License plate confusion/awesomeness

[Psychstache]

The other day I got a rather large envelope from the DMV. DW and I opened it and found a new license plate. Couldn't figure out why for a while (certainly didn't order a new plate or anything) till I started digging around and found out that they are only good for 7 years in our state. We kept saying we never remembered getting one before, then realized that she has always leased cars when she was yuonger (not the case anymore) and I had always had them die/get totaled before making it to the 7 year mark. There are no plans in the near future to replace any vehicles, so here's to getting another new plate for the car in 7 years :)

[Choices]

Congratulations!!!

It sounds like you live in a spendypants state. Our plates are good forever and our licenses are good until age 65, when we need an eye exam to renew.

[Frankies Girl]

LOL Psychstache - great little milestone to hit. :D

Congratulations!!!

It sounds like you live in a spendypants state. Our plates are good forever and our licenses are good until age 65, when we need an eye exam to renew.

It isn't being spendypants; it is a matter of safety in my state. The reflective polymer they use on either the background of the plate or the actual number/letters can fade or become so obscured by road grit that they stop being as reflective after about 7 years, so it is done in order to still be easily read at night by law enforcement or some poor soul that just got side-swiped by a hit and run at 2am.

And you have to go in and renew your driver's license every 14 years (ish) in person. You get one online renewal at 7 years to extend it another 7, but after that, they want you physically there to get a new photo taken and renew your fingerprints and check eyes. I think that is also a smart idea, again due to safety mostly, but also because I look NOTHING like my photos from 5 years ago, let alone over a decade ago...