This is NOT accurate for used vehicles. If a used car has been registered in CA previously, it NORMALLY will come with the original plates.
Some used cars are from out state, some have lost plates, and some have had the personalized plates go with the original owners. However, the majority of used cars from dealers have plates with them at the time of resale.
In theory, a dealer is SUPPOSED to affix TWO plates to any used car that he has them for. Some dealers may leave the front plate off on a car such as a Porsche and simply give them the plate to affix or no depending.
I put both plates on and tell the buyer what the law is. The rest is up to them.
On new cars, the plates come a bit later from the DMV via the dealer.
Good stuff.
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Originally Posted by SD987
I've never purchased a used car in California, but I know when you buy new or used from a dealer it comes plateless, thus people normally drive around with those dealer placards. However, a good number of people just go naked till their plates arrive, as those dealer placards have no legal significance.
Private transactions may differ, but they are far outnumbered by dealer transactions. Hence, my original point about their being a buttload of cars running around Cali with no plates.
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