Idiotic question about CA DMV's applicn for clean air decal

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The question is answered here, but for future reference, here's the link with the canonical answer:

It's referenced from the DMV page, albeit, not directly...

https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/eligible-carpool-sticker-list

 

And here is the California Air Resources Board Executive Order specific to the Clarity PHEV that makes the DMV list the rule of law for those living in the Socialist Republic of Cali.

https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onroad/cert/pcldtmdv/2019/honda_pc_a0230738_1d5_s3-20_phev_tz.pdf?_ga=2.177679395.74025512.1548452755-1728162203.1548452755

 

Did you ever get yours? I applied on Jan 1st. The check hasn't been cashed and nothing has come in the mail yet.

I read that they throw away all of the incoming applications not sent by registered mail, to lighten their workload.

I sent mine via regular mail prior to reading this.

This can't possibly be true, can it?

Anyone get their purple stickers yet? Use regular or registered mail for the app?

 

Haven't received anything yet either and check has not been cashed either.
I believe it is taking almost 3 months or so to get atm from what I have read online somewhere.
Have no clue if the registered mail thing is true..........registered mail is not required so I assume majority of applications are sent regular mail.

 

I saw on a Tesla forum that some ridiculous % of applicants via normal mail had their apps "lost" after calling to check on their status. It also showed that not 1 disappeared via registered mail.

One poster knew of some Gov worker somewhere pitching mail to be lazy and speculated it in this situation as well.

I find it hard to believe, as it's a gigantic hassle if they get caught. Also, no one will give up. They aren't reducing the work, only delaying it

It sounds like a Seinfeld plot, but I wish that I had sent it registered to be safe after seeing the post in the forum.

Maybe I'll start one here to see how long it's taking to get the sticker here in Ca?

 

sent mine end of October received sticker end of November used regular mail. had I known about purple sticker I would have waited couple months and applied in January. But to answer your question turnaround time was 30 days back in October. Maybe the Tesla model 3 surge in application is the reason for the current delay.

 

Glad to hear 30 days is about the turnaround time.
Still waiting for my purple HOV stickers....

 

That was before the beginning of the year flood for the purple stickers . We will be waiting a loooooong while, I fear.

Why we could do it online and get it automatically sent to us is baffling.

Having pensioner workers opening and reading 10's of 1,000s of envelopes is inexcusable.
Couldnt they instantly give us the approval, which we could take to a print shop (online of course) and have them in a week?

Just make fraud (fake stickers) a $10,000 fine and your car impounded. They are already for sale on eBay, so anyone who wants to cheat already can.

 

This is scary!
Didn't know you can get bogus stickers on eBay - that makes sense because I saw a red stickered car in the HOV lane that was a Chevy Malibu.

Funny with all the money paid to DMV workers, they still can't get out of the 20th century - manual forms, long lines, in person visits, etc...

At least the state CVRP and local utility companies were easy to apply online - scan the forms and attach - how easy peasy is that ??

 

OMG - I found on eBay, the red carpool stickers are selling between $50 and $70!
They look almost real but you can tell the white edges are cut with scissors.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/323672081302?ViewItem=&item=323672081302

I wonder what the penalty is for these fake HOV stickers in CA?

 

This is for info purposes only. You can get in big trouble for buying these.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Novelty-HOV-carpool-sticker-laptop-red-NEW-2019-Custom-black-Seal/323672081302?hash=item4b5c5c0396:g:0VUAAOSwJtJcUMwP

 

On a Malibu? That is idiotic, unless they did a diy ev conversion , which is possible I suppose.

 

The funny thing is, they (DMV) can let dealer and carmax to print/generate/stock temporary license plate/paper and provide to owners (just in case you don't know, this is the new law in California since 2019) but they can't give you the silly HOV decals... smh

 

I'll admit- I've been tempted to throw a bootleg sticker on my Clarity. In the end, I was too cheap to pay 50 bucks to a bootlegger. Plus my fear of getting caught

 

I think we should report this to our local TV news stations and see if they will do a piece on the use of bogus HOV stickers and lack of enforcement ???

 

This is not good