rvariverguy
01-23-2012, 11:32 AM
This came up in a post last week I think, where some of us were lamenting Virginia's two plate requirement. I saw a post on bimmerforums about a new law being introduced. I took this from user B1MMRRR there. Minor edits to his original post:
Senator Locke was kind enough to introduce this bill on behalf of a fellow CorvetteForum.com member, so if you want to help get this bill passed YOU NEED TO GET INVOLVED!!!!!!!!!
He hopes to get a House Bill introduced as well and will post an update if it happens. Below is a link to the Senators to contact that will discuss this bill first: http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+com+S11 (all emails copied below for your use). Just click on their names and you can see their e-mail addresses and phone numbers.
Here is a link that shows all the Senators and their contact info: http://apps.lis.virginia.gov/sfb1/Se...phoneList.aspx
By all means contact your Senator and feel free to use any and all of the below statement to e-mail them as well. I emailed all of the legislators involved.
Emails:
district23@senate.virginia.gov, district05@senate.virginia.gov, district16@senate.virginia.gov, district10@senate.virginia.gov, district38@senate.virginia.gov, district07@senate.virginia.gov, district14@senate.virginia.gov, district25@senate.virginia.gov, district04@senate.virginia.gov, district19@senate.virginia.gov, district37@senate.virginia.gov, district08@senate.virginia.gov, district29@senate.virginia.gov, district40@senate.virginia.gov, district31@senate.virginia.gov
Dear Honorable Virginia Legislators,
I request you vote to revoke the current law requiring the display of a front license plate on passenger vehicles by approving Senate Bill 27 (http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp...e?121+ful+SB27) when it comes before you.
I support keeping the current licensing fee structure and would like to discuss the significant benefits to not requiring front of vehicle license plates. The reasons are briefly summarized in the paragraphs below:
First, eliminating the need for a front license plate will significantly reduce the state costs associated with production, storage, and shipping. The $1,000,000+ saved can be used to help balance the State budget or be employed towards necessary road maintenance.
Second, a front license plate restricts the performance of some passenger vehicles. Modern cars are no longer being designed with front plates in mind, with many bumpers not including mounting brackets for the plate. Installing the mounting brackets interferes with the cars' aerodynamics, engine cooling efficiency, and often get damaged during the car-washing process. Although a smaller group, many collectible car enthusiasts also are concerned over devaluation caused to Collector’s Edition or other such Limited Edition vehicles when modifications to the bumper are require to meet state law.
Third, unnecessary damage is sustained from minor bumper-to-bumper collisions, because the front mounting brackets on passenger cars can cause cracks and abrasions to the rear bumpers of the cars that they hit as well as rendering the license plate unreadable.
Finally, I believe there will be no impact to police officers performing their duties, as the rear plate will allow for identifying vehicles safely during traffic stops. The front plate is superfluous and not used by officers for background checks. Some law enforcement officials are opposed to a measure abolishing the front license plate requirement, as they believe that losing the extra plate will make it more difficult for them to do their jobs in the best possible manner. However, in the 19 or more states that have abolished the front license plate requirement, there is no evidence of a decline in public safety as a result of the plate removal.
I urge you, the lawmaking officials, to remove the two plate requirement.
Lastly, We the Voters and General Public of Virginia are appreciative of the law enforcement officers and lawmaking officials of this great Commonwealth and will continue to support them in their endeavor to make this state a safe place to live. We trust you will vote to allow Virginia to move into the modern one plate licensing approach and find useful causes for the resulting budget savings.
Sincerely,
Senator Locke was kind enough to introduce this bill on behalf of a fellow CorvetteForum.com member, so if you want to help get this bill passed YOU NEED TO GET INVOLVED!!!!!!!!!
He hopes to get a House Bill introduced as well and will post an update if it happens. Below is a link to the Senators to contact that will discuss this bill first: http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+com+S11 (all emails copied below for your use). Just click on their names and you can see their e-mail addresses and phone numbers.
Here is a link that shows all the Senators and their contact info: http://apps.lis.virginia.gov/sfb1/Se...phoneList.aspx
By all means contact your Senator and feel free to use any and all of the below statement to e-mail them as well. I emailed all of the legislators involved.
Emails:
district23@senate.virginia.gov, district05@senate.virginia.gov, district16@senate.virginia.gov, district10@senate.virginia.gov, district38@senate.virginia.gov, district07@senate.virginia.gov, district14@senate.virginia.gov, district25@senate.virginia.gov, district04@senate.virginia.gov, district19@senate.virginia.gov, district37@senate.virginia.gov, district08@senate.virginia.gov, district29@senate.virginia.gov, district40@senate.virginia.gov, district31@senate.virginia.gov
Dear Honorable Virginia Legislators,
I request you vote to revoke the current law requiring the display of a front license plate on passenger vehicles by approving Senate Bill 27 (http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp...e?121+ful+SB27) when it comes before you.
I support keeping the current licensing fee structure and would like to discuss the significant benefits to not requiring front of vehicle license plates. The reasons are briefly summarized in the paragraphs below:
First, eliminating the need for a front license plate will significantly reduce the state costs associated with production, storage, and shipping. The $1,000,000+ saved can be used to help balance the State budget or be employed towards necessary road maintenance.
Second, a front license plate restricts the performance of some passenger vehicles. Modern cars are no longer being designed with front plates in mind, with many bumpers not including mounting brackets for the plate. Installing the mounting brackets interferes with the cars' aerodynamics, engine cooling efficiency, and often get damaged during the car-washing process. Although a smaller group, many collectible car enthusiasts also are concerned over devaluation caused to Collector’s Edition or other such Limited Edition vehicles when modifications to the bumper are require to meet state law.
Third, unnecessary damage is sustained from minor bumper-to-bumper collisions, because the front mounting brackets on passenger cars can cause cracks and abrasions to the rear bumpers of the cars that they hit as well as rendering the license plate unreadable.
Finally, I believe there will be no impact to police officers performing their duties, as the rear plate will allow for identifying vehicles safely during traffic stops. The front plate is superfluous and not used by officers for background checks. Some law enforcement officials are opposed to a measure abolishing the front license plate requirement, as they believe that losing the extra plate will make it more difficult for them to do their jobs in the best possible manner. However, in the 19 or more states that have abolished the front license plate requirement, there is no evidence of a decline in public safety as a result of the plate removal.
I urge you, the lawmaking officials, to remove the two plate requirement.
Lastly, We the Voters and General Public of Virginia are appreciative of the law enforcement officers and lawmaking officials of this great Commonwealth and will continue to support them in their endeavor to make this state a safe place to live. We trust you will vote to allow Virginia to move into the modern one plate licensing approach and find useful causes for the resulting budget savings.
Sincerely,