Questions tagged [vehicle]
Use this where a vehicle - for example, cars, trains, planes, boats - is essential to the question. Avoid using this just because a vehicle is involved.
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Can my auto insurance refuse coverage because of a single missing payment?
I was in a fender bender. No damage to my truck, but my bumper pushed in the handle of her minivan. We both have the same insurance company.
The day after I reported the accident, I received a letter ...
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Do running lights satisfy laws requiring headlights be on when wipers are on?
Some cars have running lights (which are on whenever the engine is running). Some states have laws the require headlights be on when wipers are being used. Do running lights meet that requirement?
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Using a tractor/4 wheeler/mower or like as a means of travel with out a drivers license
I find myself in a part of the US (NY Adirondacks) where travelling anywhere requires a vehicle of some kind and yet it is prohibitively expensive to buy, register, insure and maintain a vehicle and ...
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What could I do to stop this scammer?
I saw on Craigslist a car that used to belong to me for sale with a lower mileage than it had when I sold it (by more than 200000 miles). I want to stop this person from causing any damage, but I ...
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How long can a vehicle registered and owned by a person in one state be used in a different state?
My ex-husband has been using his sister's car that is registered in New Mexico, but he lives in AZ. I am concerned if this is legal now that my daughter will be staying with him for the school year ...
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Using handicapped plackards from one state when vehicle is registered in another
I walk past a vehicle every day parked in a handicapped spot that doesn't look usable by anyone I would consider handicapped (a very lifted jeep). I don't want to sound like the arbiter of what is ...
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Is it legal to use a vehicle indicator light as a logo?
In my protect, I want to use a recognized vehicle indicator light as a logo. What is the legality of using the icon, namely the check engine light, as a logo? I do not know if some form of copyright ...
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Is it legal to ride a bicycle with a self-installed motor around California?
I'm going to California for a few weeks, largely the San Francisco and Los Angeles areas, and to save money (and time considering LA traffic) I plan to bring a bicycle with me and use that and public ...
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Under what circumstances is it OK to intentionally drive at people?
If a civilian is driving a car towards a person who is a police officer, that is historically sufficient justification for the officer to apply the instant death penalty against the driver. Even if a ...
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How to report broken brake lights?
I recently encountered a situation where the car in front of me did not have any functioning brake lights. Unfortunately, I didn't get the license plate number, but in the future, how should this be ...
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As a new owner of a motorcycle, how many days can I wait before I purchase auto insurance in New York state?
In the NY State DMV website, I read that vehicle owners must register their vehicles within 180 days of the effective date on their Insurance ID Cards. But how many days can I wait before I get my ...
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Can I roam around the City at Midnight just to spend the time?
Do I have the rights to roam or drive my motorcycle around my city in India at midnight just to pass the time?
I am from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu in India.
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What restrictions/limitations can take place to apartment parking mid-lease?
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I had moved into a new apartment back in February, 2015. The building was brand new, but the business running it doesn't seem to be. In the Summer of 2015, a music festival started taking ...
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Which law of state of California requires sellers to have a smog certificate?
The DMV website says that "a seller must provide evidence of a current smog certification", but they don't cite which law obligates a seller in doing so. Which law states that?
What if the seller ...
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Used car, private sale - seller risk?
My brother once sold a used motorcycle. Years later, it turned out the buyer had never registered/titled it, and my brother was responsible for the abandoned vehicle costs.
I now want to sell an ...
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Would it be legal to drive/own an Sd.kfz 250 in Australia?
As the title suggests, I would like to know if it would be legal under Australian law, I am not too sure about the law and Halftracks.
I would also like to add, this vehicle is capable of the speeds ...
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Does an apparently abandoned car become my property if it's parked on my land?
In South Carolina (USA), if a car is left on somebody else's land, does it become their car after a certain amount of time has passed? Is there any obligation in the land owner to attempt to find or ...
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What can be done if work is completed on a vehicle without consent in the United States?
Let's say you take your car to a dealership to get X and Y completed and you get a quote for $1000. You aren't contacted about any additional work that needed to be completed, but when you come to ...
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Is it legal to drive a street-legal car via remote control (United States)?
Specifically, I mean modifying a car so that it can be driven completely by remote control using a first-person view camera like a drone. Would doing this be legal? Would this change if there is a ...
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Transferring car titles between states
Just moved to Virginia from Ohio, already have a job, and trying to go through the steps here.
I have a car right now, but my mom has the title, and she lives in Ohio. We are trying to transfer the ...
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Village/City Sticker
I have several questions in regard to a citation I just received in the mail. I moved to a Chicago suburb this last year that apparently requires you to pay for a sticker for each car you own. It's ...
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Must you change state of residence if you rent an apartment in another state?
Suppose I live in NJ with my parents (License + Car is tied to my parents' NJ address), and I decide to rent an apartment from someone in PA for a job.
Hypothetically speaking, since no one is ...
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Is it legal to let sister-in-law drive my vehicle in another state and have her on my insurance?
This is about my wife's sister who is a single parent mom and lives in a different state. Not sure if it matters but I live in Massachusetts and she lives in Georgia.
Because of her life situation ...
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Temporarily Relocating Car from California to Massachusetts
I am being temporarily (6 months) relocated to Boston, MA and will be taking my car from California to Massachusetts.
My car (and myself) will remain registered at my home address in California.
My ...
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What prevents me from using vehicle anti-theft laws to regain possession of an impounded car in Maryland?
My car was impounded in MD due to expired tags. I've since paid the state and county fines for this, but the county police use a private impound lot which charges exorbitant fees for storage. MD law ...
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UK second hand car - should catalytic converter be covered under Sale of Goods Act?
I recently bought a second hand car from a fairly small dealership. Within 60 miles of driving the engine management light came on. I took it back and they diagnosed the problem as being the catalytic ...
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Who is liable for damage?
Consider the following situation:
The red car and blue car are both reversing in the above situation. Just as the red car was in front of the blue car's space, the blue car reversed out crashing ...
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Can states regulate the tint of rear side windows and rear windshields on a car?
There is a list of North American tint laws over at International Window Film Association (IWFA) (also html).
It is understandable why states might be interested in regulating the Visible Light ...
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Window Tinting rules and laws in visiting jurisdictions
If someone has a car registered, licensed and insured in a given U.S. state, and intends to travel across state and province lines, are they supposed to make sure that they're in compliance with the ...
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