Buying a Car That Has No Plates

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Originally Posted by KevinH1990

Check with your department of motor vehicles. They may have a suggestion. In Virginia a car buyer can purchase a permit to drive a recently purchased vehicle for a few days without plates. I understand that is not exactly what you need and that NY laws are likely to be different. They may have a process that would work for your situation.

NY DMV does issue an In-Transit tag so you can drive the car home either within or outside the state. But that's after you've already bought the car !! That's not the problem here. If/when I decide to buy it, it's not a problem, I don't need temp or in-transit tags, I can go to the local NY DMV office and get permanent plates. (The Seller is also in NY)

The issue I raised in the OP is, prior to making a buying decision, how do I test drive the car, and how does the PPI shop test drive the car if the car has no plates on it, it's not registered, and it's not insured?