WE
WE HAVE
WE HAVE A
WE HAVE A LINK AT NINE NEWS.COM IF YOU'RE INTERESTED. THAT IS THE MORNING RUSH THIS
MONTH WE'RE APPROACHING THE ONE
YEAR MILESTONE COVID-19 IN
COLORADO AND IN THAT YEAR YOU
MAY HAVE NOTICED A LOT MORE
CARS ON THE ROAD WITHOUT A
LICENSE PLATE.
IT'S NOT A COINCIDENCE
THE CURRENT DELAYS ARE LONG
ENOUGH THAT TEMPORARY TAGS ON A
NEW VEHICLE PURCHASE MAY EXPIRE
BEFORE YOU GET THE NEW PLATES
IN THE MAIL.
SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE
WEEK, CITY OF DENVER ISSUED
NEARLY THREE THOUSAND CITATION
TO PARKED CARS THAT HAD EXPIRED
LICENSE PLATES NOT NEWS
REPORTER MARK SELLENGER WAS
ACTUALLY ONE OF THEM.
HE BOUGHT A NEW CAR THIS
SUMMER, PAID FOR NEW PLATES BUT
HE STILL HASN'T GOTTEN THEM UP
.
A MORATORIUM ON TAKING OVER
PLATES ENDED THIS WEEK AND WHEN
MARK BROUGHT THE ISSUE UP TO
THE CITY, DENVER DECIDED TO
CHANGE HIS PLAN AND GO BACK TO
NOT TICKETING.
SO WE KNOW YOU HAVE SIMILAR
STORIES TO SHARE WITH US LIKE
MARK.
SO REACH OUT TO US , USE
THE HASHTAG EL-HAI MORNINGS
WHILE YOU DO THAT.
9NEWS REPORTER JOHN GLASSCO
EXPLAINS WHAT YOU WHAT YOU CAN
DO ABOUT IT FOR NOW WHETHER
YOU'RE IN METRO DENVER OR RULE
COLORADO, YOU'LL SEE TEMPORARY
TAGS, EXPIRED TAGS OR NOTHING
LIKE ALL THE FEATURES YOU'VE
GOT ALL THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES.
IT'S SOMETHING MARK WELL HE
KNOWS A THING OR TWO ABOUT.
HE OWNS A METAL MANUFACTURING
SHOP IN LITTLETON 2012.
HE WAS A GOOD YEAR FOR HIM SO
HE BOUGHT HIMSELF A NEW SET
OF WHEELS IN AUGUST SIX MONTHS
LATER YOU GUESSED IT STILL NO
PLAY.
THIS IS MY SECOND OR THIRD OR
SECOND I THINK TUP TAG.
BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S AN HOUR OUT
OF MY DAY TO GO GET NEW TAX
CREDIT TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER
TO DO THAT AGAIN.
MARK IS FED UP SO WE CALLED
THE DMV.
IT'S ALWAYS JUST ON DELAY ON
BACK ORDER THAT YOU REALLY
CAN'T TELL ME A WHOLE LOT
BESIDES THAT I DON'T HAVE LEGIT
AND HE'S NOT ALONE.
THE STATE SAYS MORE THAN 30000
DRIVERS ARE WAITING FOR PRINT
ON DEMAND LICENSE PLATES,
THE ONES OFTEN WITH SPORTS
TEAMS OR OTHER DESIGNS THAT ARE
MAILED OUT TO DRIVERS SAVING A
TRIP TO THE DMV.
BUT MARK ORDERED A STANDARD
GREEN AND WHITE PLATE AND IT'S
STILL WELL RUN OF THE MILL
STANDARD OFF THE SHELF WHATEVER
THEY GIVE ME.
THE STATE OF COLORADO HAS BEEN
PRINTING LICENSE PLATES FOR
YEARS.
THIS ONE RIGHT HERE IS TWENTY
EIGHT YEARS OLD.
THE ISSUE AT THE STATE IS
HAVING IS NOT PRINTING A
LICENSE PLATE TAGS LIKE THIS.
IT'S PRINTING THE METAL LICENSE
PLATES ALTOGETHER AND THAT'S
BECAUSE THEY'RE IN THE PRISON.
WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN
TO GET THE PLATES TO PEOPLE
THAT'S BOYD FROM COLORADO'S
VEHICLE SERVICE SECTION.
HE SAYS THE STATE'S PLATES ARE
PRINTED BEHIND BARS AT
THE TERRITORIAL CORRECTIONAL
FACILITY IN CANYON CITY.
ONE HUNDRED FIVE INMATES HELPED
RUN THE OPERATION.
THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
SAYS LAST OCTOBER THE FACILITY
SHUT DOWN DUE TO A CORONAVIRUS
OUTBREAK NEARLY 90 PERCENT
OF THE INMATES IN THE PRISON
HAVE CONTRACTED COVID-19 SINCE
MARCH, AN OUTBREAK THAT APPEARS
TO BE UNDER CONTROL NOW NEARLY
ONE YEAR IN.
