I also posted this on the other forum, here it goes:
So I got stopped today by one of Richardson's finest. I hadn't gone to the tax office yet so I was still driving around with the "Zero Emissions" tag and the little sticker in the rear window. The car had insurance and the inspection done. The officer was less than impressed with the rear window sticker and maintained that without TX registration I couldn't drive the car, my claim that I did everything that Tesla told me to do also didn't convince him, in his own words "who knows TX law better, me or Tesla".
I got away with a warning and a remark from him that it was stupid that I could legally buy a car in California but not in Texas, at least he gets it, now we just have to convince Austin. He also asked about driving range and other stuff like that and I happily answered all his questions.
I called Tesla to get clarification on this issue and was promised a call back from the Dallas delivery specialist. That hasn't happened yet, I will keep you informed.
So I got stopped today by one of Richardson's finest. I hadn't gone to the tax office yet so I was still driving around with the "Zero Emissions" tag and the little sticker in the rear window. The car had insurance and the inspection done. The officer was less than impressed with the rear window sticker and maintained that without TX registration I couldn't drive the car, my claim that I did everything that Tesla told me to do also didn't convince him, in his own words "who knows TX law better, me or Tesla".
I got away with a warning and a remark from him that it was stupid that I could legally buy a car in California but not in Texas, at least he gets it, now we just have to convince Austin. He also asked about driving range and other stuff like that and I happily answered all his questions.
I called Tesla to get clarification on this issue and was promised a call back from the Dallas delivery specialist. That hasn't happened yet, I will keep you informed.