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Oklahoma Keep Your Tag Law

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I just received this notice in the mail. Sounds good to me. Maybe I can finally commit the number to memory.


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Sounds like a good deal. Beats the cops asking you why the tag doesn't match car when you buy a different vehicle
 
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I dunno, this can harm the Cool factor.
 
themechanic said:
I just received this notice in the mail. Sounds good to me. Maybe I can finally commit the number to memory.


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Oklahoma doesn't have Vanity plates? Ct first you pay to register the car with regular plates. Then you cough up $90 (could be more now) for a Vanity plate. They could make a few buck on them.
 
Fran Blacker said:
Oklahoma doesn't have Vanity plates? Ct first you pay to register the car with regular plates. Then you cough up $90 (could be more now) for a Vanity plate. They could make a few buck on them.
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Yes Oklahoma has vanity plates available for a nominal fee.
 
We keep our tags in PA and can re-register on another car as long as the tag is not expired.
 
69L48Z27 said:
We keep our tags in PA and can re-register on another car as long as the tag is not expired.
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Maryland was the same way for years. "Tag Transfer".

With the Vintage tags in Pa. you can even let the tag go with the car to the new owner when sold. Of course they will have to do the paperwork to register it in their name.
 
We've had "keep the plates" since the '80's... and because of this the dumb one is vanity plates are NOT transferable... not even to your kids. So when my car goes to my Son he can't keep DADS BEE... and since it's in the system nobody else can ever get it again.
 
dadsbee said:
We've had "keep the plates" since the '80's... and because of this the dumb one is vanity plates are NOT transferable... not even to your kids. So when my car goes to my Son he can't keep DADS BEE... and since it's in the system nobody else can ever get it again.
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That is stupid. Maybee he could use POPS BEE ?

In Pa there has been multiple car club organizations that lobbied for changes in the collectable car rules. Worst thing was there used to be only one antique tag and it had a picture of a Model A on it.

Can you picture this tag on a pristine muscle car?

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There are some still running this tag because there wasn't any other tag available, unless you wanted the classic or standard tag which required an annual inspection. Some counties in Pa require a pollution test along with the safety inspection. Have fun with that on a '60s or '70s vehicle.

Well they lobbied to change it and it was. Also a lot of other changes were made and options were created thanks to these organizations. Worth checking into in your area.
 
Tennessee has a couple of neat ways to go...
1. Our Antique Tags are paid for once. That's it, no renewals ever, tag is good as long as you keep it (this is how I went with mine).
2. TN is also one of the states where if one likes, you can find an original tag of the same year as yourcar and register it to it (1968 tag for my GTX, for example).
That often leads to some pretty cool examples of past tags being resurrected:
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khryslerkid said:
That is stupid. Maybee he could use POPS BEE ?

In Pa there has been multiple car club organizations that lobbied for changes in the collectable car rules. Worst thing was there used to be only one antique tag and it had a picture of a Model A on it.

Can you picture this tag on a pristine muscle car?

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There are some still running this tag because there wasn't any other tag available, unless you wanted the classic or standard tag which required an annual inspection. Some counties in Pa require a pollution test along with the safety inspection. Have fun with that on a '60s or '70s vehicle.

Well they lobbied to change it and it was. Also a lot of other changes were made and options were created thanks to these organizations. Worth checking into in your area.
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I run the old tags on the old cars. Nothing looks worse than one of those new tags on an old car.

Now PA just needs to move the year up. I think we can only use tags old tags up until 76 or 77.
 
moparedtn said:
Tennessee has a couple of neat ways to go...
1. Our Antique Tags are paid for once. That's it, no renewals ever, tag is good as long as you keep it (this is how I went with mine).
2. TN is also one of the states where if one likes, you can find an original tag of the same year as yourcar and register it to it (1968 tag for my GTX, for example).
That often leads to some pretty cool examples of past tags being resurrected:
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A few years ago, I found a same year tag as my car on ebag. I bought it and discovered it had never been put on a car before, no evidence of any scratches from holding screws. It had to be inspected in Tallahassee, but was registered and is on my car. My wife took renewal registrations to the tag office a couple of months ago and I told her to go ahead and get two year renewal for the Plymouth. The clerk told her that she could only get one year, because the system is telling her that the tag needs to be replaced the next year saying it was listed as a vanity plate. It is not vanity, but historical plate. I have yet to go and argue my position, but I'll take it as far as I need to and am expecting to have to talk to the boss lady if need be.
 
wahya said:
A few years ago, I found a same year tag as my car on ebag. I bought it and discovered it had never been put on a car before, no evidence of any scratches from holding screws. It had to be inspected in Tallahassee, but was registered and is on my car. My wife took renewal registrations to the tag office a couple of months ago and I told her to go ahead and get two year renewal for the Plymouth. The clerk told her that she could only get one year, because the system is telling her that the tag needs to be replaced the next year saying it was listed as a vanity plate. It is not vanity, but historical plate. I have yet to go and argue my position, but I'll take it as far as I need to and am expecting to have to talk to the boss lady if need be.
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There ya go. Give 'em hell! :thumbsup:

Oh, almost forgot to mention - the Antique tag on my GTX cost $25.00.
Good for until I'm no longer above ground. :)
 
dadsbee said:
We've had "keep the plates" since the '80's... and because of this the dumb one is vanity plates are NOT transferable... not even to your kids. So when my car goes to my Son he can't keep DADS BEE... and since it's in the system nobody else can ever get it again.
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Hmm. Here in the lower 48, once a vanity tag is no longer registered to a car it is up for grabs to the next person that's willing to pay for it.
 
Dako said:
Hmm. Here in the lower 48, once a vanity tag is no longer registered to a car it is up for grabs to the next person that's willing to pay for it.
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Yah, but our plates are not registered to a car.. they are registered to YOU and attached to a car. Sell and you keep your plate to put on the next car or the shelf. I'm currently sitting here with the wife's SEXTY4 plate from her 'Vette.. so it's either decoration or I find a '64 Plymouth to put it on!
 
Oklahoma has standard plates, year of make (YOM) plates, vanity plates and antique plates. I have a YOM on my Coronet; it costs about $25 a year plus whatever the standard plate renewal sticker costs.

Here's stupid for you, the antique/muscle car plate ($24.50 per year or $91.50 for ten years) is almost identical to the standard plate. But you can buy a ten year tag and save $153.50.
 
I don't understand the FL "mandatory plate replacement" policy.

Why is that necessary at all?

Waste of materials and resources that the state (by way of me) is paying for, plus every driver has to remember a new number every few years.
 
moparedtn said:
Tennessee has a couple of neat ways to go...
1. Our Antique Tags are paid for once. That's it, no renewals ever, tag is good as long as you keep it (this is how I went with mine).
2. TN is also one of the states where if one likes, you can find an original tag of the same year as yourcar and register it to it (1968 tag for my GTX, for example).
That often leads to some pretty cool examples of past tags being resurrected:
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I just recently was told by my neighbor that he done that on his 51 Chevy truck
 
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