Originally Posted By: eljefino
Originally Posted By: Nick R
Originally Posted By: eljefino
Originally Posted By: Nick R
As far as the old ones, it depends on the state. In new York you have to return the old parts as soon as you cancel the insurance policy when you move to another state, or the dmv will charge you $8/day or more until you do.
How are they going to punish you if you don't live in their empire any more?
When I lived in Mass they were pretty tight about plates; I mailed mine to my insurance company with a letter requesting cancellation and they handled the rest.
We got new plates in 1999 and the number/letter combos increment in an orderly fashion. I like reusing my older plates so it looks like I've been here a while.
They will suspend your license and I'd you go back to new York and get pulled over, they can impound you're vehicle and arrest you because you owe the dmv thousands of dollars
I don't doubt that you think that, I just wonder how it works in these United States. When you aren't a New York resident AND ALSO aren't inside their borders, how are they going to get you?
If you move to a neighboring state and "flip" your license and registration to the new states', they might or might not take your old license and plates. How is NY going to know?
Again, I could see doing it willingly, to return an insurance deposit. Or doing it as a good citizen, so NY knows what's going on.
You MUST return your plates to the DMV, no matter the reason you don't need them anymore. Every day the insurance policy or registration is invalid and they don't have the plates it's as I said, $8/day in fines. My mom used to work for State Farm in NY, so I'm pretty familiar with this stuff by now. There afaik is no statute of limiations. If you don't return them for 10 years, you will have been accruing fees for those 10 years.