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Selling a car in a private sale, do you remove the license plate?

Posted on 11/17/22 at 2:47 pm
Posted by theantiquetiger
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Posted on 11/17/22 at 2:47 pm
Are we supposed to remove the plate and turn it in or just leave it on the car?
Posted by HeadyMurphey
Los Santos
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Posted on 11/17/22 at 2:48 pm to
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supposed to remove the plate and turn it in
Posted by mjthe
Virginia
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Posted on 11/17/22 at 2:48 pm to
You can't be serious
Posted by ItzMe1972
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Posted on 11/17/22 at 2:48 pm to
Supposed to remove and turn in.
Posted by BruslyTiger
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Posted on 11/17/22 at 2:48 pm to
Yes and cancel it on the OMV website before dropping insurance.
Posted by soccerfüt
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Posted on 11/17/22 at 2:48 pm to
I’ll have my butler check with one of the chauffeurs.
Posted by AndyCBR
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 11/17/22 at 2:49 pm to
Take the plate.

Report sale online at LA DMV website. You will need buyers name and address and DL #.

Destroy plate (or hang on wall in garage).

Only exception would be a trailer with a permanent tag.
This post was edited on 11/17/22 at 2:52 pm
Posted by jchamil
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Posted on 11/17/22 at 2:49 pm to
Did you buy a car at a garage sale?
Posted by PetroBabich
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Posted on 11/17/22 at 2:50 pm to
In LA you gotta turn the plate in and do some paperwork at the DMV or you will get your license flagged. Other states have different rules.
Posted by ThatMakesSense
Fort Lauderdale
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Posted on 11/17/22 at 2:50 pm to
You don’t have to turn it in.
Posted by trilambdaexpression
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Posted on 11/17/22 at 2:50 pm to
I paid for the plate, that bitch is mine regardless what the rules say.
Posted by theantiquetiger
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Posted on 11/17/22 at 2:50 pm to
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Did you buy a car at a garage sale?


No, got me a new curb crawler, putting the old gray mare out to pasture
Posted by Athis
Member since Aug 2016
11633 posts
Posted on 11/17/22 at 2:52 pm to
Yes.. I sold a car to a co-worker and he swore that he would turn in the plate.. He didn't.. I went to re-new my license and had a red flag and had to pay a little over a $100.
Posted by Tbonepatron
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Posted on 11/17/22 at 2:54 pm to
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You can't be serious


Posted by AndyCBR
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 11/17/22 at 2:54 pm to
You do not have to turn in the tag but you do have to report the sale to DMV online.

They don’t make you turn it in anymore but they are going to keep registration fees accruing under that registration until you report the sale which cancels the registration and plate number under your name.

ETA: This applies to Louisiana.
This post was edited on 11/17/22 at 3:02 pm
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 11/17/22 at 2:57 pm to
Im pretty sure you have to remove the plate and turn it in.

Posted by DCtiger1
Panama City Beach
Member since Jul 2009
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Posted on 11/17/22 at 2:58 pm to
I run into this a lot. You have to make sure the registration is canceled. Florida(where I’m an agent) is one of those states where the tag must be turned in. Otherwise, when you cancel insurance, it appears as if you’re driving uninsured and your license could be suspended.
Posted by TheSadvocate
North Shore
Member since Aug 2020
3828 posts
Posted on 11/17/22 at 3:01 pm to
you can cancel it online and leave it on the car. Make sure you cancel your insurance before canceling the plate.
Posted by CaptainsWafer
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Member since Feb 2006
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Posted on 11/17/22 at 3:13 pm to
Remove it and turn it in to cancel your registration. Do this BEFORE you cancel the insurance on the car.
Posted by SportsGuyNOLA
New Orleans, LA
Member since May 2014
17048 posts
Posted on 11/17/22 at 3:17 pm to
You absolutely keep your license plate.

Be sure to cancel the plate/registration on the La DMV website when you drop the insurance

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