Anyone in CA received their HOV lane stickers?
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Originally Posted by jlambeth
Coincidentally, the DMV filled in my license plate number though it was blank on my app. I don't even have my license plates yet so they must do some type of lookup based on the VIN and then plug it in.
From your sticker number and mine it looks like they issued 700 of them in two days, at least. That's certainly an increased pace.
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Originally Posted by jlambeth
By the way, relaxing to drive should not technically be true. A vehicle is 50% more likely to be involved in an accident in the HOV lane as the far right lanes. 30-40% more likely for the lane next to the HOV. Texas DOT did a full study on this, an interesting read. (HOV lanes without a physical boundary) HOV access has nothing to do with safety apparently.
It's good that the HCH has daytime running lights. If it didn't I would turn on my lights when driving in the HOV lane.
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Originally Posted by dshelman
The freakin' ARB is absolutely no help at all. Can anyone post the DMV number? ARB can't look 'em up, but DMV can.
Help!
Don
Help!
Don
916-657-8035
I had issues too, and they got everything straigtened out.
Erik
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If the 20th of the feb is the last day of releasing the stickers (btw, where is this comming from?) and I dident get my plates yet... bought the car in 16 Jan, looks like I wont catch any stickers anymore?
Should I send my application without waiting for the plates? just with the VIN number?
Should I send my application without waiting for the plates? just with the VIN number?
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Originally Posted by masgian
If the 20th of the feb is the last day of releasing the stickers (btw, where is this comming from?) and I dident get my plates yet... bought the car in 16 Jan, looks like I wont catch any stickers anymore?
Should I send my application without waiting for the plates? just with the VIN number?
Should I send my application without waiting for the plates? just with the VIN number?
And yes, every one who got stickers for an '06 HCH so far has done so before they got their plates.
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Originally Posted by ElanC
And yes, every one who got stickers for an '06 HCH so far has done so before they got their plates.
Can't wait...
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Jan 02 - Bought the car
Jan 03 - Mailed sticker application
Jan 20 - Plates arrived
Jan 23 - Envelope with stickers was postmarked
Jan 24 - Check cleared my bank
Jan 27 - Stickers arrived
That's 24 days total, from application mailed to stickers in hand
That's fast but I should add that I know for sure that the dealer walked my forms over to the DMV two days after the purchase.
I think this is the largest variable.
I think that some dealers wait till they have a pile of them, or only send them in every 30 or 45 days.![Angry](https://electricvehicleforums.com/forums/images/smilies/emotikons/angry.gif)
The certificate says: Date Issued: 1-20-2006.
It DOES have my license plate number on it even though I mailed in the application before I got the plates.
My stickers have serial number is 45,5xx.
I'm happy now!
Jan 03 - Mailed sticker application
Jan 20 - Plates arrived
Jan 23 - Envelope with stickers was postmarked
Jan 24 - Check cleared my bank
Jan 27 - Stickers arrived
That's 24 days total, from application mailed to stickers in hand
That's fast but I should add that I know for sure that the dealer walked my forms over to the DMV two days after the purchase.
I think this is the largest variable.
I think that some dealers wait till they have a pile of them, or only send them in every 30 or 45 days.
![Angry](https://electricvehicleforums.com/forums/images/smilies/emotikons/angry.gif)
The certificate says: Date Issued: 1-20-2006.
It DOES have my license plate number on it even though I mailed in the application before I got the plates.
My stickers have serial number is 45,5xx.
I'm happy now!
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Last edited by kenny; 02-01-2006 at 06:37 PM.
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I bought the car January 2, 2006, and added that to my post above.
The 60.1 MPG is for the twenty months that I owned my 2004 HCH hybrid.
I haven't switched it over to the new car yet, for which I only have one tank (54.9 MPG I think).
But to answer your question how on earth I get 60 MPG, keep reading.
This place is full of MPG tips.
I do almost all of them.
The 60.1 MPG is for the twenty months that I owned my 2004 HCH hybrid.
I haven't switched it over to the new car yet, for which I only have one tank (54.9 MPG I think).
But to answer your question how on earth I get 60 MPG, keep reading.
This place is full of MPG tips.
I do almost all of them.
Last edited by kenny; 01-27-2006 at 09:37 PM.