I have to agree the writer of a recent letter to the editor: It’s really irritating to see so many vehicles with expired tabs driving around. Some tabs have been expired for a few months, some for a couple of years. These people must have read the front page story from the Jan. 15 Seattle Times: “SPD: No more stops for missing bike helmets or expired car tabs.” The reason, said Chief Adrian Diaz is “These violations do not have a direct connection to the safety of other individuals on the roads, paths, or sidewalks. And the penalties for these violations may disproportionately fall on those unable to pay.”
So, now we have a situation where there is no money from these violations going into the state coffers. If Seattle Police aren’t stopping anyone for these now secondary infractions, no other police department is either? Or maybe Seattle feels other police departments will continue to enforce these violations, but they’re not.
If you can’t afford your car tabs, can you afford your car insurance? If the answer is no, then maybe you need to sell your vehicle and start using public transportation.
How soon will it be before the state starts adding more fees (taxes) to our already high car tabs? That will be the next headline. The government in this state will whine that we don’t have enough money in the coffers and will start raising the car tabs again.
I’m tired of Washington state being the teat some people suck on, while other people pay more than their fair share.
Michele Reeve
Shoreline
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