SOS rant

[daveg]

So, when they start screwing us on license plates?

I sold a vehicle. A week later I found something I liked and picked it up. I brought the plate from my previous vehicle up with me which does not expire for 6 months. I was told the plate was not transferable once the new owner of the previous vehicle, titled said vehicle. They said at that point the plate was "orphaned".

I think this is complete bullshit since the plate didn't expire for 6 months. I got hit with a $55 plate fee for something that will expire in 6 months. I am not impressed at all.

[YLWFVR]

You can thank Jocelyn benson. Your new liberal sec of state.

[mustangmike6996]

I thought you had to pay the difference to transfer the plate for the prorated year. I did know you can't go register a super cheap beater with low MSRP (which is used to calculate tab fees up to a certain age) then transfer that to some new costly car to avoid the more expensive tabs.

[mikesfastss]

I thought you had to pay the difference to transfer the plate for the prorated year. I did know you can't go register a super cheap beater with low MSRP (which is used to calculate tab fees up to a certain age) then transfer that to some new costly car to avoid the more expensive tabs.

you use to be able to do this lol.

[Roadrage]

You can thank Jocelyn benson. Your new liberal sec of state.

Didnt that happen under Snyder/Ruth Johnson?

[derbydad276]

bought a new car yesterday... salesman started to give me the blah blah about this ... but the transfer was only $25 but it was the extra paperwork that he didn't want to do

[svtserpent]

Sorry to hear. I moved to Florida recently and its crazy what they charge down here also.... For two new Fla drivers licenses-wife and I- 3 plates, new titles, registration for three cars, Chrysler town & country, cobra mustang, G8gt. almost 2 grand... Oh yeah and an all species fishing license.

[Sledder]

I thought you had to pay the difference to transfer the plate for the prorated year. I did know you can't go register a super cheap beater with low MSRP (which is used to calculate tab fees up to a certain age) then transfer that to some new costly car to avoid the more expensive tabs.

you use to be able to do this lol.

This was real popular with the motorhome crowd.

[mustangmike6996]

you use to be able to do this lol.

This was real popular with the motorhome crowd.

Yea, I did it when I transferred my Neon plates to my Cobra. The lady looked at me funny but did it anyway. This was in 2015/2016 though.

[daveg]

This is something new. I have always flipped cars. Never heard a plate being dead when you pay for one year of registration.

It would have really made me sick if I sold the vehicle just after renewing my plate on my birthday and had a brand new plate that they did that to. It was seriously less than 5 days since I sold the first car to the time I tried to transfer the plate.