They are not a source of revenue in Michigan. The lose money on them. As stated in my previous post, a one time fee of $35 as opposed to about 4 times that yearly for a regular plates.
They are a good source of income in Pa. As I said, YOM are only legal on antique cars. First you pay about $90 for an antique plate, if cars qualifies then you pay another $90 plus what you paid for the plate to use a YOM. You never see the antique plate you just pay for it. Many hotrods have YOM, but they are not really legal. If the number is used on anything YOM you can use it for a car, whether it's from a boat, MC, dealer, etc. I have a 1914 plate that the number is used on a dump truck and I can not register it to be used on my 1914 car.
In Idaho YOM are legal, only one required for the rear, restored ok, but to original colors. You send a photo to DMV to see if the plate(s) are not in use elsewhere. Registration fee is $25 yearly plus normal registration fee. There is the little adhesive sticker you’re supposed to put on the plate(s), but I never have and I have never been stopped because of it. I keep it on my registration paper in the car though. On my 33 I painted the numbers purple over the black base to match the undercarriage paint, ran them for 15 years and never got hassled for it. You can also run an OLD TIMER plate on antiques but not on a hot rod and not on anything post January 1, 1943. The plate is permanent and after the initial registration fee of $35, it’s only $3 every 3 years. Some do use them on hot rods to skirt having to pay every year for YOM, or STREET ROD plate fees. We also have a CLASSIC plate that’s supposed to be used on original or restored to original cars with the same $3 fee every 3 years after the initial one time only $35 fee, but that one is HIGHLY abused.
I think it's more for the car going through the toll booths, and getting IDed so you can Pay The Man....
I run a YOM plate on my car and really don't understand the keep a current plate in the trunk thinking.
I have YOM plates on my daily. When I took them in to try to register them it was a whole production, nobody in that office had ever heard of it and had to call another office to have it explained. For my hot rod I will be looking for some mid-50s tags and will register a vanity plate with the number. Not completely legal but neither is anything else about my car.
These were the legal plates on my 1939 Chev truck as approved by the New Mexico DOT. As long as no one else had registered this number, it was legal. A year tag was issued for each following year but I kept them in the glove box with the registration.
In GA it can only be the colors it was issued in. They have a chart at the DMV showing the colors for every year. If you bring in one that does not match they will not honor it. Funny thing though. My '40 tag has a bullet hole in it and they didn't care about the hole so long as it did not effect the readability of the numbers.
Most every state has at least one guy who shows up at swapmeets with old plates from that and surrounding states. To me running YOM plates on an old car that is totally Modified to reflect an era besides the year it was originally built is rather lame. = Fiberglass bodied 32 Roadster with an LS and billet wheels running YOM 32 plates. On the other hand if you have a fully restored to showroom stock 49 Cadillac coupe and run 49 tags head on that is cool with restored rides. Washington allows YOM plates and issues all too many "classic" plates to vehicles 20 years old and older and you see all too many 80's work cars running classic plates.
That’s a question , I have had from the beginning , they are toll bridges outside of Louisville , they take images and mail invoice to registered plate owner , try that with mine , let me know how well it works out
In GA the YOM tag number is associated to the actual current tag so it’s not an issue. But this varies state to state.
California, being all about money, I'm pretty sure you could license a dinner plate if you have time and money.
Last time I read up on it, here in Wisconsin you can only run a YOM if you carry your antique plates with you, and you have to be traveling to or from a parade. I live in the middle of nowhere and am friends with the small town cops around here. They don’t say anything. If I run into a state cop ( which I seriously have never seen within 25 miles of here), I’ll just play stupid I guess. I do carry my antique plates and registration with me.
My take is that if your YOM plate isn't listed with your state as the plate you run you aren't legal to run them on the road. This what Washington State does. Same price as Classic or historic plates, rig must be 30 years old (I think that may be a new change) and you take the YOM plate in to the license office to be inspected and approved to use instead of a classic or Historic vehicle plate. A one shot deal good for as long as you own it and don't get hauling a load of lumber home from Home Depot. I did see a guy with a 65 C 10 with classic plates at the dump last summer unloading a load of trash from his truck. Still what ever state I lived in I would print out the state's rules on YOM plates and carry it in the vehicle right with the registration and insurance card. We had a guy out of the PNW get his 60 something Chevy impounded for all too long when he got pulled over in some po dunk town three states away with yom plates and the cop and cop shop didn't buy the concept that they were legal.
The plate is registered legally but this seems to be consistent everywhere. What is the necessity of having to carry an extra plate that is not seen?
