# Van stopped with SUV inside **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [May 10, 2022, 6:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/van-stopped-with-suv-inside/184061 "2022-05-10T06:58:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2022, 6:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/van-stopped-with-suv-inside/184061/1 "2022-05-10T06:58:12Z")
Photo courtesy of traffic stop by Okanogan Trooper Cunningham on SR97 MP290 (just south of Pateros ![IMG_20220509_123022](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/3/8/380908c4b518702fecf85def29cbc08c0501bb37.jpeg) ![IMG_20220509_123038](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/d/9/d9bb893e4aefa45d1e1fe0813954b045c78fafc9.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2022, 7:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/van-stopped-with-suv-inside/184061/2 "2022-05-10T07:33:27Z")
What else is there to say? > **[Well, it probably seemed like a good idea at the time](https://www.ncwlife.com/news/well-it-probably-seemed-like-a-good-idea-at-the-time/article_28e1ce2b-8517-55a4-8e55-fee9bb912b40.html)** > > Was it a clever way to take your vehicle with you when you move or was it a traffic offense? Turns out it was a bad idea in a lot > Bryant said an Omak police officer made the initial stop and the driver of the U-Haul was cited for failing to secure a load with safety chains, which brings a $139 fine. > > In addition, the driver’s license was suspended and U-Haul reported their truck was long overdue for return and was close to being reported as stolen when it was pulled over. > > Both the U-Haul (at U-Haul’s request) and the non-working vehicle were impounded, Bryant said. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2022, 10:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/van-stopped-with-suv-inside/184061/3 "2022-05-10T10:57:45Z")
Ok, that would get a 8/10 for creativity, a 1 for safety! ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2022, 1:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/van-stopped-with-suv-inside/184061/4 "2022-05-10T13:47:55Z")
At least driver bought optional daily u-haul damage waiver. Did he use a valid credit card? Some folks are clever. ---
**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/van-stopped-with-suv-inside/184061/5 "2022-05-10T19:17:50Z")
$10 says the driver tugged on that cargo strap and said, " Yep, that ain’t going anywhere." ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/van-stopped-with-suv-inside/184061/6 "2022-05-10T19:26:19Z")
I’m not sure I’d call that van “inside”… ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2022, 12:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/van-stopped-with-suv-inside/184061/7 "2022-05-11T00:20:35Z")
It has a strap on it. 🤦🏼 ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2022, 12:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/van-stopped-with-suv-inside/184061/8 "2022-05-11T00:40:44Z")
I wonder why go to that extreme, and instead just tow the vehicle behind the truck. Or won’t U-Haul allow their trucks to tow another vehicle? It’s a fun photo/story in any event. ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2022, 12:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/van-stopped-with-suv-inside/184061/9 "2022-05-11T00:43:22Z")
> [@George\_San\_Jose1](#): > > I wonder why go to that extreme, I think he wants to be in the running for the DARWIN awards ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2022, 12:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/van-stopped-with-suv-inside/184061/10 "2022-05-11T00:49:37Z")
That looks like a 12 footer. I drove the 16 foot version of a similar truck (Penke, not U-Haul) from Denver to San Francisco hauling household goods. Being somewhat of dimwit, it would just never have occurred to me to try to place a vehicle inside the truck. The driver must have a very creative personality. ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2022, 2:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/van-stopped-with-suv-inside/184061/11 "2022-05-11T02:31:33Z")
Haven’t seen any comment’s from the driver but U-Haul has been strict about what you can tow their trailers with, ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2022, 2:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/van-stopped-with-suv-inside/184061/12 "2022-05-11T02:43:24Z")
The truck was overdue for return, U-Haul dealers likely would not rent a trailer to them because of this. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2022, 3:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/van-stopped-with-suv-inside/184061/13 "2022-05-11T03:50:34Z")
A casual friend of mine moved his 2 Corvettes from the southern CA area back to this neck of the woods a long time ago with a U-Haul truck. He owned a pair of 65s; one convertible and one coupe. He backed the truck up to a dirt embankment, drove the conv. inside the truck, and hauled the other on a trailer. I doubt U-Haul would have approved of it. Something had to get sold; cars or furniture and he made the right decision. Sofas and end tables are on every corner; 65 Corvettes not so much and much pricier. ---
**Author:** ![Triedaq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/van-stopped-with-suv-inside/184061/14 "2022-05-14T16:57:38Z")
I had a couple of colleagues, a young couple that left eastern Indiana and moved to California. They loaded their car, a Yugo, into a U-Haul truck along with their household items. At the time, I didn’t think moving the Yugo made sense as I thought that the Yugo wouldn’t pass California’s emission standards. I think they also had a Dodge Colt that they towed behind the U-Haul truck. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/van-stopped-with-suv-inside/184061/15 "2022-05-14T22:14:04Z")
> [@Triedaq](#): > > I thought that the Yugo wouldn’t pass California’s emission standards. I think an Indiana Yugo would pass Calif’s emissions standards. The requirement is the car pass whatever EPA requirements were at the time it was manufactured and in that configuration. The Yugo was presumably configured to meet Indiana’s requirements, and if I understand Calif’s emission testing process (which I don’t and nobody else does b/c it is nearly incomprehensible … lol ) but if I’m generally correct about how this is handled, Indiana’s standards are what Calif would test it to. I had a coworker when I lived in another state and he was always saying he’d never move to Calif b/c his cars wouldn’t pass Calif’s emissions requirements. But I expect they would, provided they were running correctly. If his cars weren’t running correctly, common sense says he’d want to fixed anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Triedaq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/van-stopped-with-suv-inside/184061/16 "2022-05-14T23:25:23Z")
@George_San_Jose1 You are probably correct that the Yugo that was registered in Indiana could be registered in California. The couple brought the Yugo to Indiana from another state. This event occurred 33 years ago. There were no Yugo dealers in my community. Perhaps California would be a better fit for the Yugo. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/van-stopped-with-suv-inside/184061/17 "2022-05-14T23:27:55Z")
Sure, we welcome Yugo’s here in California. However I don’t recall seeing one on the road for quite some time. But I’m not looking for them either. there may be lots of them put-putting around. Oh oh, another of George’s stories … lol… I decided to watch all the James Bond films in order, current watching number 2 on the list, Russia w/Love. Set partly in Yugoslavia. Looks to be a very beautiful country. Bond has almost convinced me to visit Triest … lol … ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/van-stopped-with-suv-inside/184061/18 "2022-05-14T23:48:24Z")
There was a penalty/fee at that time for importing a vehicle with federal emissions into the state of California. There is no longer a penalty however a “new” (less than 18 months old) non-California vehicle cannot be brought into CA. Tailpipe testing is not sensitive enough to measure the difference between a California and Federal emissions vehicle. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/van-stopped-with-suv-inside/184061/19 "2022-05-14T23:57:05Z")
> [@Nevada\_545](#): > > however a “new” (less than 18 months old) non-California vehicle cannot be brought into CA. Interesting. I wasn’t aware of that. Of course I’m not aware of anything involving Calif emissions testing, too complex of a subject for my limited mental abilities …lol … ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 2:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/van-stopped-with-suv-inside/184061/20 "2022-05-15T02:31:33Z")
As long as the Yugo fit inside with the door closed it probably wouldn’t have been stopped, neighbors who moved out of a huge house put one vehicle in the mover’s semi trailer while driving the other’s. [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/van-stopped-with-suv-inside/184061.md?page=2)