GNYADA August 2017 Newsletter

GNYADA Board Welcomes L.I. Congressman to Discuss Dealer Issues

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small-business growth and reining in the authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Congressman Suozzi also toured Lincoln Technical Institute, where he met and spoke with incoming President of LTI Whitestone, Herman Dawkins, as well as several students enrolled in the technician program. Throughout his visit, the Congressman showed great enthusiasm for trade-specific job training and spoke about the importance of providing profitable careers to non-college graduates. He credit- ed the Association and Lincoln Tech for aiding economic growth and local job cre- ation and for serving as models to other industries. The Association looks forward to building on its productive conversations with Congressman Suozzi, as well as other local representatives, leading into NADA’s Washington Conference in September.

Members of the GNYADA Board had a chance to sit down and speak with Congressman Tom Suozzi at the Center for Automotive Education & Training. The Long Island Congressman was receptive to a number of dealer concerns, including implementing tax reforms that promote (l to r) GNYADA President Mark Schienberg, Board Member Robert D. Penn, Congressman Tom Suozzi, GNYADA Chairman Nick Toomey, Board Member Jack Weidinger, GNYADA Treasurer Larry Orlando.

Follow License Plate Laws

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GNYADA has been made aware of increased enforcement of license plate laws in the greater New York area. If a customer is ticketed for hav- ing an obstructive license plate frame, they may come back to the dealership that supplied the frame, seeking reim- bursement for the fine amount. To assure compliance with license plate laws, here are the top three areas of concern, along with dealer best practices: License Plate Frames It is illegal in New York to cover license plates in any manner that obscures the letters, numbers, or other markings. Dealers are advised to ensure their plate frames do not block or obstruct any distinguishing mark- ings. It is important for dealers to

plates, “conspicuously displayed, one on the front and one on the rear of such vehicle.”

check with their supplier to make sure they receive compliant plate frames. Glass or Plastic Coverings New York law also states that license plates must be kept clean and easily readable. Plates cannot be covered by glass or plastic material that distorts/ conceals photographed images of the plates. Dealers should not coat or cover license plates with any glass, plastic, synthetic, or artificial material that obscures them. Front Plates Dealers are required to attach both a rear and front license plate on all vehicles they sell. New York law requires motor vehicles to be affixed with a set of distinctive-number

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