Out-of-State Car Transport

[George Selby]

At 08:19 PM 7/1/2008, you wrote:
>The plates are "yours", IIRC, you just bring them with you and put 
>them on the car.
>
>Which is why MA is totally out of sync with everyone 
>else.  Although, it makes sense in some ways.
>
>When buying at a car dealer, I think they do all the paperwork - you 
>arrive with your trade-in, and leave driving your "new" car with 
>your plates on it.
>
>In NH, say, you leave with a paper 20 day plate and then go to your 
>town clerk to transfer the registration to your new car, getting new 
>plates or transferring your old ones.

That makes a little sense.

Here in NC, you can do it both ways.  If you dispose of a car, you 
can keep the plates and use them on a new to you vehicle for up to 20 
days, then transfer them to your new car.

Or, you can show up to the DMV agency with a signed title and proof 
of insurance, and they will issue you either a 10 day temp tag to 
transport the vehicle for a small charge, or you can just go ahead 
and get new plates for the customary registration fee.  I used to do 
the temp tag thing all the time to get Kidney Foundation cars from VA to NC.

Dealers do the 30 day tag thing but I'm not sure of the exact process 
(I've never purchased a car from a dealer!)


George Selby