Q: When will self-importance plates be allowed once more?
— Nameless
A: I don’t have any new information. Self-importance plate ordering remains to be on maintain for now.
An announcement can be made when self-importance plate ordering can be allowed once more.
Q: When will the lately permitted Bronze Star license plates be out there for buy?
— Paul W.
A: The Bronze Star plates must be out there in a few months. There’s software program improvement that should happen, and this can take a number of months to get finished.
The design of the plate and the manufacturing of fabric for these plates may even take a number of months.
Each of this stuff can be finished concurrently. I’m certain there can be a press launch that can notify the general public when they’re prepared. Nevertheless, I’ll hold your electronic mail and title helpful in order that when they’re out there, I’ll attain out to you.
Thanks on your service to our nation and the sacrifices that you simply and your loved ones have made.
Q: Why does my lately renewed auto registration state “wave” on the paperwork that I obtained a couple of weeks in the past? I’ve had sailboat plates for a few years and want to hold them for my new registration.
— Jean Okay.
A: I’ve talked about this earlier than: There was a problem with the sailboat plate design transferring over into our new laptop system. Most, if not all, transferred over because the wave design. Little by little, we’re altering them to notice the proper design once we are notified.
I’ve modified the plate design for you, and a brand new registration certificates with the sailboat plate design on it’s being mailed to you.
I’ve additionally talked about that it will be important that we now have the proper plate design on registration certificates as a result of, throughout the reissuance venture, solely the blue wave plates can be changed.
All different plate designs (charity plates, veteran plates, vintage plates, and so forth.) won’t be issued the brand new “ocean” plate. The ocean plate can be changing all passenger, business, trailer, motorbike, public service, camper, suburban, jitney, radio operator, farm, taxi, racer tow, and mixture plates which have the blue wave.
It is also necessary that we now have your right bodily and mailing addresses on file. You’ll be able to change your tackle on-line on our web site (www.dmv.ri.gov) within the On-line Providers space or by mailing in a change of tackle kind. The change of tackle kind will be downloaded from our web site and must be mailed to the Cranston DMV, 600 New London Ave., Cranston, RI 02920.
Chuck Hollis is assistant administrator of the Rhode Island Division of Motor Automobiles. Please electronic mail your inquiries to [email protected] with “Ask the DMV” within the topic subject.
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