I don’t think I’ve seen a single paper license plate on a vehicle in the past three months. Is this regional, or did Texas actually address this scam?

  • Efwis@lemmy.zip
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    1 year ago

    Paper plates have been outlawed and now dealers must provide metal plates on new/used cars. Dunno how this will affect the smaller used car lots, but I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if a lot of them go out of business due to extra overhead costs that they can’t offset.

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      1 year ago

      That law is not yet in effect. It will go into effect in 2025. However, we’re already in the transition, meaning that small used dealers might still be using paper plates. Most of the larger dealers are already licensing cars before sales (a cost you were always required to pay–it’s just that now the dealer pays it and then you pay the dealer than a separate check to the county tax assessor-collector’s office).

      Most of the smaller used car lots will generally just keep the plates that had been on the vehicle previously. If you want to sell a car whose license plate is of some specialized type rather than the standard serialized plate, the person who is selling the car must relicense. I have a specialized plate, so if I sold my car, I have to relicense it first.

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        1 year ago

        Wouldn’t surprise me any, that’s what all the other business do.

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      1 year ago

      Guy down the street from me just got a fresh one after his last expired. It’s on a clapped out 90s sentry that would never pass an inspection, doesn’t even have a muffler. He’s had the car a year now and just keeps printing new plates I guess.