Alright, I work at a dealer, so flame away. We sell $200k+ cars. Anyway, in Texas, when you purchase your car you get a paper temporary tag. The state issues a plate to you once the dealership acct. department sends the paperwork. Usually takes about three weeks. To make it more confusing, the state is now reusing old plates. So if you want to keep your plate, you put it on the new car, under the temporary tag, until the state issues your registration, and then you take the paper tag off.

 

that's what i was going to say..but shorter lol

 

okay i'm just confused with the earlier thread about not being able to take their cars w/o a license plate....i did drive off the lot w/o a plate, i just didn't get what the other guy was saying he can't. sorry for the misunderstanding

 

No, I agree with you because I drove off without a plate too. So I don't know either......
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Different states have different rules. I bet you had a temporary plate on your car that the dealership gave you when you bought the car. I think some states don't allow temp tags so you have to have the permanent ones. Some states allow you to get the tags really quick whereas other states take a couple months before you can get them.

 

Yes, I would have, but myg37 = the need to spell out everything to be understood.

 

Hawaii - took 9 days for the plates to arrive at the dealership; heard of many folks taking longer to get them. Temporary plates/registration until they arrive....

 

3 weeks, no plates yet. :S

 

so cal :S

hopefully they are in soon for me in texas.

 

im in so cal and i just got mine! around a month

 

it took me 2 weeks I'm in NC

 

For California, you know the 1 number, 3 letter, 3 number sequence...I wonder what will happen once someone receives a 9ZZZ999 plate in the future...we're bound to hit that in a couple decades or so...haha random thought...

 

By then, the roads will be so congested that you won't be able to drive your car anyway.
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I didn't have to wait at all, up here in Manitoba, Canada you can just transfer the plate from your old car the same day. Or if this is your first plate, you can get it the same day too. The insurance companies stockpile a bunch of them behind the counter so they can assign them immediately.

If you are getting a vanity plate like I have, then it takes a few months from the time you order it and you get to use a normal plate until the vanity plate arrives.

-RP

 

i had to wait 3 minutes! i was pissed man, wanted to leave already and drive the thing!
lol, MD also gives you brand new plates on the spot. Varies from dealer to dealer here tho.