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The Department of Licensing (DOL) is considering agency request legislation for the 2025 legislative session to improve the collector vehicle program. Collector vehicle license plates are intended for vehicles that are used in “club activities, exhibitions, tours, parades, and occasional pleasure driving” (RCW 46.18.220). Currently, any vehicle that is 30 years (1994) or older can apply for collector vehicle license plates.

DOL has issued about 294,000 vehicles collector plates and we have received many reports over the years from concerned Washington residents about individuals abusing the program, particularly for pick-up trucks and commuter cars. The collector plate program is vulnerable to fraud because there is a substantial benefit for bad actors (no renewal fees, no mandatory insurance requirements), limited barriers to entry (self-attestation of use), and minimal enforcement mechanisms under existing law.

Our data shows thousands of vehicles with collector plates that would not be considered “collectible.” This kind of misuse undermines the intention of the collector plate program, and even makes our roads less safe. Our data shows that vehicles with collector plates were involved in 1,897 crashes between 2015-2021. Among those crashes, the driver was uninsured 35% of the time. Underinsured drivers tend to have more severe crashes and are more likely to be involved in a hit-and-run.

To address these issues, the Department is considering a variety of possible solutions:

Require all drivers of collector vehicles to have vehicle liability insurance (same as other vehicles).
Create a plate cancellation process for misuse of collector vehicle plates.
Require an owner to have another car registered as their daily vehicle, to qualify for collector plates.

We are also exploring ways to limit vehicle eligibility to make abuse of the program more difficult. We’ve contemplated limiting the eligible vehicles to those manufactured prior to 1989 or moving the vehicle eligibility from 30 to 35 years old. We are open to other ideas as well if you have thoughts on how we could accomplish this.

We believe these changes will have little to no impact on legitimate collector vehicle owners, but will help deter abuse of the program going forward. Please feel free to share this information with others in the collector car community and send us any feedback you have on this proposal. We are happy to meet with you as well and discuss the concepts in more detail.

Thanks, -Beau

BEAU PERSCHBACHER | he/him

Legislative and Policy Director

Department of Licensing | dol.wa.gov

(360) 522-6371 | [email protected]

Online registration for our June 28/29 Hot Rods In Hoquiam Car Show is available here.

Hot Rods In Hoquiam – Pushrods Of Hoquiam Gather at Gordon’s Service 7th & K St. and enjoy free drinks chips and delicious hot dogs courtesy of the Push Rods. Mix and mingle before heading out for a caravan cruise to Olympic Stadium for ROOT BEER FLOATS courtesy of Buddy Moos.

Friday – June 28th 4 – 6 pm Hot Rod Cruise In

Gather at Gordon’s Service 7th & K St. and enjoy free drinks chips and delicious hot dogs courtesy of the Push Rods. Mix and mingle before heading out for a caravan cruise
to Olympic Stadium for ROOT BEER FLOATS courtesy of Buddy Moos.

Saturday – June 29th 9 – 2:30 pm Show N Shine

Show registration $25 @ Show Pre registration $20
If you pre-register, you are entered into a $100 raffle draw plus receive a $10 discount coupon for a show t shirt.

Saturday Show Registration Opens@ 8:00 am

Pre register at pushrods.org

The Pushrods of Hoquiam have the following scheduled events for 2024.
Feb. 18th. Charity auction. Hoquiam Elks. 11-3
April 14th. Spaghetti feed for all car clubs and those that are in the car community Free
May. 11th. Tractor Supply car show. $10 fee
9-2
June. 15th. Cruise in to. Seabrook. 11-3
June 28-29. Hot Rods in Hoquiam
Friday. Free hot dog, slow drags cruise for root beer floats
For questions call 360-581-9911

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Big Car Show This Saturday! Online Registration is over but you can still register at the show!

The cruise in at the South Shore is beginning to build. More cars. Get the word out that we will have a cruise in on Thursday nights from 4:30 - 6 or so throughout the summer. Tell your friends and let’s try to make this a fun event.

I know this is awfully short notice but there is a cruise in at the South Shore mall tomorrow at 4:00. Show up and bs everyone for a couple of hours

The Pushrods of Hoquiam and the Midnight Cruisers are doing a car cruise in on April 20th (Thursday) at 4 -7:30 at the South Shore mall in South Aberdeen.

Anyone that is a car enthusiast or any member of a car club is welcome.

No trophies, just a get together to meet new people

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