Just received my red HOV decals

Thanks. If it is, I’ll apply for the Decal sticker before 01/01/19.

 

It depends on how soon you want to have access to the carpool lane and for how long. Apply now and you'd have access from about mid July (prob would receive stickers by this time) through 1/1/2022. If you apply after 1/1/19, then you'd have access from about 2/1/19 through 1/1/2023. Congrats on your new Prius!

 

Data point:

Purchased 05/15/18
Took delivery: 05/23/18
Received Plates rom dealer: 05/23/18
Applied for Red sticker: 05/24/18
Received stickers: 05/14/18
First HOV drive: 05/15/18

Still have not installed plates.

 

Woohoo copied from dmv website
Red decals valid till 2022

In March 2018, the department began issuing a new single-color red decal for qualifying vehicles pursuant to CVC §§5205.5 and 21655.9. The new red decal will be valid until January 1, 2022, and are issued to vehicles that meet California's super ultra-low emission vehicle (SULEV) standard for exhaust emissions and the federal inherently low-emission vehicle (ILEV) evaporative emission standard, as well as vehicles that meet the state’s enhanced advanced technology partial zero-emission (enhanced AT PZEV) vehicles or transitional zero emission vehicle (TZEV) standard. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and compressed natural gas (CNG) fueled vehicles may also qualify. Visit ARB's website at www.arb.ca.gov for additional information on vehicle eligibility.

 

Just filled out the replacement form and send out tomorrow morning.

 

Can those of us with green stickers reapply now?

Thanks.

 

Sounds like they changed their policy on the red decals. Before, the official web page said that they expired at the end of 2018 and the owner needed to apply for a new decal to extend them until 2022. Now they say that the red decals are good until 2022.

When the new decals are issued, which don't distinguish between alternative fuel vehicles (white decals) and PHEV (green decals), I wonder how that will work at venues like the Golden Gate Bridge, which extend carpool privileges to white decals but not green ones

 

Do you need to also have a Fastrak in conjunction with the HOV decals to use the HOV Lanes?

 

I just mailed the application out. We'll see.

 

OMG blatant discrimination...I can only remember crossing over once on a bike

 

Discrimination is fine in San Francisco, as long as it is for an approved "progressive" cause.

 

What did you say on the form? It asks what you are applying for, original stickers or replacement decals.

Which did you check?

Thanks

 

It really depends on the particular road. In LA and in the San Francisco Bay Area, there are roads that recognize Fastrak transponders that have a switch which says how many people you claim are in the car, and if you have the clean-air decals, you are allowed to set it to 2 or 3 even there is only one person in the car. On these kinds of roads, the toll varies (or is free) based on how many are in the car, and you don't have to hide the transponders.

 

I was driving my 2017 prime with green sticker in Bay Area today and found this older plugin Prius with the red sticker. I’m not trying to give this owner any problem. Can anyone confirm if this is a legit red sticker for older plugin Prius?

My green sticker will be expired end of this year and hope I can renew mine too..


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It’s legit if the owner never registered for a green sticker.

Probably bought it out of state then registered it for the stickers .

 

So Which new red sticker is the govt issuing? It’s hard to distinguish between old vs new red stickers on the road.


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