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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't see keeping one's car registration current to be a major ethical issue, but based on my personal experience, PP 13:41 is absolutely right: the only part of the DC city government that functions with any efficiency is the parking police. If the regular police force were half as efficient we'd be living in a different city...

Realistically speaking, if your CA plates are current and you will be ONLY parking in your garage, then yes you can probably go without changing your tags for a little while. Again, assuming no expired tags, you can probably also park occasionally on the street, as long as you don't park frequently in the same area. If you try to park in the same area on a regular basis, they will be onto you and you'll probably start getting ticketed--especially if you're in an area with very limited parking (like most of NW DC)--they are always looking for an excuse to give tickets. Once your tags expire, I wouldn't bother driving anywhere, you'll almost certainly get pulled over.

PP 13:54 may think we are all busybodies, but some of us are speaking from experience. I've gotten dozens of parking tickets and even was "booted" once. Sometimes it's just easier and cheaper to follow the rules.[/quote]

13:54 here. I don't think your answer was busybody-like at all. I meant the people who jump in with the "you're doing something ILLEGAL" while clutching their pearls. There's just a lot of that here. I let my elderly dog off leash if he wants to dig in a bush for a rat or something and people will come by with the "It's the law to have your dog on a leash" crap. Yeah, that's true, but he's in a bush, not anywhere near you, and not interested in you, so why is this your problem? It just gets old in this city.

You are correct, if the police were half as on the ball here as the parking peeps, it would be a much better city.[/quote]

I know a neighbor who throws chocolate deep in her yard to punish the off-leash dogs (and their owners).  In this case, leash laws save lives.[/quote]

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