Just moved here. Car inspection and registration. (Morrisville: DMV, drivers license) - Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary - North Carolina (NC) -The Triangle Area - City-Data Forum

sublimedaytona · 10-13-2009, 03:30 PM

My wife and I just moved to Morrisville from Tulsa, Ok. My question is do I need to get my cars inspected before I go to the DMV for registration and tags? I know we'll have to get our NC drivers license before I can do anything....right? Thanks in advance. So far we love it here.

CHTransplant · 10-13-2009, 03:35 PM

NCDOT Division of Motor Vehicles: How do I title & register a vehicle?

Per the website, you won't need an inspection until you renew the registration in a year.

sublimedaytona · 10-13-2009, 03:38 PM

Thanks. I was on that exact page but I skipped right over that part.

sowk09 · 10-13-2009, 04:39 PM

Did they recently change that? I went in June for my registration and was told I had 14 days to get an inspection. If it's changed, I'm jealous!

adb71 · 10-13-2009, 07:33 PM

I just registered mine a week ago. You need to get your NC drivers license first. Then go and register your car. You don't have to get your car inspected until right before you renew your registration in 2010. Your inspection is good for a year so it's best to do it right before you renew your registration as then it will last you an entire year. HTH!

Gardenpartygirl · 10-15-2009, 07:00 AM

I just moved here from NJ and will have to change my plates very soon. Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but why do some people have red plates and some blue? Is it just preference?

CHTransplant · 10-15-2009, 07:14 AM

They switched to red lettering a couple of years ago - so plates issued since then are red. It was said at the time that the blue lettering was subject to fading.

sublimedaytona · 10-15-2009, 07:19 AM

Thanks. I wondered the same thing. I was going to pick the red if I had to choose.

lb27608 · 10-15-2009, 07:25 AM

The DMV decided earlier this year that the transition to red lettering was a mistake, and they are going back to blue lettering as soon as all of the red plates are distributed. That should be happening any day now, according to this story:

No red-letter day: N.C. plates to go blue again

SaucyAussie · 10-15-2009, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by lb27608

The DMV decided earlier this year that the transition to red lettering was a mistake, and they are going back to blue lettering as soon as all of the red plates are distributed. That should be happening any day now, according to this story:

No red-letter day: N.C. plates to go blue again

Thank goodness! Those red plates are awful!

I have been delaying trading in my NY plates (I know I am supposed to have done it by now) I think partly because I was dreading those red plates.