Used car & license plates..

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07-24-2012, 05:06 PM
billd2626

Used car & license plates..

I'm buying a used car from an individual tomorrow and will have to obviously drive the car home and to get it inspected .. what am I supposed to do for license plates on those drives? My plan right now is to just go with no plates, but to make sure I have the paperwork (title & bill of sale) with me. If anyone has a better idea, I'm all ears.

Kind of a silly question, but I've never done it before.
07-24-2012, 05:07 PM
gabowman

That'll work here in Ga. You have either 15 or 30 days to get it re-titled and re-tagged. (Cannot remember which.)
07-24-2012, 05:14 PM
G.Gordon

Bill of sale and title, you're golden. MO has a bill of sale available online in PDF. Print and fill out, have the seller sign. Google "Missouri Bill of Sale".
07-24-2012, 05:17 PM
beagle man

you do not have any grace period, title has to be filled out and signed, the officer that stops you and talkes to you will decide if he or she will give you a ticket based on the law,how long it's been since you got the car,and how you react to the stop,,, best get it done as fast a possible,,,, I know,,,from expierence,,,
07-24-2012, 05:33 PM
keeferfish

Drive by smcfrln’s house…I hear plates are easy to come by in that neighborhood. Devil Icon
07-24-2012, 05:42 PM
Bulletman

I'm not sure about getting it home, but YOU CAN drive it TO and FROM an inspection station to get it inspected in order to get license on it with no repercussion, in Missouri anyway.
07-24-2012, 07:42 PM
smcfrln

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Originally Posted by keeferfish

Drive by smcfrln’s house…I hear plates are easy to come by in that neighborhood. Devil Icon

Hey... I put antitheft bolts in em this time so it might be a little more of a struggle to steel em
07-24-2012, 08:04 PM
mduncan62

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Originally Posted by beagle man

you do not have any grace period, title has to be filled out and signed, the officer that stops you and talkes to you will decide if he or she will give you a ticket based on the law,how long it's been since you got the car,and how you react to the stop,,, best get it done as fast a possible,,,, I know,,,from expierence,,,

Agree. My son got a ticket on the way home from buying a new car. PITA! If the quotas are filled for the month, you might be safe.
07-25-2012, 08:29 AM
jackb

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Originally Posted by keeferfish

Drive by smcfrln’s house…I hear plates are easy to come by in that neighborhood. Devil Icon

Thats funny right there.
07-25-2012, 08:41 AM
DMW1960

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Originally Posted by mduncan62

Agree. My son got a ticket on the way home from buying a new car. PITA! If the quotas are filled for the month, you might be safe.

I think I would have fought that in court!
07-25-2012, 08:41 AM
DMW1960

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Originally Posted by jackb

thats funny right there.

x2
07-25-2012, 09:07 AM
billd2626

Thanks for all the replies .. I appreciate the help.
07-25-2012, 10:55 AM
DMW1960

You can get a 30 day temp license in the state of missouri.
07-25-2012, 11:29 AM
Bulletman

DMW thats prolly why that feller got a ticket driving the new car home----- the dealer could have sold him the temp license right there at the dealership and he would have been legal.

You still have to get an inspection on an older used car tho.
07-25-2012, 10:12 PM
claybuster

Bill, check with your local license bureau they will point you to the jailhouse!,,, or issue temp tags, nononoor if you have current license plates from another car slip em on there and drive safe..... P.s. don't use them stolen plates from Smithville, they got an APB on em......