What's the deal with NY License Plates?

[ContraPagan]

Originally Posted by Hudlander

SO basically if you get a new vehicle/register a new vehicle/your old registration ends, then when you re-register you get the new plate.
But if you do not change vehicles or registrations and they do not expire you can keep your old plates or get new ones?

I've had the same plates since 2001, the blue and white design. I just switched them over from one car to another, along with the registration.

[ContraPagan]

Originally Posted by Hudlander

When you renew can you keep your old plates or do you have to get the new one?

When you renew you can either keep the old plates or replace them if they are damaged. Like I said, I've had the same plates since 2001. They were put on my first car, a 1998 Ford Taurus, that I bought from Morris Ford in Burnt Hills, NY. Since then they've adorned a 2005 PT Cruiser and a 2011 Ford Focus. They are now on my newest ride, a 2020 Jeep Renegade Latitude.