SO NOW THE PLATES ARE BEING
PRINTED.
WE'RE BE CAUGHT UP WITHIN
THE NEXT 45 DAYS.
SO WHAT ARE DRIVERS SUPPOSED TO
DO UNTIL THEN?
THE STATE SAYS TO KEEP A LETTER
LIKE THIS ONE IN YOUR CAR IT
COULD SAVE YOU A TICKET BUT
MAYBE NOT.
THE DMV DID SEND ME KIND OF A
LITTLE PDF OF A LETTER, YOU
KNOW, THAT I'M SUPPOSED TO SHOW
TO AN OFFICER IF I AM PULLED
OVER THAT ASKS THE OFFICER TO
GIVE ME LENIENCY, IT DOESN'T
REALLY SAY WHY DOESN'T HE SAY
WHAT'S GOING ON?
IT JUST IS KIND OF THIS FORM
LETTER THAT SAYS THIS PERSON IS
WAITING FOR THEIR PLATES.
PLEASE BE NICE TO THEM.
THE LETTER STATES ENFORCEMENT
IS UP TO THE DISCRETION OF THE
OFFICER SO AS YOU WAIT FOR YOUR
PLATE THERE COULD BE ANOTHER
PRICE TO PAY.
I'VE PAID FOR MY TAGS AND
THE DELAY IN GETTING THEM BACK
TO ME MAY ACTUALLY END UP
COSTING ME IF AN OFFICER DOES
DECIDE TO GIVE ME A TICKET FOR
AN EXPIRED TAG.
JOHN GLASSCO 9NEWS YOU KNOW
THE STATE COULDN'T TELL US HOW
MANY DRIVERS HAVE AND TICKETED
FOR EXPIRED PLATES BUT YOU ARE
ENCOURAGED TO KEEP YOUR
REGISTRATION UP TO DATE USING
ONLINE RESOURCES AND THE BEST
WAY TO GET A COPY OF THAT
LETTER TO SHOW LAW ENFORCEMENT
IS TO CONTACT YOUR LOCAL DMV OR
COUNTY CLERKS AND RECORDER'S
OFFICE.
SO WE'RE ASKING YOU TO SHARE
SIMILAR STORIES IF YOU'VE
ENCOUNTERED LINDA SAYS SHE
RENEWED WITH NEW PROBLEMS
ACTUALLY NO PROBLEMS AT ALL IS
WHAT THAT SAYS.
SHERRY SAYS SHE ORDERED NEW
PLATES FOR HER CAR IN
OCTOBER AND STILL HAS NOT
RECEIVED HER PLATES.
SO KEEP SHARING WITH I KNOW
EVERYONE'S GOT A LOT
OF STORIES.
I MEAN EVEN PERSONALLY I'VE
SEEN SO MANY CARS WITH EXPIRED
OR NO PLATES USE THE HASHTAG
MALHI MORNINGS.
WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER MORE
OF YOUR COMMENTS IN ABOUT AN
HOUR OR SO BRINGING IN
THE WHOLE TEAM FOR SOME CHAT
HERE.
BUT YEAH, IT'S BEEN A BIG
PROBLEM.
I MEAN THEY ARE BACKLOGGED AND
DELAYED.
I HAVEN'T HAD TO GET PLATES BUT
I DID HAVE TO GET MY DRIVER'S
LICENSE UPDATED WHEN I MOVED
HERE.
I WAS A LITTLE LATE ON THAT BUT
I WILL SAY THAT THAT WAS BY FAR
A VERY EASY PROCESS TO SET UP,
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND GO INTO
THE DMV IF SOMETHING'S WORKED
BETTER THAN OTHERS.
YEAH, I'M WITH EVERYONE HAVING
ISSUES I HAVE NOVEMBER
TEMPORARY TAGS RIGHT.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD SAY
THAT ON AIR BUT YEAH I'M LIKE
THREE MONTHS BEHIND SO I'M
WHATEVER I CAN'T DO IT ONLINE
BECAUSE IT'S A NEW CAR
THE STATE NO NEW RESIDENT AND
ALL THAT GOOD STUFF SO I'LL SEE
IT.
YEAH PRETTY MUCH GOT MY WITH NO
PROBLEMS BUT A COUPLE YEARS AGO
BEFORE COVID EITHER LOST IT IN
THE MAIL OR I DIDN'T GET IT OR
WHATEVER AND I DROVE FOR SIX
MONTHS NOT KNOWING THAT MY BUT
MY TAGS WERE EXPIRED BUT NOBODY
STOPPED ME ANYWAY.
SO I GUESS IT'S JUST
THE SITUATION WHERE YOU GOT
LUCKY.
YEAH I DID ABSOLUTELY.
YEAH.
I MEAN I