3 ms·
The plates go with the vehicle in California most of the time. It just gets complicated when you sell to someone out of state because you have to turn the plate
by WWLink 4y ago
The plates go with the vehicle in California most of the time. It just gets complicated when you sell to someone out of state because you have to turn the plates in yourself. If you a used car in CA, it's not unusual for the plates to be the same plates the car had since it was first registered in the state.
We bought our last family car from enterprise and one day this family walked by while my mom was waiting for me in the store parking lot. The kid recognized our car as a rental they had on a road trip once and got excited about it. Awkward. xD
Custom plates are weird. You can either give them to the new owner or transfer them to another vehicle or return them to the DMV.
- xxpor 4y agoDo you know how'd it'd work for plates like ham radio ones where you CAN'T transfer them to another another person, but it'd also make no sense to turn them in? Can you keep them to use on another car eventually? This whole "turn in the plates or we'll go after you for not having insurance" seems completely insane. I've never turned in plates and no one's cared.
- WWLink 4y agoYou actually can do that, I had to dig around to find the page lol. https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/handbook/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2/special-plates/personalized-license-plate-retention/ https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/handbook/vehicle-industry-regi... Some plates have retention fees, some don't. YMMV.