Overview
helps recoup lost revenue from registration cheats
Automated
Once set up,
no additional resources are needed
Works with existing:
– technology
– processes &
– remittance
system
Self-funding
so existing budgets are unaffected
Insight
Innovation to counter a persistent problem
PROBLEM
Violation of VEH 5204(a)
Every year, more than one-in-ten vehicle registrations become delinquent estimated to be worth $425 million annually.
OUTCOME
Help recover $50 million
in the first year and alleviate the low-priority ticketing burden from law enforcement.
SOLUTION
We provide photographic proof
and data to power an automated system that, once verified, mails thousands of notices (similar to toll bridge crossing violations) to the vehicle owner.
EVIDENCE
Existing CHP REG program
has helped recoup millions from out-of-state registration cheats with the help of reporting Californians
Details
Let’s dig a little deeper
Because 11.3% of vehicle registration accounts, worth an estimated $425 million, become delinquent – every year.
Source: Sacramento Tax Attorney, Steve Sims
The CHP cites the most common reasons for vehicles not being properly registered as:
- Owners are unaware of the registration laws in California
- Owners are evading paying taxes and registration fees
- Their vehicle fails to meet the State air pollution standards
- Their automobile is uninsured (According to the Insurance Information Institute – One in six uninsured)
Two more culprits adding to this loss include:
- Out-of-state vehicles not registering their vehicle when relocating to California
- PNO (planned non-operational) vehicles are still illegally on the road
A tabulated daily report of expired plates with data curated from photographs of expired licence plates
Click to enlarge and reveal a startling insight
Our purpose-built app captures photographic proof of expired plates on the road.
The date, time, and location are stamped on the image.
The overnight process extracts:
- License plate number
- Year and month of tabs
- Color, make and model of vehicle
- Physical location/address of where the image was taken
- Days delinquent
- Unclear images and unexpired plates are filtered out
- Plates that have been previously reported are omitted from the daily report
These data are used to generate a notice similar to a toll bridge violation.
The daily data table can be electronically transmitted to any DMV office with a connection to the DMVNET.
Precise internal flow to be determined.
Illustration repurposed from Page 3 of Exhibit A RFQ for DMV Aug 2021
An expanding legion of civically minded Californians
Available for piloting immediately
Video
Three minutes
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Every year, more than one in ten registrations becomes delinquent worth an estimated four hundred and twenty-five million dollars.
This is according to seasoned Sacramento tax attorney, *Steve Sims*.
Now add to this, vehicles claiming Planned Non Operational status whilst still illegally on the road, and the number becomes substantially larger.
What if we helped recoup fifty million dollars from this loss in the first year?
What’s behind this massive loss is the rampant violation of a *specific vehicle code* which requires current registration tabs to be displayed on the rear license plate. Yes, the Franchise Tax Board does garnish wages from accounts that are more than sixty days delinquent, but every year, two-hundred and thirty-seven million dollars are still missing. This is probably why a stated goal on the DMV website is to have every vehicle properly registered. What if there were an additional arrow in the DMV quiver to target this goal?Underlined Text shows example when clicked. an *Underlined Text with Asterisks* opens link in a new browser window.
The program, now known as *CHP REG*, already allows people a method to report out-of-state registration violators. And despite having a cumbersome, multi-step process, has helped recover *millions of dollars* over the past decade. With a financial incentive for reporting delinquent tags, just imagine the magnitude of the recoupment. It’s not so far-fetched. *New Yorkers* are already *financially rewarded* with a share of the fines for *video reporting* idling trucks and buses in violation of the city’s *anti-idling laws*. And the *California False Claims Act* enables whistleblowers to be financially rewarded for helping recover government funds. Ready to Weed Out delinquent registrations?Underlined Text shows example when clicked. an *Underlined Text with Asterisks* opens link in a new browser window.
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Great! –Tag Snapper is a custom-built mobile phone app that allows users to snap expired license plates from around California.
Each image is stamped with when and where it was snapped.
A tabulated report is generated overnight from all the images that were snapped the previous day.
Only unique plates are reported.
So if an expired plate is photographed a second or third time, only the first instance is reported to the DMV.
In addition to all information requested by the CHP REG program, the month and year on the plate and the minimum number of days delinquent are also included.
A notice, similar to a toll bridge crossing, is sent by the DMV to the registered owner.
With it are specific instructions on what needs to be addressed to resolve the matter.
An additional administration fee is added to any amount due.
It acts like a flick on the forehead.
If you’re ready to weed out delinquent registrations with Tag Snapper, what needs to happen to initiate a pilot program to prove the concept?
OKR
Clear and concise
Our self-funding system shows why it’s better to be snapped than to get pulled over and ticketed.
