Probably illegal idea

"Slant6" (slant-6) 02/21/2015 at 17:16 • Filed to: None

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Current NC plates are ABC-1234 style. Before that they were ABC-123, and they started phasing these out in the late 1990s. This old plate from around 1984 that I bought at a swap meet is still reflective and legible. If I put the current registration sticker for the vanity plate on it it technically still would be a valid sticker on a matching NC issued plate. The newer plate would have thinner stamped letters. I could take my august inspection sticker off my current plate when I turn it in.

jkm7680 > Slant6 02/21/2015 at 17:18

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I wouldn't advise doing this.

Rainbow > Slant6 02/21/2015 at 17:20

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Make sure you spell it right, though.

Slant6 > Rainbow 02/21/2015 at 17:22

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Good call.

E. Julius > Rainbow 02/21/2015 at 17:26

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Ahhh you have the best text front end thing ever.

Slant6 > jkm7680 02/21/2015 at 17:30

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It's $30 a year I could be spending on something else and could potentially get me in a lot of trouble. Still an interesting loop hole. In 20 years I can use this plate on a MY 2000 vehicle since it has a 2000 sticker on it.

NC G.S. 20-63(d):

"Registration plates issued for a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, trailer, or semitrailer shall be attached thereto, one in the front and the other in the rear: Provided, that when only one registration plate is issued for a motor vehicle other than a truck-tractor, said registration plate shall be attached to the rear of the motor vehicle. The registration plate issued for a truck-tractor shall be attached to the front thereof. Provided further, that when only one registration plate is issued for a motor vehicle and this motor vehicle is transporting a substance that may adhere to the plate so as to cover or discolor the plate or if the motor vehicle has a mechanical loading device that may damage the plate, the registration plate may be attached to the front of the motor vehicle.

Any motor vehicle of the age of 35 years or more from the date of manufacture may bear the license plates of the year of manufacture instead of the current registration plates, if the current registration plates are maintained within the vehicle and produced upon the request of any person.

The Division shall provide registered owners of motorcycles and motorcycle trailers with suitably reduced size registration plates."

Steve in Manhattan > Slant6 02/21/2015 at 17:31

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No. Just no. Cops are looking for any excuse to shoot you. No.

Big Bubba Ray > Slant6 02/21/2015 at 17:31

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But why?

Argent > Slant6 02/21/2015 at 17:31

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I don't know if you have a classic car or anything, but here in NC, if your car is 35 years or older, you can display plates from the year of manufacture. As long as you keep the new assigned plate in the vehicle at all times, it's legal.

Slant6 > Argent 02/21/2015 at 17:34

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I have a 1965 plate on my Dart. I'm looking for a 1995 stickered plate so I can utilize this law in 15 years when everyone has forgotten about it.

Slant6 > Big Bubba Ray 02/21/2015 at 17:36

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It's basically the same as the current issued plates except the old one has bigger lettering and the new plates have a hologram.

Slant6 > Steve in Manhattan 02/21/2015 at 17:37

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Will I really get shot over a license plate? It's not like it's not legible.

jkm7680 > Slant6 02/21/2015 at 18:06

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There's also a hologram that can be read by plate scanners, which probably wouldn't be present on that older tag.

505Turbeaux > jkm7680 02/21/2015 at 18:21

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Fuck em i say. You want to read my plate you enter it in the system yoself

I'll take 911 RS for $5000 > Big Bubba Ray 02/21/2015 at 18:29

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I have no strong opinions about NC plates, but the VA plates from ~10 years ago feature a better font and don't have anything stupid from the state (400th anniversary of Jamestown, VA is for lovers, etc.).

cabarne4 > Slant6 02/21/2015 at 19:52

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Here in Arizona, you can keep your old plates, and register new cars with them. I can't tell you how many times I've seen old people with a brand new Camry rocking an old 6-digit, stamped (raised letter vs printed) plate that's worn down to unpainted galvanized steel across 90% of the plate.

I say Camry instead of Prius, because most Prius owners opt for the "blue skies" plate that gives them HOV access.

cabarne4 > cabarne4 02/21/2015 at 19:58

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Just looked it up: In Arizona, the plate belongs to you. When you sell your car, you can turn the plate in for credit, or you can transfer your plate to a newly registered car (within 30 days). If you have credit on your old plate (months / years of registration left), it can be applied toward the registration of the new vehicle (I paid much less to register the FRS because I still had credit on the plate off the speed6).

http://phoenix.about.com/cs/car/ht/keep…

So, you have to have the plate continually registered here, without any major gaps. Not sure how it'd work in NC but I would definitely call the DMV.

Slant6 > cabarne4 02/21/2015 at 20:13

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We keep our plates here too. The only thing is the state will pull a plate off the road and replace it with a new one once it reaches a certain age. My grandparents had an L serries plate from the mid 90s recently recalled and replaced with a new B serries plate.

What I'm trying to do here is apply for a custom plate that has EXD-157 on it and use the old plate with the new plate's registration sticker. If I really wanted to I could probably get away with it but it costs money and someday my C serries plate will be considered old so I'd rather just keep it.

cabarne4 > Slant6 02/21/2015 at 20:34

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There's a loophole I've seen around Phoenix, might work in your situation.

I've seen a few cars get custom vanity plates, and then order matching European plates — then display the European plate on the rear, and the (valid) Arizona plate in the back window. Cops are pretty lenient about it here, maybe NC would be the same.

Other option, if NC is a one-plate state, is to display the old plate on the front — which would most likely be legal, but kind of ruin the point.