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BlueSparklesXx t1_jdgcx30 wrote

Reply to comment by Teanut in Sorry for the million posts! The RMV has postponed my license suspension for 60 days while they "investigate." Thanks u/SchminksMcGee for suggesting contacting the local news, it's working! And they're digging into the craziness of anyone who drives in MA for 30 days being required to dual-register. by bostonshopper

The issue is this guy left his car in front of someone’s house for a month and pissed someone off enough that they called it in. Not going to happen if it’s just an out of state plate. Cars get dumped all the time in that neighborhood and it’s a major headache.

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procrastinatorsuprem t1_jdgike4 wrote

Probably took up a parking space that meant someone else was out a spot. So they called them in.

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BlueSparklesXx t1_jdh6h7a wrote

For thirty days? Yeah. More likely it was assumed abandoned. Also before they do this they usually issue multiple parking tickets. Sounds like OP dumped his car and never checked on it. It’s unusual in that neighborhood for a car to not move for more than a week or two and someone might have been pissed or concerned. The registration law is secondary to the problem that initiated this. He’s lucky it wasn’t towed and accruing $1000s in impound fees while he wasn’t checking on the vehicle. If he had moved his car even once guarantee this wouldn’t have happened.

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bostonshopper OP t1_jdjtk5s wrote

Just to clarify, I definitely didn't leave my car sitting in the same spot for a month. I agree that would be extremely obnoxious! I was coming and going, not always parked on the same side of the street, sometimes parked on a nearby street, went on a little NH trip, etc.

This would all make a lot more sense if I'd done something obviously offensive with my car, but I just honestly didn't.

Also, if I had received a ticket for "excessive non-resident parking" or something, I would have been frustrated but understood. And if someone had said something to me about it or left a note, I would have happily parked on different side streets on different days, I definitely had no intention of causing issues for anyone.

It's the registering my vehicle in 2 states with 2 license plates that's the issue, especially since my insurance company says that they literally can't give me MA insurance since I don't live there.

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