- We transferred the plates because they are personalized, wife wanted them on her car. Our daughter is buying wife's old car, she is getting her own personalized plates. In Illinois, as long as you have two numbers at the end of the plate, it's the same price as a regular plate.
Otherwise, your correct, it wouldn't have been an issue. The dealer had plates, and both cars would have plates on them.
What baffles me is, in this day and age, why it isn't already in the system? The dealer did the transfer electronically. Regardless of regular plate or personalized. Her plates are on the new car, and has a new registration card for it.
- Wife had already talked with insurance, good to go their. Even if we hadn't, their is a grace period from time of purchase till you notify insurance.