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Not having a current sticker in the proper place IS a violation in itself, whether you are current or not. My mom's old Toyota expired in December, she parked outside (because her garage was full of crap- another long story) and she didn't want to go out and get wet putting the sticker on, so she procrastinated. A Santa Rosa PO wrote her a citation for it. $90 ticket back 10+ years ago. She called me almost every year after that to put her sticker on.
You need to sit in traffic court for an hour. It will scare the daylights out of you. The reason they don't have current tags on their vehicles, is because they don't have insurance, or have suspended licenses. Do you think they are going to pay their registration? I think not. They are the same people that don't buy fishing licenses, either. They live in the "grey area", "don't get caught".
California Sees Significant Increase in Number of Uninsured Motorists
Uninsured motorists are getting to be a growing problem in California as the state sinks deeper into a recession, the Los Angeles Business Journal reports in this article. According to a new study from the Insurance Research Council, California will likely rise above the 2007 uninsured motorist rate of 18 percent. By 2010, the study estimates that one in six drivers in California will be uninsured. Experts attribute the rise in uninsured motorists to the economic downturn.
So, who is the most affected by this phenomenon? Responsible drivers who purchase insurance are the ones who end up paying for injuries caused by uninsured drivers. The Council estimated that the number of uninsured motorists actually decreased nationally from 14.9 percent in 2003 to 13.8 percent in 2007. California ranked seventh at 18 percent. New Mexico was the worst with 29 percent uninsured drivers while Massachusetts the best at 1 percent. The number of uninsured drivers is usually related to the unemployment rates. As unemployment increases, so does the percentage of people who drive without car insurance. Based on current unemployment rates nationally, the percentage of uninsured motorists is expected to go over 16 percent in 2010.
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