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Is the vanity plate a one time charge? In Massachusetts I screwed myself by getting one. I had to re register my car every year, instead of every two, plus I think it cost me more every time.
Is there any hidden charges?
Not sure how it is in NC but in VA the entire cost of a vanity plate was only $10 more than the regular plate--one time charge. Everyone had them!
We don't have vanity plates on our cars here in MA. It's way too expensive.
The one that gets me is the "low number lottery" or some such nonsense. It's not a vanity plate but it's a plate with a number usually under 1000 and then a letter. What's the point?
Is the vanity plate a one time charge? In Massachusetts I screwed myself by getting one. I had to re register my car every year, instead of every two, plus I think it cost me more every time.
Is there any hidden charges?
It's not a one time charge and you have to reregister every 2 years. The renew fee is an extra $30(Or so I was told) for vanity plates.
Also FYI I just went in to return the temp plate they gave me while I was waiting for my vanity to arrive and I heard an out of state person yelling at the DMV lady. Turns out as of Sept 15th YOU MUST HAVE A VALID NC LICENSE to register your car.
Question on the title, what if the car is still being paid off and the title is in the hands of the lending institution? Thanks!
To register a vehicle with an out-of-state title held by a recorded lienholder:
Furnish the current out-of-state registration in your name.
Complete the Title Application (MVR-1), declaring all liens, signed in the presence of a notary.
If the vehicle is less than 10 years old, you must declare an odometer reading on the Title Application.
Once a license plate is issued, the owner has 10 days to have the vehicle inspected in North Carolina.
A form MVR-57 will be issued and given to the registered owner to send to the lienholder. That form will authorize the lienholder to release the title to the DMV. Upon receipt of the out-of-state title, a North Carolina title will be issued and mailed to the lienholder.
Title Application (MVR-1) - http://www.ncdot.org/dmv/forms/vehicleregistration/download/mvr1.pdf (broken link)
Not sure how it is in NC but in VA the entire cost of a vanity plate was only $10 more than the regular plate--one time charge. Everyone had them!
We don't have vanity plates on our cars here in MA. It's way too expensive.
The one that gets me is the "low number lottery" or some such nonsense. It's not a vanity plate but it's a plate with a number usually under 1000 and then a letter. What's the point?
Ok I know something about the low number lottery in Massachusetts. What was happening was only connected people were getting them, usually politicians. I think there actually was a case where the state politician had a registration of a low number plate owner revoked so he could take that number. Howie Carr, a local columinst and radio host exposed this scam.
So what they started doing was to have a lottery live on Howie's show. This was suppose to give the appearance that everything was on the up and up. Unfortunately (or fortunately for Howie) Howie's number was called on his own show...it was kind of funny.
To register a vehicle with an out-of-state title held by a recorded lienholder:
Furnish the current out-of-state registration in your name.
Complete the Title Application (MVR-1), declaring all liens, signed in the presence of a notary.
If the vehicle is less than 10 years old, you must declare an odometer reading on the Title Application.
Once a license plate is issued, the owner has 10 days to have the vehicle inspected in North Carolina.
A form MVR-57 will be issued and given to the registered owner to send to the lienholder. That form will authorize the lienholder to release the title to the DMV. Upon receipt of the out-of-state title, a North Carolina title will be issued and mailed to the lienholder.
Title Application (MVR-1) - http://www.ncdot.org/dmv/forms/vehicleregistration/download/mvr1.pdf (broken link)
BTW, I did not realize that I was suppose to get my license w/in the first 60 days of living here. Oooops! Maybe some of you are more organized than me and can make this happen.
Took us 5 months to do it, oops! What we are concerned about is what extra stuff is needed to be done for a leased vehicle? Any idea? I need to go check out the website, we've been putting this off and her TX registration expires in November.
[quote=jnj873;1658011]Thanks so much for posting this. I will print out the form and start filling it out. We pack up and leave MA in 8 days!!
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Longer than 60 days...
I know there have been threads in the past that ask questions on these topics but I figured I'd consolidate the info in an effort to give back to the board that has helped me so much.
