PLEASE take the time to share with EACH of your club members on this important subject to your fellow hobbyists …
Attached is also a pdf of the same letter to help "our" letter together and forward this to the VPCCC delegates and request they contact their members ..
Important Information About Single Plates for Va
Sample letter:
Dear Honorable (Virginia Legislator),
I urge you to vote for Senate Bill providing for display of a single license plate on registered vehicles (S.B. 27 continued to 2013 in the Committee on Transportation). There are several excellent reasons for supporting this legislation.
First, eliminating the need for a front license plate will reduce the state costs associated with production, storage, and shipping by $2.3 million every year, according to the Department of Planning and Budget 2012 Fiscal Impact Statement. That money can be used to help balance the state budget or be earmarked for road maintenance.
Second, a front license plate is impractical on many vehicles. Modern cars are no longer designed with front plates in mind. Installing the mounting brackets that are necessary to hold the plate can interfere with the car's aerodynamics and engine cooling. They can also cause devaluation of some vehicles when drilling or otherwise modifying the front bumper is required.
Third, unnecessary damage can be sustained in 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, police officers will be more productive in stopping dangerous motor vehicle violations such as drunk driving or reckless driving, since their time will not be compromised by stopping a Virginia motorist who simply did not have a front license plate on display.
Some law enforcement officials are opposed to 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 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.
We the voters and general public of Virginia are appreciative of the law enforcement officers and law making officials of this great state and will continue to support them in their endeavor to make this state a safe place to live. We hope you will vote to give one plate a try in these tough economic times.
I urge you to vote to remove the two plate requirement.
Sincerely,
Your Name
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Thanks, Hal
President of VPCCC
"It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit." -
-- Harry Truman
www.VPCCC.org
Harold D. Hartel
100 Kayla Ct.
Yorktown, Va.
2 3 6 9 3
Home # 757/867-6336
halhartel@gmail.com
From: Ford
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 4:09 PM
To: Harold D Hartel; 'Larry Hanson'
Subject: EXT :FW: Senate Bill 27 (Single License Plate)
Hal, Larry,
This was received by a member of the Beachcombers Corvette Club. We might want to forward it to the VPCCC delegates. It sounds like now is the time to contact our legislators in Richmond.
Ford
From:
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 3:33 PM
To: Ford
Subject: Fw: Senate Bill 27 (Single License Plate)
Progress on the single license plate.
Merry Christmas
Mark
From: senate district07
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 1:41 PM
To:
Subject: Re: Senate Bill 27 (Single License Plate)
Mr. Conrad:
I wanted to follow up one more time and let you know that the bill has been drafted and submitted and is now on the system as SB771 for the 2013 session.
Vicki
On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 5:33 PM, senate district07 <district07@senate.virginia.gov> wrote:
Mr. Conrad:
I will suggest that to Senator Wagner. I know that the House & Senate Transportation Committees are meeting on 12/5 and one of the items on the agenda is the License Plate study. So, people should begin emailing their State Senators and Delegates right away.
Vicki
On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 3:57 PM, Mark Conrad < > wrote:
Vicki, thanks for the reply, that is good news. Suggest to Frank that the money that is saved go to local and state police. I understand they are against the bill. That may help change their opinion. If there is any thing the local car clubs can do to help, please let me know.
Mark Conrad
From: senate district07
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 1:04 PM
To:
Subject: Re: Senate Bill 27 (Single License Plate)
Mr. Conrad:
I just wanted to follow up and let you know that Senator Wagner has officially requested a single license plate bill for this upcoming Session. He has been the patron to this bill in past Sessions as well. Based on the 2012 physical impact statement the single plate would actually save 2.3 million ($$$) per year once in place.
Kindest regards,
Vicki
Vicki Wilson, Legislative Aide
Senator Frank Wagner's Office
7th District-Senate of Virginia
Virginia Beach/Norfolk
On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 10:04 AM, Mark Conrad < > wrote:
There is another move afoot to get this bill passed. I understand the savings is between a $1,000,000 and a $1,500,000 a year. Maybe we could direct that money to I-264 which has to have more potholes than any other interstate in the state. Frank, we need your support on this. Please let me know where you stand and if you will help the collector car community on this. Also, if there is something we could do to help get this passed, please let me know. Thanks
Mark Conrad
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Vicki
Vicki Wilson, Legislative Aide
Senator Frank Wagner's Office
7th District-Senate of Virginia
Virginia Beach/Norfolk
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