If you are in the Bay Area, you must have a "Hybrid" FasTrak transponder AND your license plate number before proceeding with an application to the DMV for the stickers. And no you cannot walk into the DMV to get your stickers. Here are your instructions:
FasTrak™ Transponder and DMV Decal Qualified single-occupancy hybrid vehicles can now use dedicated high-occupancy vehicle (HOV)/carpool lanes during commute hours as long as the car features a distinctive sticker issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles. In the Bay Area, a special hybrid-only FasTrak™ transponder is also required
Existing FasTrak™ Account Holders – Adding a New Hybrid Transponder
If you are ADDING a new hybrid transponder to your existing account, please do the following: STEP 1: Provide the following items to the
Customer Service Center, either by mail/fax
* or in-person:
A completed
Transponder Request Form. See form for details about pre-paid toll amounts and/or transponder deposit amounts due.
<LI>A copy of your current vehicle registration that identifies your vehicle as a hybrid. (The address on your current vehicle registration MUST match the address of your existing FasTrak™ account.)
STEP 2: You will receive a Hybrid Vehicle FasTrak™ Kit in the mail. The kit includes:
A new hybrid transponder.
A “
DMV Sticker Application Instruction Sheet”.
<LI>An original receipt with FasTrak™ account verification information, including your new FasTrak™ account number, hybrid transponder number, your hybrid vehicle’s Identification Number (VIN), make/model/year, and license plate number. (Make a copy of this receipt for your records, as you will need to submit the
original to the DMV.)
STEP 3: Apply for your Clean Air Vehicle sticker by submitting the following items to the DMV:
A completed “Application for Clean Air Vehicle Stickers” form from the DMV.
<LI>Your
original Account Verification receipt from FasTrak™. Submit these items to: Department of Motor Vehicles
Special Processing Unit MS D238
P.O. Box 932345
Sacramento, CA 94232-3450
I have #69,5xx. And that was mailed out to me 3 weeks ago. I bought the HCH2 a little over two months ago, The DMV sent my app back because I had not received my license plate number yet. That delayed the process three weeks.