Just sold a car with personalized plates, do I have the right to take them???

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Old 04-24-2009, 04:39 PM
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Default Just sold a car with personalized plates, do I have the right to take them???

Anyone know? I really don't want my plates to go to the guy that just bought my car.
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I'm pretty sure you keep the plates. They are in your name and you pay extra for them. You have to assign them to a vehicle also.
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I am pretty sure you can. My buddy took his off when he sold his car. Just gotta get temporary plates.
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Originally Posted by HOTRODKEV
Anyone know? I really don't want my plates to go to the guy that just bought my car.
I believe your plates are registered to you so I think you can take them. PM Donohue96M6Z28 when he bought his TA it had personalized plates and the original owner took them with him
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Always keep your plates off a car you sell so nothing comes back on you..
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Originally Posted by mustang93
Always keep your plates off a car you sell so nothing comes back on you..
X 2 keep them.
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x54 you can always keep your plates or else dude can go drive on them for a couple days and get a bunch of parking tickets in your name
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You have to keep pers. plates.....
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Originally Posted by mustang93
Always keep your plates off a car you sell so nothing comes back on you..

Always remove the plates, personalized or regular. Thats makes the dealer/buyer register the vehicle. Thats gets it out of your name. This is happening ALOT lately.
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Tomorrow when your at the credit union, you take your plates and he will be sol until he goes and registers the car..
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The state is actually encouraging people to keep their plates when selling a car. Haven't you noticed the huge spike in used cars with paper plates and a plastic bag over them?
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Keep the plates and have them transfered to another vehicle if you wish or do nothing with them at all. Either way, the owner will get new plates and matching sticker when the title is transfered into his name.
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I'm almost positive that personalized plates can't be transfered from one person to another anyway. But yeah, I got a parking ticket after I sold my car, and a friend of mine actually got arrested and his car impounded because the guy he sold his truck to was doing a bunch of illegal stuff.
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Originally Posted by JoeKnowsBaseball
The state is actually encouraging people to keep their plates when selling a car. Haven't you noticed the huge spike in used cars with paper plates and a plastic bag over them?

What he said!
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i would keep the plates no matter what like others have said unless you know the new owner he can do all kinds of messed up stuff and its on you
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On the form for a vehicle transfer, there is a box to show if you kept your plates or not, its fine to do either.
You should also fill out another form (forget the name) which you send in to let them know you sold the vehicle and it should no longer be in your name. The other driver fills out some info on it as well. If you keep a copy of that for your records that should help you with any problems from the new driver.
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yes keepm the plates .....
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I had few extra tolls show up on my last truck because it took a while for the guy to re-register the truck. He paid me for the tolls, but if someone dishonest buys your car, this can be expensive.

Always remove your plates - personalized or not.
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I have transferred my "KLEAN" plates to 3 different vehicles. You just contact the DMV what vehicle you are going to transfer them to.
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Yes, you are actually required to keep the personalized plates. When I picked up my personalized plates, they said if I ever sold the car to keep the plates because they will always be registered in my name and they are not transferrable.



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