Just wondering: If you sold your car and returned your plates to the DMV (I realize not all states require you to, but many do), does that plate number ever get reused on someone else's car?
I'm not talking about trading in your car at the dealer and transferring your plates from your old car to your new car. I'm talking about if, for example, you had three cars and wanted to downsize to 2 cars. So you sell the third car and you have no use for the plates any more. So you send them back to the DMV. Would that plate (not necessarily the actual physical plate, just the number) ever get reused on someone else's car, or will it never exist again?
I'm not talking about trading in your car at the dealer and transferring your plates from your old car to your new car. I'm talking about if, for example, you had three cars and wanted to downsize to 2 cars. So you sell the third car and you have no use for the plates any more. So you send them back to the DMV. Would that plate (not necessarily the actual physical plate, just the number) ever get reused on someone else's car, or will it never exist again?