Customized Plates Process for Texas??
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Customized Plates Process for Texas??
Can anyone give me some insight as to how ordering custom plates in Texas works? I believe I read somewhere that Texas only accepts requests for custom plates up until March. Is this true? If not, can custom plates be ordered via the dealer when I actually take delivery on my car or do I need to order them separately through my county tax collector? Any wisdom y'all can share would be greatly appreciated
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Re: Customized Plates Process for Texas??
Originally posted by tank
Can anyone give me some insight as to how ordering custom plates in Texas works? I believe I read somewhere that Texas only accepts requests for custom plates up until March. Is this true? If not, can custom plates be ordered via the dealer when I actually take delivery on my car or do I need to order them separately through my county tax collector? Any wisdom y'all can share would be greatly appreciated
Can anyone give me some insight as to how ordering custom plates in Texas works? I believe I read somewhere that Texas only accepts requests for custom plates up until March. Is this true? If not, can custom plates be ordered via the dealer when I actually take delivery on my car or do I need to order them separately through my county tax collector? Any wisdom y'all can share would be greatly appreciated
ftp://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-...tr/vtr-35a.pdf
You can order plates without actually having the car. You get three choices, but there's no way to check what's taken online. I understand that you can call the regional office and they may be able to tell you.
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You can order custom plates at any time, and without actually having a car to put them on. Go to http://www.dot.state.tx.us/vtr/sppl...late.htm?nbr=77 for the details, and download the application form.
Send the form with your $40 check to TxDOT, and they'll either write you back saying that all three of your choices are taken, or you'll receive a letter saying that your plates are being sent to your county tax assessor's office.
You then take your letter, title, and proof of insurance down to the county offices, pay a pro-rated registration fee to take you up to 12 months hence, and they hand you the plates and a new sticker.
Unfortunately there's no way to check what's available online, but if you call your regional office (http://www.dot.state.tx.us/vtr/rego.../regoffices.htm) they'll usually look up a few for you if you ask nicely.
Unfortunately your plates will be the new flat laser-printed "digital" plates like my wife's Miata. Personally I reckon they look cheap and nasty, and I'm glad mine are the old embossed style, but the new cheap ones all they offer these days.
Send the form with your $40 check to TxDOT, and they'll either write you back saying that all three of your choices are taken, or you'll receive a letter saying that your plates are being sent to your county tax assessor's office.
You then take your letter, title, and proof of insurance down to the county offices, pay a pro-rated registration fee to take you up to 12 months hence, and they hand you the plates and a new sticker.
Unfortunately there's no way to check what's available online, but if you call your regional office (http://www.dot.state.tx.us/vtr/rego.../regoffices.htm) they'll usually look up a few for you if you ask nicely.
Unfortunately your plates will be the new flat laser-printed "digital" plates like my wife's Miata. Personally I reckon they look cheap and nasty, and I'm glad mine are the old embossed style, but the new cheap ones all they offer these days.
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Originally posted by eccles
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Send the form with your $40 check to TxDOT, and they'll either write you back saying that all three of your choices are taken, or you'll receive a letter saying that your plates are being sent to your county tax assessor's office.
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Send the form with your $40 check to TxDOT, and they'll either write you back saying that all three of your choices are taken, or you'll receive a letter saying that your plates are being sent to your county tax assessor's office.
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Originally posted by khoney
What if all three are taken? do they send the check back? Do you get another chance?
What if all three are taken? do they send the check back? Do you get another chance?
Don't forget that you can use 1's as I's or l's, and 0's as O's. We wanted POLLEN for the wife's Miata (a yellow car in "allergy central USA") but that was taken already. We opted for PO11EN.
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