The Fayetteville Observer, NC, Catherine Pritchard Column: Ways to Make DMV to take Car Tag

 

Thursday, Jul 02,2009, 10:46:24 AM   Click:

Jul 1 - Q: I paid my car insurance now and the end of the statement that I said to call my license plate for 30 days because my insurance lapsed. What can I do? - J.M., Fayetteville

A: Try to appeal.

If you do, and if it was indeed a time, honest mistake that we can explain and that you have already corrected, then you be the end of May - if you May also be fined.

You can request an appeal in writing to the address in your letter to the Division of Motor Vehicles.

Or, call (919) 715-7000. If you do the latter, they can schedule the call right then, as long as you have the insurance information, including name of insurer and your policy number.

The call will take place at a local DMV office, probably within four to six weeks. In the meantime, the agency that you can continue driving with the plate.

All motor vehicles registered in North Carolina are required by law to be covered by liability insurance. The insurer will notify the DMV when a policy is canceled. At this point, the DMV sends a warning to the owner of the vehicle, giving that person 20 days to prove the vehicle is covered by liability insurance before the license plate is revoked.

Q: What happened to thrift store that was on the corner of Bragg Boulevard and Pamalee Drive? - A.L., Fayetteville

A: You talk about the American Way Center, which closed earlier this year.

In May, the CEO of the American Way Thrift Stores said Observer Rebecca Logan that the store was not very good. "Sales are not where they should be," said Dianna Griffith.

American Way is always in the house pickups Fayetteville and sells these items at its three other stores offering Raleigh, Durham and Garner. Proceeds from sales go to North Carolina Children's Promise, the arm raising funds from the North Carolina Children's Hospital in Chapel Hill.

To schedule a pickup, call (877) 543-7022.

Q: Is Percy Sledge on women in Sister Sledge? - N.M., Fayetteville

A: They are not family - but they can all stand up and sing.

Percy, better known for the soul classic "When a man loves a woman", was born in Alabama in 1941 and grew up there.

Sisters Sledge - Kim, Debbie, Joni and Kathy - from Philly. They are 13 to 18 years younger than Percy. Their most famous song is probably the 1979 disco anthem "We Are Family."

The sisters have also made Ms. Williams, grandchildren. Their grandmother, Viola Williams, was an opera singer.

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