I'm going to pick up a new old car on Wednesday... at least I think I am. Cliffy checked it out for me and it sounds good. I'm planning on driving it the 3.5-4 hours home, but the owner insists on keeping the plates that are on it. How can I drive it home LEGALLY without first buying new plates for it? I don't want to pay to register the car only to find out that a tree fell on the car over night, or something. Is there some sort of grace period where you can drive the car until you can get plates? Can I put plate from another one of MY cars on it LEGALLY for the drive home?
i didn't tell you this but throw on a set of plates from a different car and don't screw off with it on the way home
call motor vehicle and ask them. in the old days we could get away with it. now its could be a felony and time in the clink....i know in new york it would be switched plates , no insurance. you get to pay double for insurance for the next 10 years...if you can ever get insurance..if you are going from abother state,they have tempory tags. good luck , dave
In colorado when you buy a new vehicle you can transport it as long as you have your proof of insurance the bill of sale and ***le in hand. Not sure about your area, but i would ***ume it's the same.
Put liability on it and get a temp 30 day tag. I know you used to be able to do that in MI. The 30 day temps were like 8.00.
I was always told you could drive a car to its new home without plates as long as its within like 48 hours of the sale. Which is why a lot of guys dont like when people put a time or date on a bill of sale. I know my buddies did it a ton of times and never been haseled as long as they have the bill of sale with them with a fresh date.
In Missouri I would just drive it home and dont care. I drove my 23 sedan around for 6 months with no plate on it HiPos and police just waved. The same thing when I had my 50 Pontiac. They are not going to get you unless your being "Billy Bad ***"
Varies by state, get insurance, get insurance, I used to buy and sell a lot of vehicles, the bill of sale would usually get you home, I used to get temp tags for free?
Maybe Cliffy can help you out, he has a used car lot. I was kinda hoping that the deal wouldn't get done for about 2 weeks, then I could ride back with you to pick up my 52 after you guys get done putting the new 9 inch in it. BB
Hope that you have gone to your local DMV, or at least online, to find out regs on this. **** happens, and you want to avoid it if possible. Car in plenty good shape for such a drive? Sometimes better to trailer till you get a new toy home and check everything out. Have fun-post pics when you get it home.
Keep the plates on the car and send them back when you get the sled home. Make it part of your deal... I have given plates back to the previous owner of a couple of my cars. BMS
In Florida, it is better to not have it registered, than it is to attach tags that don't belong. You can get a paper temporary tag from DMV. If you already have an existing car insurance policy, check it because some companies automatically cover you on a new purchase for up to 10-20 days. State Farm does.....
Yeah, I'll call about insurance for sure, but I think I'm covered. I'm planning on transferring tags through the DMV when I get this car and p*** another car onto a friend. I wasn't sure about the plates. I'll check the DMV's site because I KNOW I won't get an answer over the phone. I hate those paper temp tags because I see them abused all the time. Whenever I see someone driving recklessly, or a horrible single car crash on a city street, the car almost always has a temp tag on it, usually expired... but sometimes it's valid, like now.
If this is for the car you looking at in Oshkosh,WI you can buy a temporary plate from the WI DMV: http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/drivers/vehicles/plates/nolaf.htm
dude, if its a wisconsin car, and i kinda gather it is... the plates belong to the registered owner, and aren't transferred with the car... having a signed ***le and bill of sale is all you'll need for operation in wisconsin for 24 hours after time of sale to drive it home... illinois is another story, for which i do not have an answer
Around here, you can either 1. Emergency operation permit good for 2 months or... 2. One day trip permit. Using plates not ***igned to the car may result in criminal penalties if caught.
I just checked the IL DMV's site and, as I suspected, temp tags are only issued to buyers who have applied for plates, but haven't received them yet. This would mean that I'd have to pay almost $100 in fees for a car I haven't purchased yet. Plus, I'm transferring plates, so it doubly wouldn't apply. Hmmm... maybe my local cops would know. The station is only 3 blocks away
Wisconsin gives you 48 hours from date of purchase to drive without plates. Putting false plates on is a big fine. Temp plates in Wisconsin are the same as Illinois, it's only for people who applied for plates and didn't get them yet. No 30 day Wisconsin tags, which is ******** but that's how they do it. Put insurance on it, bring the ***le with you and make sure it's dated, you should be OK.
I don't know about Illinois but in Arkansas as long as the car is insured and you have a bill of sale you get a 30 day grace period before you have to get tags but, don't do anything that could get you into trouble.
in SC you have 30 days to register it and can drive tagless as long as you have an insurance card and the bill of sale
when I bought my first car, I drove it home with no plates and of course got pulled over. the cop was cool and let me off but said next time I need to get a one way permit. this was in Illinois about 7 years ago. I wouldn't think it has changed. I have no idea how much the permit costs though
I agree....its the same in Pa. get the 30 day transfer tag, and have your current insurance card with you from one of your other cars. Its like $25.00 here, but Im sure they probably have the same type of thing in your state. Irs worth the peace of mind and CYA.
Does the plate stay with the car or the owner where you are getting the vehicle from? If it's currently registered in his name, and the tag stays with the person, ask if you can use his plates to get the car home, then mail the plates back to him...perfectly legal. Some states (like OK) do not issue paper temp registrations to private sales - only car lots or wholesalers can do that on their sales. If the vehicle is NOT registered or tagged, you will get in LESS trouble if you just run it minus that plate, but WITH your proof of insurance, than you will by switching plates...THAT is against the law and you will be in tons of **** if caught. Is that worth the risk? Why do you insist on driving it home? Save the ***pain of no registration and go rent a trailer from somewhere? Need a truck to haul it with? Rent that, too! It's still cheaper than being a knuckle-dragger and doing things illegally, and losing your new toy, in the process!
Seems like you used to be able to buy a temporary one or two day tag in Illinois. It might jave changed though. Maybe check with a different DMV office. Different offices may give different answers. After all, this is Illinois government here. Too, bad, Blago isn't gov. any more. If he was, all it would take would be a campaign contribution.
Not that it helps, but in Ohio, you can put legal up to date plates on anew purchase and be fine for 10 days. And my insurance, State Farm, gives me something like a 15 day time span to add new car to policy, but be covered in mean time. I also sold a car to a guy in canada, who flew in and drove it home to canada. Ohio gave him a Ohio temp tag for the trip home. And it was legal here and for his crossing into Canada.
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