Dealers license plates

The log shall consist of:. Dealers are limited in the number of plates they may order depending on the type of license issued and the number of vehicles sold. If you are ordering metal dealer plates with your application for a new license, make sure you do not order more than the number allowed by law. These numbers depend on the license type. When renewing, the number of license plates you may renew includes the number of plates you received with your license. For example, if you are a franchised motor vehicle dealer and you received five plates when you first received your license, then you may receive up to 25 additional plates upon renewal for a total of If you are a franchised motor vehicle dealer and you did not receive any plates when you first received your license, then you may receive up to 30 license plates upon renewal.

If it is renewal time and you have already reached the maximum allowed plates, you may submit a VIT document or other proof of sales with your renewal application to receive additional plates. License holders with canceled licenses should also return all temporary tags, stickers, and plate receipts within 10 days of licenses closure.

Filter Your Results. Back To Custom License Plates. Stay Connected. We gladly accept:. Need Help? Call All rights reserved. If you place a dealer license plate on a vehicle you must be constantly attempt to market and sell the vehicle.

If you are pulling vehicles behind a truck with a dealer license plate the truck is not being marketed at that time. If you stack several trailers on top of another trailer when transferring them to your dealership you cannot place a dealer plate on the bottom trailer.

In this case the bottom trailer will need to be licensed in the dealership name because it is now a dealership service vehicle. I once observed a large truck with a dealer license plate on it pulling a flatbed trailer full of ATVs.

The flatbed trailer also had a dealer license plate on it. If the dealer driving the truck would have been caught, he would face two violations of dealer license plate usage along with severe financial penalties.

Dealer plates usually may not be displayed on any motor vehicle, trailer, or boat that is hired or loaned to others on any dealership service or wrecking vehicle. If you purchase a vehicle and place a dealer license plate on it with no intent to immediately sell the vehicle, you are avoiding the payment of sales tax on the vehicle, which is not allowed in any state. If a law enforcement officer sees the vehicle parked at Wal-Mart with a D-tag, it could be considered curbing, which is illegal in most state.

Driving demos as personal vehicles is not allowed in most states. Your state may even require you to pay the back sales tax on the demo you have been driving as a personal vehicle the last few years.