Imo000

I've talked to a buddy of mine (fellow RLer) about this before I started this thread. He personally had an officer pull him over when he had plates from another one of his cars on a car that he just bought (he has insurance on the bought car) and once the officer checked him out, he sent him on his way. This is the reason why I wanted to get second opinion from the forum about this. Post #15 (just above this one) is what he was quoting too. As far as I can tell, one CAN drive a newly purchased vehicle with plates from a similar vehicle that they no longer own then? The legal wording is a bit confusing to me, is there anyone that can verify this?

911 Rod

The licence plate scanners in the police cars work all too well.

TouringTeg

For anyone in BC who reads this YES you can use your old plates for up to 10 days on your newly purchased vehicle:

http://www.icbc.com/vehicle-registration/sell-vehicle/Pages/Transfer-vehicle-ownership.aspx

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Using plates from your old vehicle

You can drive your "new" vehicle using the licence plates from your old one for 10 days from the date of purchase if all of these conditions are met:

• The vehicle you're switching plates to is registered in B.C. (or was purchased from a licensed B.C. auto dealer).
• You have sold or otherwise disposed of your old vehicle.
• Both vehicles are the same type (for example, passenger vehicles).
• The licence plates are valid B.C. plates.

During those 10 days, you must carry in your new vehicle

• the signed Transfer/Tax Form for your new vehicle,
• the original registration from the seller (or, for a new vehicle, the signed and dated bill of sale from a dealer),
• the insurance papers for your old vehicle (the insurance must still be valid), and
• proof, such as the "seller's" copy of the Transfer/Tax Form, that you sold your old vehicle.

Imo000

If the plates are valid, the scanner wouldn't know, would it?

911 Rod

I would assume it would show the make and model of the car that the plates belong to and if they don't match ....