Archive for category Motor Vehicle

New Law Involves Driver License Requirements and Restrictions for Junior Drivers

Gov. Corbett has signed Act 81, a new law that institutes changes to the Vehicle Code involving graduated driver’s licensing requirements, passenger restrictions for junior drivers and passenger restraint laws. The law will take effect on Dec. 24, 2011.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Report Incomplete PennDOT CDL Manuals

Attention Pennsylvania motor vehicle agents:  If you have any CDL manuals (Publication 223) that were ordered between January 2011 and May 2011, please check them for missing and duplicate pages.

Some of the CDL manuals jump from section 2-23 to 5-1 and 5, 6 and 7 are repeated.

If you have any of these manuals, do not destroy them. PennDOT is trying to get a count of how many incomplete manuals are in existence.

Please contact Ruth at 412-281-0678, Ext. 114.

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NADA Issues Updates to 2011 Official Used Car Guide

The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) has issued an update to some passenger car values in the April 2011 edition of the NADA Official Used Car Guide. Read the rest of this entry »

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Vehicle Dealers Take Note

Vehicle dealers are now required to alert consumers when their credit scores affect the terms of their purchases. Read the rest of this entry »

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PennDOT Increases Photo Fee

PennDOT has increased the cost of the photograph for driver’s licenses and identification cards. Read the rest of this entry »

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Check Availability of Vanity Plate

PennDOT has enabled customers to check the availability of a personalized (vanity) plate configuation of letters and numbers before submitting an application and paying the fee. Read the rest of this entry »

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Major Change in PennDOT Procedure

Effective Aug. 1, 2009, all PennDOT agents are required to submit legible photocopies of the front and back of one of their customers’ acceptable Pennsylvania identification credentials to PennDOT, along with their title and registration applications. Read the rest of this entry »

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Motor Vehicle Agent Reminders

E-mail Addresses

PennDOT reminds motor vehicle agents and messengers that they must provide an active E-mail account to receive Driver and Vehicle Service Updates. If you are not receiving these bulletins because you’ve changed or eliminated your E-mail address, you may be in violation of your PennDOT contract. Read the rest of this entry »

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Disciplinary Actions in the First Quarter 2008

Disciplinary actions announced by the Department of State included suspensions of notary commissions, probation, and civil penalties. Read the rest of this entry »

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When is a Title Defaced?

According to PennDOT’s fact sheet on defaced titles, any one or a combination of the following items will require the vehicle owner or lienholder to apply for a duplicate certificate of title: Read the rest of this entry »

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