For the DMV, it’s a simpler, more efficient way to garner greater compliance without affecting existing budgets.
Police resources are not optimally deployed on what’s considered a minor infraction.
For the delinquent motorist, it’s a relatively gentler financial wrap on the knuckles than the more expensive, emotional rollercoaster of being cited. Not on the menu are points, suspension, costlier insurance premiums and possibly court time/costs.
Sometimes, a flick on the forehead gets people to do what’s needed.
According to the Insurance Information Institute, in 2019, the estimated percentage of uninsured motorists in California was 16.6%. Same odds as playing Russian roulette (1 in 6) for us, and everyone we care about in California.
The impact of air pollution on human health is well documented. Exposure to air pollutants can cause inflammation in the brain and fine particulate matter is harmful to developing brains. Disturbing as this is, one study of air pollution and crime in 9,360 US cities suggests that air pollution increases crime.
Important agencies and local Government are short-changed too.
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tagSnapper
500 East Hamilton Ave., #1018
Campbell, CA 95008
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- Silicon Valley technology startup
- Custom built solution to help weed out violators of veh 5204(a)
(Law requires valid tabs on rear license plate)
- Fully operational and scalable
- Produce and deliver daily tabulated report of expired license plates that have been
- photographed (with our app) the previous day
- screened for accuracy, and clarity
- deduped, so only first time reports are included
- Data gathered from around California
- Each image is stamped with location, date and time
- Each record in the daily tabulated data report includes
- licence plate number
- date and time
- make, model and color of vehicle
- month and year of stale tag
- minimum number of days delinquent
- URL to verified photographic evidence
- Format tailored to suit agency requirements to enable violation notice similar to a toll bridge crossing statement/invoice to be mailed to responsible party
- Capability to report out-of-state vehicles to help the CHP REG program (previously known as CHEATERS)
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Because 11.3% of vehicle registration accounts, worth an estimated $425 million, become delinquent – every year.
Source: Sacramento Tax Attorney, Steve Sims
The CHP cites the most common reasons for vehicles not being properly registered as:
- Owners are unaware of the registration laws in California
- Owners are evading paying taxes and registration fees
- Their vehicle fails to meet the State air pollution standards
- Their automobile is uninsured (According to the Insurance Information Institute – One in six uninsured)
Two more culprits adding to this loss include:
- Out-of-state vehicles not registering their vehicle when relocating to California
- PNO (planned non-operational) vehicles are still illegally on the road
A tabulated daily report of expired plates with data curated from photographs of expired licence plates
Click to enlarge and reveal a startling insight
Our purpose-built app captures photographic proof of expired plates on the road.
The date, time, and location are stamped on the image.
The overnight process extracts:
- License plate number
- Year and month of tabs
- Color, make and model of vehicle
- Physical location/address of where the image was taken
- Days delinquent
- Unclear images and unexpired plates are filtered out
- Plates that have been previously reported are omitted from the daily report
These data are used to generate a notice similar to a toll bridge violation.
The daily data table can be electronically transmitted to any DMV office with a connection to the DMVNET.
Precise internal flow to be determined.
Illustration repurposed from Page 3 of Exhibit A RFQ for DMV Aug 2021
An expanding legion of civically minded Californians
Available for piloting immediately
Because 11.3% of vehicle registration accounts, worth an estimated $425 million, become delinquent – every year.
Source: Sacramento Tax Attorney, Steve Sims
The CHP cites the most common reasons for vehicles not being properly registered as:
- Owners are unaware of the registration laws in California
- Owners are evading paying taxes and registration fees
- Their vehicle fails to meet the State air pollution standards
- Their automobile is uninsured (According to the Insurance Information Institute – One in six uninsured)
Two more culprits adding to this loss include:
- Out-of-state vehicles not registering their vehicle when relocating to California
- PNO (planned non-operational) vehicles are still illegally on the road
A tabulated daily report of expired plates with data curated from photographs of expired licence plates
Click to enlarge and reveal a startling insight
Our purpose-built app captures photographic proof of expired plates on the road.
The date, time, and location are stamped on the image.
The overnight process extracts:
- License plate number
- Year and month of tabs
- Color, make and model of vehicle
- Physical location/address of where the image was taken
- Days delinquent
- Unclear images and unexpired plates are filtered out
- Plates that have been previously reported are omitted from the daily report
These data are used to generate a notice similar to a toll bridge violation.
The daily data table can be electronically transmitted to any DMV office with a connection to the DMVNET.
Precise internal flow to be determined.
Illustration repurposed from Page 3 of Exhibit A RFQ for DMV Aug 2021
An expanding legion of civically minded Californians
Available for piloting immediately