Only issued one plate (MN) so where should I put it? (dealership, great)

[TimtheGuy]

Originally Posted by headingtoDenver

Just FYI, some states only issue one plate. Florida for instance just requires a plate on the back.

I WISH we only had to have one plate, but we are required to have two. I was driving a buddy's old Camaro once and was pulled over for lack of a front plate. It was displayed in the window, but that was not good enough. He didn't have a lic. plate mount on the front.

[headingtoDenver]

Originally Posted by TimtheGuy

I WISH we only had to have one plate, but we are required to have two. I was driving a buddy's old Camaro once and was pulled over for lack of a front plate. It was displayed in the window, but that was not good enough. He didn't have a lic. plate mount on the front.

I agree. When I moved to Colorado from Florida, I had to buy a plate bracket and then drill it into the bumper of my car. That sucked.

[wamer27]

Originally Posted by K_Chris

I got my registration paperwork today and my plate. Just one. I'm too tired to safely drive to and from the dmv, so I'm just going to go tomorrow. In the meantime, should I put the current plate on the front or back?

Got car from Carvana, so there's no physical dealership i can go to out here.

My wife and I just each just bought new vehicles in MN. It looked like one plate when both arrived, but it was really two. I bet this is the case. My dealer hooked me up greatly as I have to renew my tabs in Nov 2018 (we renew yearly) my wife's is April 2018.

[JonahWicky]

I can't believe your parents didn't tell you about Google!

[Rynldsbr]

https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/dvs/Pag...eTitle=License
Plates - Standard Plates
Single Plate Issue

Back display - A single license plate is issued to the following vehicles for display on the back of the vehicle:
Trailers
Motorcycles
Mopeds
Dealer and Dealer In-transit vehicles

• The owner of the vehicle may elect to display only one plate on the back of the vehicle in the following situations (Minnesota Statute 169.79, subd.4):

The vehicle model year is 1972 or earlier, and the vehicle is used for general transportation
The vehicle is used for general transportation and meets the definition of a pioneer, classic or street rod vehicle (Minnesota Statute 168.10).
The vehicle is registered in one of the Collector Classes (pioneer, classic car, collector, street rod)



Front display - A single license plate is issued to the following vehicles for display on the front of the vehicle:
Tractors and truck-tractors, used in tractor-trailer combinations
Farm class vehicles, 20 model years or older



Double Plate Issue

All other vehicles are issued double plates to display on the front and back of the vehicle. This includes cars, vans, pickups, trucks and buses.

[rodentraiser]

I was going to say, I bought my car in Minnesota and it needed two plates. As a matter of fact, I moved back to Washington state several months later and got the required two plates here. Problem is, I couldn't for love or money get that front plate off. So I think I drove almost a year with a Washington plate on the back and a Minnesota plate on the front. That front plate was welded and rusted on there, but a friend of mine finally got it taken off. I always wondered if anyone would have noticed if I left the MN front plate on.

[Robino1]

OP, check to make sure you do only have one plate. There might be two but stuck together really well. Kind of like when you think you have one paper plate but really have two.

Let us know please! Thanks

[blazerj]

Originally Posted by K_Chris

[snip] this is my first car I got from a dealership and not with plates already on it, [snip]. Not everyone has parents who know what to do or are familiar with state laws other than where they're at.

Back of the car. Some states only require one plate and if that's the case in MN, it will be the back.

[Robino1]

Originally Posted by blazerj

Back of the car. Some states only require one plate and if that's the case in MN, it will be the back.

Already established that MN requires two.

[K_Chris]

Mod cut., the dealership also agreed with what I'm being told. I didn't know if i should have put it on the front or back and he said back is where it would've gone. Turns out there were two, i was just too tired to have noticed.

Mod cut.