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02-22-2008, 10:29 PM | #1 |
Gone Wild
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street legal?
do any of you guys (and girls) have your cart tagged and registered? what does it take to get this done. i called the tag office today here in florida and they said they will only tag the bubble looking carts (i dont know what they are called). i lied and told her it had blinkers, tail lights and would do 45mphLOL. she said it was still considered a golf cart and it was a no go. is there some other catagory that my cart can fall under, as in homemade or dune buggy or something. i see some people on here are tagged. if you guys could give me some feedback that would be very cool
thanks chris |
02-22-2008, 11:27 PM | #2 |
Gone Wild
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Re: street legal?
HWM,
Excuse me for asking this ... But why would you want to put your cart on the street ? Im sorry , but here in our county "Lake" There are tooooo many Nuts driveing on our roads. For me, I wouldnt want to get out and try to mix with them especialy in a cart. Lived here 23 almost 24 years. Fire Chief with Lake County , now disabled... But I ran too many calls on traffic accidents on people who shouldnt have even had a drivers Lic. And today alot of people dont have a Licience to drive, but they do... If you were to get hit, their gone they wont stop to check you out... Just currious, BCW |
02-23-2008, 06:10 AM | #3 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: street legal?
The main reason you can not register and tag your cart is: It does not have a 17 digit vehicle identification number. It can meet all the requirement for an LSV but without the vin number can't register. I have been trying to get mine registered for over a year. I live in Sumter County.
Also, as an LSV the speed is limited, 20 or more but 25 max. A regular cart is limited to 19.6 mph. A ticket here in The Villages will cost you about $200.00 if caught speeding, but the ticket will be for driving an un-registered vehicle. |
02-23-2008, 05:34 PM | #4 |
Gone Wild
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Re: street legal?
Hey Dennis i live in Lady Lake about 2min. from the villages and see carts with tags. this is what gave me the idea. what year is your cart? is the 17 digit limited to newer carts only? what steps have you taken thus far to still not have a tag? fill me in.... thanks chris...
BCW my parents and in-laws all live within about a mile of me. it would just be nice to ride the cart over there without the ticket.NOT SAYING I DO THAT NOW OR ANYTHING |
02-24-2008, 07:11 AM | #5 |
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Re: street legal?
hotwatermusic, Only carts that are manufactured to be an LSV will have a 17 digit vin number. Par Car has one, Gem, and Star Think (Ford) and Club Car/GM Pathway (no longer built). All regular carts only have 10 to 13 digits. If you have a common key ignition, change it to uncommon. To easy to be stolen otherwise and no way to trace by serial number, as the numbers are not registered.
My cart is 2007 Yesteryear Coupe, Gas, Lifted 6 in, Hyd front disc brakes, Custom grille and bumpers, side lake pipes, chrome dash with tach, oil pressure, volt meter, gas guage, clock, hour meter, am/fm/cd and 69 sound horn panel. I spent about 100 hours building it. I had a 2006 Yesteryear Truck 4 seater that got totaled by a Caddy who ran a stop sign. |
02-24-2008, 11:46 AM | #6 | |
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I know that area is full of carts everywhere and its realy cool to live near a place like that and be able to ride in that maner. Like where I live, Im takeing a big chance to go to the store, I wish it were different and I could ride without looking back over my shoulder all the time. Some of the cops are purty good, but others are .... well you know Hope you get it leagle soon ... BCW |
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02-24-2008, 08:46 PM | #7 |
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Re: street legal?
thanks BCW me too!
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02-25-2008, 10:52 AM | #8 |
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Re: street legal?
For what its worth - our HOA put out a letter (Golf Course Community) stating that "the same rules applied to driving a golf cart on the street as to cars." I took that to mean - lights, brake lights, signals, no open containers, stop at stop signs, ect...
I'm in Orange County FWIW. |
02-25-2008, 03:53 PM | #9 | |
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02-25-2008, 11:52 PM | #10 |
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Re: street legal?
if you see a big blue yamaha at lake sumter landing or spanish springs you better come say hi dennis..
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