"Antique" Designation License Plate? I just can't do it!
03-12-2019, 03:56 PM
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I can see an argument that "I'm taking it over to my dad's. He loves to go for a ride every now and then" would be a perfectly acceptable and legal use for the car. I think that phrase is enough of a 'catch all' that you would have little difficulty in fighting any citation for 'inappropriate use' (if there's even such a thing).
"After work I was taking it to so-and-so's shop to have this issue looked into" if something were to happen on the way to work while driving it.
Wisconsin has "Collector" plates. A bit more to get them ($50 to become a collector, plus 2 years of registration), but they never expire. No renewals. There are restrictions, but mostly on the car itself (20 years old or more, largely original condition), the owner has to have another 'regular' car registered, and the car can't be driven in January (in Wisconsin, most if not all of them are parked for the winter anyway). I have both the 944 & 928 registered that way.
As for originality, they've changed the rules yet again (3rd time in 20 years by my count) but at least they no longer require multiple photos. It's back to the owner declaring if the car qualifies or not and they no longer care about anything not visual. This really pissed off a local car group I recently got involved with who feel "retro-rods" that look 100% stock (except for the wheels) with all new engines / suspension and modern interiors should not qualify for collector plates.
Wisconsin used to require emission testing in the southern half of the state and collector plates made your car exempt. Now that they've done away with any such testing on cars older than 1996, it's a moot point.
They are a pretty blue color with red lettering:
03-12-2019, 07:31 PM
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In Spudville, it’s a $25 fee if over 30 years of age. Must be in its original or in authentically restored condition. Emission test exempt…but cannot be used for business or regular transporation. And oh, I love the sense of humor of the ITD clerk had to my request for the number “928”
03-12-2019, 07:56 PM
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We don't have smog inspections in this part of the state, and annual registration costs aren't like the property-tax fees that our previous great-and-socialist-republic-of-California home state charges. So no real benefits for possible historic or classic plates unless they waived the subsequent annual fees completely.
In a past driving life I had bad habits that caused me to meet a lot of judges. I learned that -any- distinctive plates or markings were cause for people to remember what passed them at what they considered an excessive rate of speed. These days there are no personalized or otherwise un-ordinary plates on my cars. I've mended my bad habits yer onner, but the good ones still live on.
Joe, I went through a similar reg-cost discussion when I bought my car and returned it to Cali where it had been originally purchased. DMV tried to base the costs on the original sale number and the four years since it was last registered there. It took some intervention from a manager and the stack of intermediate-years Colorado registrations, and a copy of the bill-of-sale from Colorado that included my purchase price. They just had a tough time accepting that a car with 19k on it could plummet 80+ percent in value while stored near Denver. Paperwork saved me.
In a past driving life I had bad habits that caused me to meet a lot of judges. I learned that -any- distinctive plates or markings were cause for people to remember what passed them at what they considered an excessive rate of speed. These days there are no personalized or otherwise un-ordinary plates on my cars. I've mended my bad habits yer onner, but the good ones still live on.
Joe, I went through a similar reg-cost discussion when I bought my car and returned it to Cali where it had been originally purchased. DMV tried to base the costs on the original sale number and the four years since it was last registered there. It took some intervention from a manager and the stack of intermediate-years Colorado registrations, and a copy of the bill-of-sale from Colorado that included my purchase price. They just had a tough time accepting that a car with 19k on it could plummet 80+ percent in value while stored near Denver. Paperwork saved me.
03-13-2019, 01:14 AM
#19
Like everything else, Illinois is more expensive and restrictive. I have the extended antique plates. Vehicles displaying these plates during the months of January-March and November-December may only be driven to and from an antique auto show or exhibition, service station or demonstration.
Vehicles displaying these plates during the months of April-October may be driven on the highways without being subject to the restrictions of a standard antique vehicle plate. They are $51-$64 a year, abou 1/2 the cost of regular plates.
Vehicles displaying these plates during the months of April-October may be driven on the highways without being subject to the restrictions of a standard antique vehicle plate. They are $51-$64 a year, abou 1/2 the cost of regular plates.
03-13-2019, 02:16 AM
#20
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$200 for the first one, $150 for each one after. If you buy a different car you have to pay $150 to transfer the plates over.
As for originality, they've changed the rules yet again (3rd time in 20 years by my count) but at least they no longer require multiple photos. It's back to the owner declaring if the car qualifies or not and they no longer care about anything not visual. This really pissed off a local car group I recently got involved with who feel "retro-rods" that look 100% stock (except for the wheels) with all new engines / suspension and modern interiors should not qualify for collector plates.
Wisconsin used to require emission testing in the southern half of the state and collector plates made your car exempt. Now that they've done away with any such testing on cars older than 1996, it's a moot point.
As for originality, they've changed the rules yet again (3rd time in 20 years by my count) but at least they no longer require multiple photos. It's back to the owner declaring if the car qualifies or not and they no longer care about anything not visual. This really pissed off a local car group I recently got involved with who feel "retro-rods" that look 100% stock (except for the wheels) with all new engines / suspension and modern interiors should not qualify for collector plates.
Wisconsin used to require emission testing in the southern half of the state and collector plates made your car exempt. Now that they've done away with any such testing on cars older than 1996, it's a moot point.
Back in 05, when I got my 944, the annual renewal was only $50, not $75, so it cost me $150 for the first set of plates. By the time I got the 928, renewals had gone up, so I paid $150 for that registration.
And they changed the rules again? Sheesh. I know they made them more strict because of abuse. Somewhat like they added the requirement for having another car registered and not driving in winter because there were a lot of bikers that would get an older "winter beater' and use collector plates on it.
The funny part is that those 'resto-rods' would qualify for 'Hobbyist' plates. They have the same basic rules as Collector, but are intended for modified/altered cars, like hot rods.
03-13-2019, 05:11 AM
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In Michigan it is a screaming deal. $30 for ten years for a Historical plate vs full registration based on original MSRP.
Car has to be 26 years old and not daily driven. As another bonus, the insurance costs are more than cut in half for "agreed value" insurance.
I do miss my cool vanity plates though...
Car has to be 26 years old and not daily driven. As another bonus, the insurance costs are more than cut in half for "agreed value" insurance.
I do miss my cool vanity plates though...
03-13-2019, 09:20 PM
#22
Burning Brakes
I have Antique plates on nearly all my vehicles. They are valid for life of ownership. One time fee. Few restrictions. But must have a "daily" or use of a vehicle for daily. I think I claimed my motorcycle for that regulation. It, and my suv are the last two vehicles left on regular plates.
