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Old 04-22-2006, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by somewherre
Why are passenger plates seemingly more desirable than commercial? Is it just that some highways won't allow comm plates, or are there other issues as well?
I try not to use the parkways even with passenger plates, just because of the sheer size of the Superduty.

why do I have them?

Lindenhurst Village, Code Enforcement letter arrived one day, pertaining to my '74 highboy:

"Storage of commercial vehicles on residential property is prohibited" - from the Village Code.

Which means, I can't park my commercial-plated highboy (now gone mostly because of the Village!) in the yard, but my Superduty with passenger plates? Can't do a darn thing!

It's also about registration costs. Compare a commercial plate registration at 8800lbs to a passenger plate registration at 5600lbs (weight on title).