Florida Police Trouble

Jeff Teuton · 08-17-2007, 03:59 PM

I just spoke to one of the dirt racers involved in this stop. Seems it was an overlength problem without a permit, but the officer also told them you can't pull a trailer with a motor home and not be a commercial motor vehicle. This racer's motor home was in his personal name. The fine is over $7000 just for the overlength. The racer is sending me all the information to file a protest with Florida. I will probably send them a copy of the exemption. Naturally the first thing asked is "Is someone paying you to race?" More as it developes.

Don Whitmore · 08-17-2007, 07:28 PM

Jeff,
Thanks for staying on top of this.

On the other thread, a Florida rep was quoted as saying, 'non-commercial vehicle traffic has increased over the years.' That said, it appears these permits/traffic stops are about making this increase a financial gain to the state.

Everybody should keep a copy of that Federal DOT reg in their rigs.

08-17-2007, 03:59 PM	#1
Jeff Teuton VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houma, LA Posts: 2,717 Likes: 2 Liked 325 Times in 50 Posts	Re: Florida Police Trouble I just spoke to one of the dirt racers involved in this stop. Seems it was an overlength problem without a permit, but the officer also told them you can't pull a trailer with a motor home and not be a commercial motor vehicle. This racer's motor home was in his personal name. The fine is over $7000 just for the overlength. The racer is sending me all the information to file a protest with Florida. I will probably send them a copy of the exemption. Naturally the first thing asked is "Is someone paying you to race?" More as it developes.

08-17-2007, 07:28 PM	#2
Don Whitmore Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 140 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Florida Police Trouble Jeff, Thanks for staying on top of this. On the other thread, a Florida rep was quoted as saying, 'non-commercial vehicle traffic has increased over the years.' That said, it appears these permits/traffic stops are about making this increase a financial gain to the state. Everybody should keep a copy of that Federal DOT reg in their rigs.