FARM PLATES?? Who has them?

[HoughMade]

I do...I told wife I wanted them when we bought our little place out in the country..Wife told the BMV I wanted one and BMV said I can have one...So I do...I keep a piece of straw to chew on when I am leaning against my truck....

I maintain my rural cred with a 4-H Foundation plate, which also gives money to 4-H, and a Porter County Fair window sticker.

 

[1775usmarine]

Which is why I moved to Laporte.

 

[Vilage.Idiot]

Where did you see those restrictions? Because I have an Antique plate on my truck, and was never made aware of those restrictions by the BMV. Not that I don't believe you, I am just curious as I don't show my truck, nor have antique car insurance for it (just regular insurance), and I want to make sure I'm not gonna get screwed somewhere down the road (no pun intended). I see no mention of those restrictions on the BMV site about antique plates here>> BMV: Antique/Historic Vehicle

What at year is your truck?? If it is 76 or older those rules don't apply to you. When I called BMV they told me in order to get the antique played I had to either provide them with an insurance policy for antique vehicles or a mileage statement and proof of entering car shows. I'll assume if they don't ask you for those documents then you must be older than 1976??

Also it could be you aren't in an area that requires
Emissions testing.

 

[mom45]

We carry antique auto insurance on two of our vehicles. It is a lot cheaper than liability and we have full coverage with no deductible on those two. We do hit a few shows and following the mileage restrictions isn't an issue since those two never see snow or salt.

Are antique plates cheaper than regular? I guess I never really looked into that. If not, what is the advantage to having them?

 

[Vilage.Idiot]

Are antique plates cheaper than regular? I guess I never really looked into that. If not, what is the advantage to having them?[/QUOTE]

The advantage to having antique plates for me would be the exemption from emissions testing. Other than that I'm not sure of any other advantages.

 

[mom45]

Are antique plates cheaper than regular? I guess I never really looked into that. If not, what is the advantage to having them?

The advantage to having antique plates for me would be the exemption from emissions testing. Other than that I'm not sure of any other advantages.[/QUOTE]


Okay. They do appear a little cheaper. Truck plates are just over $30 and Antique truck plates are $21.75...

 

[miguel]

Didn't know they still did emissions testing anywhere.

Never mind, I figured it out...

 

[indiucky]

Churchmouse has antique plates...He just put a leather thong through the holes and wears them like necklace's...He says he does it to be fashionable but I think he does it for discounts at Cracker Barrel....

 

[MadMan66]

What at year is your truck?? If it is 76 or older those rules don't apply to you. When I called BMV they told me in order to get the antique played I had to either provide them with an insurance policy for antique vehicles or a mileage statement and proof of entering car shows. I'll assume if they don't ask you for those documents then you must be older than 1976??

Also it could be you aren't in an area that requires
Emissions testing.

My truck is an 87 (hardly an antique at all). I just got the antique plate so I could participate in the Year of Manufacture plate program. They didn't ask me anything regarding milage or special insurance. In fact, my milage is exempt due to those old 5 digit odometers. I do live in an area that does not require emissions testing, but don't see how that would change the BMV's rules on what vehicles are eligible for antique plates since it is still all under the same IN BMV. I could be wrong though. I've called the BMV many times regarding questions about things, and I learned that the information they give me changes depending who I talk to.

 

[indiucky]

I maintain my rural cred with a 4-H Foundation plate, which also gives money to 4-H, and a Porter County Fair window sticker.

Well that and your John Deere tie clasp collection.....

 

[JettaKnight]

Looking cool trumps dishonesty...Hauling water is a commodity...Sort of...Kind of....It makes her happy when I fill up the hillbilly hot tub by the barn so technically I hauled water to make my wife happy which makes that water a commodity in the game of making mama happy...

I think I'm okay....

(Jetta is going to spray paint "Poser" on my truck the next time he's down....I just know it...)

It's got to be easy to pick out...

 

[Alpo]

Churchmouse has antique plates...He just put a leather thong through the holes and wears them like necklace's...He says he does it to be fashionable but I think he does it for discounts at Cracker Barrel....

That's his Hey Kitty! purse. And he definitely couldn't pass an emissions check.

 

[JettaKnight]

Also incase you were wondering .... Lake and porter county are in Indiana.

I contend that they are not.

 

[indiucky]

I contend that they are not.

I kept trying to tell my coworkers in Greenwood back in the day that Clark County was in Indiana....They swore it was Kentucky...

 

[indiucky]

It's got to be easy to pick out...

I have not seen that picture of churchmouse in FOREVER!!! Thanks for posting jetta...

 

[JettaKnight]

I have not seen that picture of churchmouse in FOREVER!!! Thanks for posting jetta...

 

[HoughMade]

Well that and your John Deere tie clasp collection.....

My garden tractor is JD green, but my heart belongs to Allis Chalmers Orange.

 

[Vilage.Idiot]

So to those that have farm plates.......
are you aware of any restrictions to driving the truck for personal use and or taking it across state lines?
BMV won't share any restrictions with me since they do not enforce the laws they can't tell me what they are I was told I'd have to call the Indiana motor carrier enforcement as well as call every state that I want to travel to and ask them what their laws are specific to my situation

 

[indiucky]

So to those that have farm plates.......
are you aware of any restrictions to driving the truck for personal use and or taking it across state lines?
BMV won't share any restrictions with me since they do not enforce the laws they can't tell me what they are I was told I'd have to call the Indiana motor carrier enforcement as well as call every state that I want to travel to and ask them what their laws are specific to my situation

Just keep country music on while driving your farm truck...They will never question you then...If they ask you to say something "rural" just kind of say, "Yep" and pull a bandanna out of your back pocket and wipe your brow with it...Keep a Rural King hat on the dash board...You'll be fine...


PS- I think you are worrying too much....

 

[HoughMade]

I contend that they are not.

You understand that the emissions testing was imposed upon Lake and Porter County by the feds and that the counties and the state have been fighting it since its inception, right?