Salsero, regarding auto registration, you may have an interest to read the pdf linked here:
http://privateaudio.homestead.com/It...bout_Venue.pdf
Look on page 7 of that pdf, regarding his first hand experience with auto registration. He stated he has tested his theory for several years, and when pulled over 4 times, he never received a ticket and just let go.
When I received my renewal notice, it is a one page instrument. However there are 2 stickers, an IN the car windshield sticker, and an OUT of the car plate sticker that says "VOID". Both stickers have the same tracking number printed on them.
The verbiage on the instrument states the following:
** IMPORTANT NOTICE **
You only need one registration sticker on your vehicle
You will use either the windshield sticker or the plate sticker
Do not apply the sticker printed with "VOID", it is not a valid sticker
It may have already been removed from your receipt.
So you have a choice of which sticker to use. Now, on the opposite side, it states "Important document: Please retain for your records. THIS RECEIPT TO BE CARRIED IN ALL COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.
I do not carry the receipt (sticker) IN the vehicle, as I am not "for hire" commercial. So the theory is you are given 2 stickers (receipts), IN and OUT of the vehicle. IN is for commercial vehicles in "this state", OUT is for the private venue, not "valid" for use in "this state". The VOID sticker on the plate makes the plate VOID for commercial use in "this state". That could be why the cop let him go the 4 times he was pulled over. That could be the remedy. The cop clearly sees that you paid the fee, and clearly sees you are not in "for hire" commerce in "this state".
From my experience, when I called the agency who issues the plates, and discussed canceling and sending back, they said when you return them, be sure to write VOID across the plates, so it will be known they are not in use. So I removed the IN the car sticker, and attached the OUT of the car sticker. Its been a couple months and I have not been pulled over yet.