding too low. This is a guy from NY? You start above where you want to be and then "find a way" to lower the price to what you needed it in the first place.
Agreed, $25 is way too little. Should've calculated the cost needed to repair the state's roads, divided by every registered vehicle in the state, then gone from there...
That would make sense if the money generated was only going to repair roads. They really need it to run other programs.
I really hope he doesn't 'find' that $129 million. What with so many officials opposing East River crossings for additional revenue, we don't need another incentive for driving that will rob the state of it's revenue stream when it needs every penny. If it's not from this, it'll be from some other inane source....
So, we guess that the DMV's explanation that the license plates had to be changed for safety reasons is BS, then?
I, for one, am shocked. SHOCKED, I say, that you would suggest that Albany is making a blatant money grab in economic times such as these when clearly they are holding the transportation safety and economic well-being of their constituents at the forefront of their priorities while governing this state that is clearly, CLEARLY, an economic model of efficiency.
SHOCKED!
Just have Mike Bloomberg cut a check. Problem solved.
If they originally said $45 dollars and then dropped it to $25... there wouldn't be a need to "rethink". Can someone please elect an Arab to office next time around—at least they can heckle.
haggle?
I am rather surprised at how cheap vehicle registration is in New York State. In Chicago, Illinois, for instance:
Registration: $79 annually (almost 3x NYS for an average passenger car)
City of Chicago registration: $75 annually ($120 for over-weight vehicles)
Parking sticker if you happen to live in a resident-only zone: $25 annually (not required for motorcycles)
Chicago has readily accessible public transportation, and thus places a user fee on those who still choose to own a car. $75 is not ridiculous compared with the annual cost to own a vehicle, so it seems okay to me. I'm also a fan of residential parking zones, but that's an entirely different debate.
read this, people.
This does not bode well for Paterson's re-election hopes.
Anyone notice Patterson new tv ads?
Resident parking permits would be a fantastic idea. Imagine how many fewer people would drive into manhattan if they couldn't ever park on the street for free? If they have to factor in a parking garage maybe they'll choose to take the LIRR or NJ Transit just because it will end up being cheaper for them. Also, people who already own cars would have better chance of finding spaces near where they live. I'm sure no one would mind paying a $25 fee for that. It's a win win.
take the subway you complainers
go live in Queens or Staten Island and have a family.
This whole thing is annoying and probably unnecessary (and I find the plates ugly, mostly because I just dislike the color yellow), but if $25 is going to break you, I think maybe you've got bigger problems than getting a new license plate. Also, why don't they just raise the registration fee by $25 and forego the whole plate thing? I'll pay, but changing plates is often a pain in the neck.
Unbelievably, a rare aesthetic success from local bureaucracy! The current plate looks like bad office art [is there any other kind?].
This new one: bold, classic and distinctive. I love the return to the state's silhouette between numbers & letters. I'm about to register for my first NY plates and the timing is apparently, perfect.