Content Curator/HadIt.com Elder Vync Posted February 9, 2010 Content Curator/HadIt.com Elder Share Posted February 9, 2010 Before I start, I tried to post this in the Veterans Benefits State & Federal forum, but did not have permission to post there. Could a moderator please move this over there? Alabama has more varieties of license plates than probably any other state. When I went to renew my license plate last year, I had a Desert Storm tag on my car. I asked about the Disabled Veteran tag and was told that I needed an affidavit from the VA which specified my SC percentage, which is understandable. They also said that if I got a Disabled Veteran tag, then I would get a discount on my registration. Sounds good, eh? Well, I wanted the discount, but also wanted my Desert Storm tag because it looks a whole lot better. The lady said it the discount doesn't apply to any other military tag. I wrote a letter to my state Congressman, Cam Ward, asking him if it would be possible for the discount to apply to any disabled Veteran regardless of which tag we choose for our vehicle. I also suggested that we have an option to have a Disabled Veteran decal applied. When you think about it, having a retired military or war license plate probably means a lot more than being restricted to the generic DV tag just to get the discount. Last night, I got an email from Rep. Ward saying that he is drafting legislation to implement this and will introduce it to the state legislature within the next few weeks. Wish me luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berta Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Yes- Good Luck with that- it is inspiring to see that you took action on this which could result in many in your state benefiting from this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlie Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Vync, I will move this topic as you requested. Good luck with your Congress Critter. Now bear in mind that if they are to do this, it may open up a very large list of different tags to be made available to veterans, and I mean hundereds of different tags. jmho, carlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Curator/HadIt.com Elder Vync Posted February 9, 2010 Author Content Curator/HadIt.com Elder Share Posted February 9, 2010 Berta, Thank you very much. Reading about your efforts to fight the system inspired me to do the same. Carlie, Thank you for moving the topic. In my state, they already have found a way to prevent the creation of a large number of plates by simply adding a branch of service decal to the bottom. My Disabled Veteran tag has an "ARMY" decal on the bottom. By best friend's Armed Forces Retired tag has an "AIR FORCE" decal at the bottom, and so one... I assume they will simply add a second Disabled Veteran decal and then modify the billing codes in the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlie Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Vync, The State of Florida offers military branch tags that are not decals, but have the actual branch of service indented into them. I have an Army tag. I was referring more to tags for: WAC Somallia PG RVN WWII Korea Grenada Project Shad 112 etc... etc... etc... See where my head was going ~ lol. carlie BTW - Florida already has lots of Military reference tags. Check em out. http://www.flhsmv.gov/specialtytags/miltags.html#ng Available military license plates: National Guard U.S. Reserve Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom U.S. Paratrooper Pearl Harbor Survivor Ex-Prisoner of War Purple Heart Medal of Honor Gold Star Disabled Veteran Disabled Veteran – Wheelchair Symbol Disabled Veteran motorcycle Paralyzed Vets of America Paralyzed Vets of America motorcycle AND http://www.flhsmv.gov/dmv/specialtytags/ Support Our Troops U.S. Air Force U.S. Army U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Navy U.S. Paratroopers United We Stand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder Commander Bob Posted February 9, 2010 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted February 9, 2010 (edited) Before I start, I tried to post this in the Veterans Benefits State & Federal forum, but did not have permission to post there. Could a moderator please move this over there? Alabama has more varieties of license plates than probably any other state. When I went to renew my license plate last year, I had a Desert Storm tag on my car. I asked about the Disabled Veteran tag and was told that I needed an affidavit from the VA which specified my SC percentage, which is understandable. They also said that if I got a Disabled Veteran tag, then I would get a discount on my registration. Sounds good, eh? Well, I wanted the discount, but also wanted my Desert Storm tag because it looks a whole lot better. The lady said it the discount doesn't apply to any other military tag. I wrote a letter to my state Congressman, Cam Ward, asking him if it would be possible for the discount to apply to any disabled Veteran regardless of which tag we choose for our vehicle. I also suggested that we have an option to have a Disabled Veteran decal applied. When you think about it, having a retired military or war license plate probably means a lot more than being restricted to the generic DV tag just to get the discount. Last night, I got an email from Rep. Ward saying that he is drafting legislation to implement this and will introduce it to the state legislature within the next few weeks. Wish me luck! Good Luck. Edited February 9, 2010 by Commander Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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