NDF crashes car, takes it to Joe Blows Auto Body in Rhode Island, Joe Blow being a nice guy loans NDF a vehicle. Joe takes the plates off of NDF's vehicle, puts them on the loaner vehicle and provides NDF with a "loaner agreement" with the loaner vehicles information.
NDF catches my attention last night doing 52 in a 30, and provides the registration to crashed vehicle, the loaner agreement and his license.
NDF was really pissed when Joe tow truck driver showed up and took his loaner vehicle, he was also upset with his plates being taken and the fact that he had to go to court now.
Swears up and down that he has been pulled over in the past three weeks multiple times in Massachusetts because the plates don't match the loaner vehicle, each time the officer checked the paperwork and sent NDF on his way.
The paperwork does not display any official office. There is nothing on the agreement that even indicates it's a registry document (DMV) what ever they call it down there. Why would anyone let the guy go?
Did I miss something in in-service?
BTW the cite was 90/23, 90/34j, 90/9 and of course the 90/17
*NDF (NON DRIVING FUC!) for those of you needing clarification
Posted by: afd414
Being formerly of the towing profession, I recall that happeneing once. We towed the vehichle, Joe Blow and NDF were both super pissed, but I remember the sergent telling me it was an out of state thing, not legal in mass.
Posted by: mtc
Gil - One of the troopers stopped a guy last weekend with a 'loaner' vehicle out of RI. He had a contract for said vehicle, and the reg came back to the car he was in. Our only question was that the contract stated the car should have been back a few days prior.
The RI Trooper figured the guys own car wasn't ready yet, so he still had the 'loaner' .
But the reg definitely came back to the loaned vehicle, there was no attaching plates involved.
Posted by: PearlOnyx
Gil, I think there are a lot of cops out there, especially traffic cops who are under pressure to put out a lot of tickets, who don't take the time to really look at documents. Guys will just take the drivers stuff, scribble it on a ticket, and be on to the next stop. Sad, but it happens all the time. Some guys just want the stats, and don't really care what else may lie beyond the traffic stop.
Posted by: Goose
Mass. plates or RI?
If Mass. plates; I would have done the same thing. If it's not his vehicle, being newly purchased, he can't attach his plates. The fact that the change took place in RI makes no difference.
If RI plates; less clear. It might be legal there, and there might be some enforcement restrictions in Mass., such as no window tint enforcement on out-of state vehicles. Provided it's OK to do all that in RI...
Posted by: triplequad
This might be off topic becasue it happend in MA, but loaner companies seem to be slacking or lack of regulation. I brought my parents car in for service once and the dealer gave me a loaner even though I was only 18 at the time. The computer even poped up the box with some warning about insurance or some crap like that and the lady just put it in my dads name from their old records to bypass it. She didn't even care that all the recipts for the car were in my dads name and I signed it with my name.
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