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I didn't realise he sold the car with his old registration plates still on. That seems silly.
by Anderkent 10y ago
I didn't realise he sold the car with his old registration plates still on. That seems silly.
- marssaxman 10y agoHow is it silly? That's normal, in my experience; the plates transfer with the car. Do you live in a place where one must obtain new plates immediately after purchasing a car?
- ars 10y ago> That's normal, in my experience; the plates transfer with the car. What? No they do not. The plates stay with the person not the car. You can transfer the plates from car to car as well. > Do you live in a place where one must obtain new plates immediately after purchasing a car? Where do you live that you don't???? Are you sure that in your state plates transfer with the car? What state is that, because I would like to look that up.
- in_cahoots 10y agoThat's not true in California, at least. Plates stay with the car unless they're vanity plates.
- chillwaves 10y agoThis is the part that confused me the most. Why wouldn't they just make the new owner get new plates? It's completely trivial.
- paulddraper 10y agoCosts some $
- alistairSH 10y agoAnd it costs the seller money to get new plates for his new car. Somebody in the transaction will have to buy new plates.
- hedora 10y agoApparently you are not allowed to (supposed to?) keep the plates in CA. At first, I thought the new owner was using the plates illegally.
- marssaxman 10y agoDifferent states have different laws: http://drivinglaws.aaa.com/tag/transfer-of-plates/ http://drivinglaws.aaa.com/tag/transfer-of-plates/
- URSpider94 10y agoThey do in California.