i just bought my car 2 months ago in florida from a dealership. I had a car at the time that i was going to sell so i called insurance and they said they would transfer full coverage immediately and my previous car would be cover for an additional 30 days. the dealership did give me temp plates for 30 days as well. i paid florida tax initially then paid the remainder in illinois since illinois has higher sales tax. Advice? call your insurance agent they will tell you everything to do to ensure your legal!

 

Bought mine in PA and only paid sales tax in NJ when i went to register, may be different in other states, also paid the Stealership for temp 30 day tags.

 

And what state are you driving to? I would say that if the plates are registered to another vehicle it wouldn't be a good idea to put them on the S.

 

You can't put plates on a car when they are registered to another.......you could get in big trouble for that.

Think about it, that's what thieves do with stolen cars......

 

Im driving back from VA to IL. RIght wasnt thinking about that achtung6 kinda was throwin out ideas seeing what people have done. Looks like ill call VA and see whats up with their plates and calling my insurance to transfer. Thanks for the help guys.

 

You should do it 100% legally on a trip that long.. not worth the risk IMO.. you have to get plates and everything eventually anyway. When I bought my S I just tossed some old plates on it and drove it home (I DID have insurance already, just not registration).. was only 70 miles though

 

Haha yeah were talking a 900ish mile drive back after flying there to look at the car and make sure all is well. I think Ill just have to take the extra time in the beginning to get back legally.

 

It would really suck to get your car impounded in West Virginia, because of illegal tags. But it could be done, and I'm sure many have before. Here in MD it used to be a $250 ticket with "must appear".

 

When I bought my car in Washington from a dealer and drove it back to Oregon I was given (paid for) a "trip permit". It was a 3 day temp tag just for travelling purposes so I could get back home to get real temp tags.

Oregon also doesnt have sales tax, but Washington does. Because I was not a Washington resident, I was able to get the taxes waived.

Also, typically plates stay with the car here, and I think it is the same in Washington (dont know for sure). However, because I was going back to Oregon, they had to remove the plates.

 

Right well Im contacting my local dmv and VA's dmv to see what I should do. Maybe ill get some travel temps or who knows.