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Here is the lawyer I used to give me an overview and poke the bear a bit a few weeks back. Young and interested in this topic. Specializes in BMV. Used to be a lobbyist in DC. Guessing if someone threw enough money at him he may bite. Also said he had never seen anything like this. Andrew C...

email with attached word doc that included the above msg

direct, but wording seem to indicate that it went to everyone concerned.

things will get interesting when they start going after the 100K Defender folks, or the 60K FJs. I agree @WantaDelica, seems like the divide and conquer strategy with a bit of CYA (cover yo ass) sprinkled on top.

This just in: STATE OF MAINE Department of Public Safety Maine State Police Traffic Safety 20 State House Station Augusta, Maine 04333-0020 JANET T. MILLS BRUCE G. SCOTT COL. JOHN E. COTE GOVERNOR...

bad azzery. Love it.

thanks. yep that's the one. Ammended text right there in black and white to include FMVSS in 2021. Still waiting on reply.

so does anyone have access to the 2020 and 2021 Omnibus law where it state the definition of an offroad vehicle? This is apparently where the change was made to add the FMVSS language in 2021, but I cant seem to get access to the bill details anywhere online.

I notified my legal, Brittanee and Bruce Scott this AM with this additional information. Feel free to do the same or wait for results. 1 business day left before plates are due back, down to the wire.

Holy crap - we might get our family summer vacation in Acadia after all! Nice work @BKlaver & @sk66 So should I run with this or anyone else have input?

I can ask my legal rep tomorrow if you are confident that the law was signed on June 15th with no effective date, which legally buys us 90 days from signing - or Sept 15th.

Hmmmm, maybe Catherine Curtis is the elusive "director" the Brittanne kept referring to. With all the no-replies, it seems like a classic case of an executive making poor decisions and then hiding behind their subordinates.

To me one of the most astounding things about this situation is the State’s shocking lack of empathy with regards to grandfathering/timeline. I use our Delica as a family getaway vehicle and our annual summer trip north to Acadia National Park (prepaid $$$) is now junk. I also use it for...

apparently there is a FMVSS sticker on the door jam that is missing on imported vehicles and which is why they are asking for the MCO or Mfg statement. They did discuss the Mit Van from 88-90 as I had made my legal aware of that and Bruce claimed they are not the same van (even tho I believe...

My legal rep spoke with Bruce Scott today for 30 minutes - below are the findings. In 2021, Maine legislation gave the BMV more power to adjust language in the Omnibus bill. The result is that the bill that covers all BMV related services (rules around drunk driving, drivers ed…) was expanded...

For what it is worth on emissions conversation with gov, mine is a gasser, not diesel and I live in York county. My plan is to hold tight and see what shakes loose so really appreciate the push RoV and will see if my legal spots any window. In the meantime my B-plan arrived today, (with a...

Just an update. I spoke with legal counsel this AM who specializes in BMV cases and said the whole thing looks very fishy after reviewing my communication and all of the forum activity. He is reaching out to Bruce Scott directly since none (?) of us have ever received communication from this...

My neighbor has a legally registered '88 Escort...you'd be safer driving around in a pepsi can. Exactly Crankshaft, Euro....shit will get real when they start pulling the imported Bentley registrations.

After all is said and I done I think it was just handled poorly with no equity or common sense justification. 3 weeks to get the vehicle off the road? What about people that are using it as a primary driving vehicle? We are just supposed to finance something new (oh and by the way your vehicle...

got my VT vanity plate all picked out: FUMEBMV