LMVT Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 I'm buying a LGT from a member of this board that lives in Virginia Beach. The issue is that I'm from Vermont and will be renting a car one way to pick up my new LGT. I've bought cars from out of state before and was able to get a temp in-transit plate from the DMV, but the VA state DMV doesn't offer these. I could always slap a plate from one of my other cars on it, but I'd hate to risk getting pulled over since its a 11+ hour drive home, and I doubt thats legal. I was thinking I could stop at a local car dealer in VA and ask if they could give me/purchase a temp dealer tag, but I'm not sure if they'll go for that. I'm picking it up on friday so any info would be appreciated. 2005 LGT w/ dom. 3 + meth - Sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryandigi Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 I bought mine In Massachusetts and live in Texas. I got the temp plates in Texas, so my guess would be to get your temp plates from the Vermont dmv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondas123 Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Make certain to call your auto insurance company to explain to them what you're doing. - The Mortgage Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fweasel Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Both of my out of state car purchases were from dealers, so the temp tages were handled by them. However, when I sold a car to an out of state buyer, he was able to get the info he needed from the IL DMV for a temp tag that I went and picked up before he flew out. Anyway, if VA DMV is of no help, then as suggested, I would contact the DMV in Vermont and see what they have to say. ignore him, he'll go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rao Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Every state has some form of temporary license plate for this situation; you will need one from the state where you buy the car. Make sure you figure out what you need and when you can get it. Most of the places are closed on the weekend. Rob IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR CAR YOU SHOULD NEVER DRIVE IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qikslvr Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 There are good odds of being pulled over with or without temp tags, paper plates, in-transits or whatever. I have driven several cars all the way from the both coasts 24 hours back to Nebraska with NO tags what so ever and have never had any problems. As long as you have a bill of sale and insurance you should be able to make it back without any problems. You could always ask the seller if you could leave the plates on the car until you get home and then just mail them back after the trip. Let's kick this pig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMVT Posted August 20, 2007 Author Share Posted August 20, 2007 Thanks for the input guys, I'm going to call the VA state DMV tomorrow and see what they have to say. 2005 LGT w/ dom. 3 + meth - Sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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