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Old 05-18-2017, 01:58 PM
 
Location: Florida
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I have Florida plates that are years and decades old. They don't come and get you.
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Old 05-18-2017, 02:35 PM
 
Location: Northern Maine
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Hi to everyone! I sold my car and going to move to my own country for a business deal. I`m gonna get back in 4-5 month. What i have to do with my tag? should i bring them back to DMV (FL) or i can keep it in my home and use it later for another car? someone told me that i should bring them to the Tag Agency (don`t know what is it) and they could keep it for a long time for some money!
Steal a car !
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Old 05-18-2017, 03:57 PM
 
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I have Florida plates that are years and decades old. They don't come and get you.
Yep, they never come. I had a FL plate hanging in my garage in TN for seven years; might even still be there since I left it when I moved.

I had TN plates in my MI garage, had MI plates in my UT garage, and now in ID, I have UT plates. If I ever move from ID, I will have ID plates hanging in my new garage.
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Old 05-18-2017, 04:01 PM
 
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I've still got my FL Challenger plates from 20 some years ago in my garage. One of the better ones in the collection.

I've never returned any plate from any state.
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Old 05-18-2017, 09:16 PM
 
Location: Ft. Myers
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Florida requires you surrender your license plates if you don't immediately transfer them to a new vehicle or move out of state (Out of country would be out of state). After 4 months I doubt very much you would be able to transfer them to a new vehicle. For completely accurate information visit the local DMV and ask them. Failure to properly return the plate may result in your losing your license to drive.

Where the Hell did you get this little bit of misinformation ! Absolutely NOT. I build cars, and have plates from cars I have sold, sitting to use on those new cars. Right now, I am building a Mustang and have a plate from a Crown Vic that I sold 4 years ago, and it is still good and will save me about $200 when I get the Mustang on the road.

In fact, there have been times when I forgot I had some plate sitting around, and when I would go to the Tax Office, they would pull up all the plates I had and tell me which ones were still usable. And these are not dealer plates, but just regular plates.

Nope, your post is 100% wrong. " Failure to turn them in could cost your license ?" You better do more research before you start posting incorrect information, because you sure as Hell don't know what you are talking about.
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Old 05-19-2017, 05:00 AM
 
Location: Oregon Coast
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Florida requires you surrender your license plates if you don't immediately transfer them to a new vehicle or move out of state (Out of country would be out of state). After 4 months I doubt very much you would be able to transfer them to a new vehicle. For completely accurate information visit the local DMV and ask them. Failure to properly return the plate may result in your losing your license to drive.
Link for the information about losing your drivers license?

If you return the plates, the clerk would just them and drop them into a recycling bin.
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Old 05-19-2017, 08:51 AM
 
Location: Ft. Myers
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Here is the way it works here in Florida. If you buy a new or used car, and go to register it, and DO NOT have another plate to transfer to it, the State hits you with an "Impact Fee".......like I said, about $200. They figure a new car on the road will impact the road maintenance, etc , so you need to cover some of that cost with that fee.

However, IF YOU HAVE pulled a car off the road, and later on, you register another car, you take the plate from that first car and reuse it, hence , no impact fee is assessed. There is no time limit how long you have to register another car, all you need is either the physical plate or in the Tax Collectors computer they can find that you had a plate and it saves you the impact fee.

It has worked this way for me for probably 20 or 30 years, when I sell off one car, I put that plate aside because I know I will have another one some day to transfer that plate to. I didn't mean to get jumpy on the poster who said you can lose your license, etc, but the facts he/she was giving were 100% wrong.
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Old 05-19-2017, 01:54 PM
 
Location: Spring Hill, Florida
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Here is the way it works here in Florida. If you buy a new or used car, and go to register it, and DO NOT have another plate to transfer to it, the State hits you with an "Impact Fee".......like I said, about $200. They figure a new car on the road will impact the road maintenance, etc , so you need to cover some of that cost with that fee.

However, IF YOU HAVE pulled a car off the road, and later on, you register another car, you take the plate from that first car and reuse it, hence , no impact fee is assessed. There is no time limit how long you have to register another car, all you need is either the physical plate or in the Tax Collectors computer they can find that you had a plate and it saves you the impact fee.

It has worked this way for me for probably 20 or 30 years, when I sell off one car, I put that plate aside because I know I will have another one some day to transfer that plate to. I didn't mean to get jumpy on the poster who said you can lose your license, etc, but the facts he/she was giving were 100% wrong.
And you sir, are 100% correct!
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Old 05-19-2017, 03:43 PM
 
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Hi Guys.

Don't know what to do... I sold the car in Craiglist and without noticing the guy left with my plate, which I was not using. Now I'm calling him but he leave in Tampa (like 5 hours away).

To make it even worse. It was a specialty plate ((

I know.. Will I get in trouble?
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Old 05-19-2017, 03:46 PM
 
Location: MN
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Hi Guys.

Don't know what to do... I sold the car in Craiglist and without noticing the guy left with my plate, which I was not using. Now I'm calling him but he leave in Tampa (like 5 hours away).

To make it even worse. It was a specialty plate ((

I know.. Will I get in trouble?
Call your DMV and ask them.
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