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154 messages,  Last post on Sep 14, 2007 at 8:48 AM

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Re: Car dealer kept my trade-in registration [jaydee49] by qbrozen
Sep 12, 2007 (6:10 am)

Replying to: jaydee49 (Sep 11, 2007 1:47 pm)

as paisan said, get a copy. Cost me $5 here in NJ. Cheaper than Fedexing the old one.
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Re: Car dealer kept my trade-in registration [paisan] by oldfarmer50
Sep 12, 2007 (6:20 am)

Replying to: paisan (Sep 11, 2007 2:53 pm)

"...Or just go to the DMV and pay a small fee..."
 
But my way is more fun.
 
Seriously though, why should he have to pay anything? The dealer is just trying to get him back for more nonsense. Holding his keys hostage? Stealing his registration? He should have called the cops before he left the place.
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Re: Car dealer kept my trade-in registration [qbrozen] by fezo
Sep 12, 2007 (6:28 am)

Replying to: qbrozen (Sep 12, 2007 6:10 am)

Yeah, and in NJ not being able to produce the registration when they pull you over is certainly a problem.
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Re: Car dealer kept my trade-in registration [fezo] by qbrozen
Sep 12, 2007 (7:52 am)

Replying to: fezo (Sep 12, 2007 6:28 am)

oh yeah. what is that now? $180 ticket, i think.
and they compound. $180 for not having your reg with you. $180 for not having your insurance card with you. $180 for not having your license on you. That's a nice $540 bill for the forgetful sort.
 
and, mind you, for those outside of jersey reading this, it is not a fine for not having these things at all, but merely for not having them on you at the moment.
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Re: Car dealer kept my trade-in registration [qbrozen] by exb0
Sep 12, 2007 (8:10 am)

Replying to: qbrozen (Sep 12, 2007 7:52 am)

That reminds me of a story.
 
A while ago I was pulled over by NJ state trooper doing 75 in 55 on the turnpike. The trooper asked for license and registration. I didn’t have the registration on me and told the cop that in VA we don’t have registration cards. He laughs and tells me: “Ye, right, like I have never pulled over VA cars before!” And, then he lets me go with a warning, not even a speeding ticket.
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Re: Car dealer kept my trade-in registration [exb0] by qbrozen
Sep 12, 2007 (8:54 am)

Replying to: exb0 (Sep 12, 2007 8:10 am)

a trooper letting you go with 20 over? Man, you don't need any more detail than that. It is an incredible tale unto itself. ;b
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Re: Car dealer kept my trade-in registration [qbrozen] by dtownfb
Sep 12, 2007 (9:58 am)

Replying to: qbrozen (Sep 12, 2007 8:54 am)

I had a local police officer pull me over in PA (interstate 83) for doing 82 in a 55. I only got a warning. I guess I was lucky but still not sure how he clocked me since local police officers are not allowed to use radar.
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Re: Car dealer kept my trade-in registration [dtownfb] by isellhondas
Sep 12, 2007 (10:23 am)

Replying to: dtownfb (Sep 12, 2007 9:58 am)

He PACED you. That's what the CHP in CA did for years. I don't know if they have radar now but for many years, they didn't.
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Re: Car dealer kept my trade-in registration [dtownfb] by fezo
Sep 12, 2007 (12:13 pm)

Replying to: dtownfb (Sep 12, 2007 9:58 am)

Pennsylvania, huh?
 
I was disappointed when they took down the signs that would tell you what the fine for a specific speed was. Kind of a "choose a speed within your price range" approach.
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Re: Car dealer kept my trade-in registration [fezo] by dtownfb
Sep 14, 2007 (8:48 am)

Replying to: fezo (Sep 12, 2007 12:13 pm)

I remember those signs when I first moved to PA back in 1989. The running joke was you speed up so people riding with you in the car didn't think you were cheap.
 
PACED me huh? The issue I had was I wasn't going 82 (at least not at that point) and there were three cars that passed me two minutes before the cop stopped me. Either way, I only got a warning and it only held me up 10 minutes.

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