I honestly do not know the answer, but if all it takes is to keep my Ohio hysterical plate in the trunk I will be glad to do it. The money savings as well as not having to hassle with renewing every year is great. The crap about only driving to a show/parade/cruise is just silly. Test driving after modifications or going to a shop to have an alignment done is also legal & we can always figure out some kind of excuse. Around the Cleveland, Ohio area there are multiple cruises every night, so not a problem. God Bless Bill https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...ar-transport-hauling-open-or-enclosed.614419/
Some interesting facts in Washington State. YOM plates for trucks have to be truck plates and since you only need one plate, someone else could be running around with the other plate on his car. Cops can't run your YOM plate in Washington. You have to physically take the plate to the DMV to verify if it's a legal plate also.
Here in Oregon DMV allows us to run year of manufacture plates. But for some stupid reason they have two registration categories; "special interest" and "antique" but they only allow the correct year plates to be assigned to your car if it's registered "special interest". My cars are 1937 and 1939, and when I finished my '37 I registered it "antique". Then I found 1937 Oregon plates and went down to have them assigned to my car and was told I had to pay to change my registration to "special interest" to use the plates. Not a huge cost at $82 for life, but stupid that both classifications don't allow year correct plates.
I gave up my antique/YOM tag, just to many stupid restrictions that come with it. I drive everyday in my 63, don't need some cop who's having a bad day stop me and ask where I'm going!!
The ANTIQUE license plate in South Carolina has stipulations. You own a vehicle, automobile, or motorcycle that is at least 25 years old. You use the vehicle only for club activities, exhibits, tours, parades, or similar events. You do not use the vehicle for general transportation. The last I checked the Antique license plate was $15 Bucks. HRP
If you are not committing a crime it would be a bad stop and illegal. You legally cant be stopped just to check papers. If your cops have nothing else to do besides harassing old car owners it might be a good time to look into replacing your local .gov I would fight it either way. Have them justify the stop. I will drive my car when I want. I need a set of spark plugs installed at my friends garage. Have a good day officer.
It varies from State to State but in most States the wrecking yards must remove the plates when the cars are put in inventory. Failure to do so will result in a really big fine so it is not likely that you will find any plates on cars in the yard.
when IND became legal to run YOM plates I had bought a couple nice 1940 plates to use . found out it cost more $s every year to use them so I didn't. I don't think I have ever seen a car or truck in my state running them
In PA. with either antique or YOM plates it would be a crime to drive it every day. Don't know about his state.
In the area I used to live in when I lived in Illinois the way we got around the "can only drive to and from car shows" was that just about every town within 20, 30 or so miles had a "cruise night". Different town each night of the week and a car show/swap meet on weekends memorial day thru labor day. You could drive your car just about everyday. Also as far as carrying antique plates in the car a officer had to have a reason to pull you over. He couldn't just randomly run your yom plates. Then when he approached, you were required to show the legal registered antique plates along with registration and proof of insurance and of course drivers license.
You guys who live in these states with all these rules really make me appreciate living in GA. Then again the traditional scene in GA is a ghost town for the most part. But seriously. I have had no negative experiences on the three vehicles I have ran the YOM plates on. I do keep a copy of the statute in my car just in case I get pulled over by an officer that is not familiar.
We have similar rules here, but we are allowed to drive ours to car club events, repair shops for mechanical or cosmetic repairs, of course to the gas station, or for pleasure drives that don't include errands, or work. I'm always going to one of those approved trips if I was ever to get stopped.
You won't find any in salvage yards. Ebay will be the easiest source without going to swap meets. Keep in mind that 1951 used a metal tag affixed to a 1950 license plate. If you want to get really authentic, you'll search for one with a county number that matches your county of residence. The numbering scheme is alphabetical. ie) 1 = Adair, 50 = Jasper, 99 = Wright https://tax.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07/Iowa County Names and Numbers.pdf And if you want to get even crazier, you'll look for a plate with the vehicle number that's the same as your model year. (ie; 1-1951). Some states do not register the YOM number on the displayed plate. The plate being carried is what is registered to the vehicle.
I have the luck of not only am I going to be registering my 53 in a one tag state I actually I actually have the last tag issued to this very car in 1969(verified by the last issued title also from 1969 lol). So the plan is normal tag on rear with the same number as the 1969 tag and the original one on the front. Perfectly legal and no limitations on driving. State is sketchy on antique tags on hot rods.....99% of the hot rods with antique tags never get a glance. The other 1% can't fart without being harassed. This way no legal way to get harassed and I still get to run a tag that's been with the car 55 years that actually went to it instead of some random tag off eBay
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