Re: Unimog insurance problems (Maine)

From: Sonny Heath (sonny@defuniak.com)
Date: Sun Apr 02 2006 - 07:13:20 PDT


Now this advice IMHO is much worse than what I posted when Bjorn Brandstedt
asked for comments concerning his hauling some logs so watch out Jeff, the
fellow who assaulted me will no doubt be contacting you.

Sonny

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff" <
jcerniglia@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 9:02 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Unimog insurance problems (Maine)

>
> Well when the right way becomes such a difficult
> procedure, it is an option, although not the best
> route to take nor do I advise it, just thought I would
> mention that it is done all the time. Of course being
> in your position Glenn, a member of the MVPA,you have
> the obligation to be poplitically correct.
>
>
>
> --- Glenn Shaw <milspectruck@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi
>> Before any one goes down that road be advised that
>> the local and state
>> police have COMPLETE authority and control over the
>> movement and operation
>> of NG and other mil vehicles when operated on the
>> public ways. Citations
>> are issued all the time to mil drivers and they are
>> not immune from Civil
>> action. The only time there would be exceptions to
>> this are in the
>> declaration of a national emergency and marshall
>> law. Mil Veh drivers must
>> comply with and are subject to all the same regs as
>> your grammy driving to
>> the store re. operation. It is true that most of
>> the time the police
>> officers are very pro-military and act accordingly,
>> but that is not a hard
>> rule and you will run into ones that are not.
>> Besides unless you live in an
>> old refrigerator box down under the railroad bridge
>> and have nothing to lose
>> I don't think you will be happy when you have an
>> accident, a claim and a
>> civil action. Everyone should carry insurance
>> unless they are deemed
>> self-insurable through Bonding. Steve just needs to
>> work this out and get
>> his truck on the road insured and ready to go.
>>
>> Glenn
>> MTANJ
>> MVPA
>>
>> -----Origi nal Message-----
>> From: Military Vehicles Mailing List
>> [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On Behalf
>> Of Jeff
>> Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 9:16 AM
>> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [MV] Unimog insurance problems (Maine)
>>
>>
>>
>> Or you can do like a lot of guys do and just make
>> sure
>> it has good realistic National guard markings and
>> camo, always wear BDU's while driving it and just
>> drive it just so with no reg. I know some guys who
>> have done this for years and have never ever been
>> stopped. Local and state police have no Jurisdiction
>> over the National guard and usually do not mess with
>> their vehicles. Kind of the radical approach but it
>> is
>> done.
>>
>>
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