Q: My mailman sometimes leaves packages at my house. They also have a UPS sticker on them. What’s the deal on having a UPS sticker on a package that the Postal Service delivers?
-- Jim Turner, Rutledge
A: The U.S. Postal Service is the only company that delivers to every address, six days a week, so it uses its network to provide "last mile" delivery to residences and businesses for many private delivery companies, including UPS, a USPS spokesman told Q&A on the News in an email. "This partnership with UPS, FedEx and others, for the transport and delivery of mail, has proven to be a 'win-win' for all parties and their respective customers," he said.
Q: I notice a lot of license plates or tags with oversize frames that obscure parts of the tags and tags covered with window tint film. Is it legal to drive with obscured or partially covered tags?
-- Jim Miller, Hoschton
A: Every license plate must be "plainly visible" and can't be covered with any material, unless the material is colorless and transparent, according to state law. The Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A. Section 40-2-41) reads: "No apparatus that obstructs or hinders the clear display and legibility of a license plate shall be attached to the rear of any motor vehicle required to be registered in the state. Any person who violates any provision of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. ... It shall be the duty of the operator of any vehicle to keep the license plate legible at all times." Plates must be attached firmly to the rear of the vehicle and can't swing.
Andy Johnston wrote this column. Do you have a question about the news? We’ll try to get the answer. Call 404-222-2002 or email q&a@ajc.com (include name, phone and city).
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