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

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Lol Internet does it again

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quote:you can cancel it online and leave it on the car. Make sure you cancel your insurance before canceling the plate. quote:Remove it and turn it in to cancel your registration. Do this BEFORE you cancel the insurance on the car.

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I know from first hand experience that in LA if you cancel your Insurance the dmv is notified. You have a very small window to cancel the registration/plate before they flag your license for having an uninsured registered vehicle.

So if you cancel the plate first, you won’t have the possibility of running into this problem.

ETA I work for an insurance company and I was dumb enough to sell an old jeep the same week I moved and forgot to cancel the plate once I cancelled the insurance. Got popped for a hefty fee when I renewed my license.