GameboyRMH wrote: With option 1 every cop that sees you is going to pull you over. With option 2 you only have to worry about the cops who randomly pull you over for having out-of-state plates.
don't necessarily agree .. I see cars with no plate all the time … I've yet to see one pulled over
Swank Force One wrote: In-Transit temp plate requires purchaser to be present. I'm going to see if maybe it has a plate and maybe the registration has just lapsed. If so, i'll just roll an expired plate and not care. Otherwise, the only real viable options are the original two.
do not do option 2 .. jail time … not good
take an extra day and get the temp tag
wbjones wrote: don't necessarily agree .. I see cars with no plate all the time … I've yet to see one pulled over
Same here, when I bought the MR2 I drove it from the seller to the shop (about 5 miles) with only a BoS and insurance cards in the car. Supposedly legal here in NV as I just bought the car. Of by now it has a 30 day movement permit on it.
Heck, I've gone past NHP cops that were lurking on a bike with no rear plate (because it had vibrated off) and they barely looked up.
I'd do option 2 and carry proof that you own the car that the plate is from too. Don't speed. Don't get pilled over. If you do, then pull out you stack of paperwork and explain it all. Most cops are reasonable humans. If you're not breaking the law you shouldn't get pulled over anyway. Where people get in trouble is when they break the law in a car that isn't registered. That's when they start throwing the book at you. A squeaky clean record and a nice haircut helps with all of this by the way.
NH issues 14 day temp plates. I see them around MA a lot on cars. You should look in to that option. I think this is because NH does not require you to have insurance on your vehicle to register it. Where as here in MA you have to have compulsory insurance to cover the other guy and thus MA does not issues temp plates.
Your only issue may be registry hours. When I lived up there they were only open a couple days a week.
Google is your friend 
http://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/dmv/registration/temporary-plates.htm
And hours and locations if it helps.
http://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/dmv/locations/index.htm
When I bought the Grand Prix I transferred the tags from the car I traded in on it. The very next morning I got pulled over on my way to work because the tags didn't belong to the car. I didn't ask him how he knew that sitting in the dark in a parking lot. I wasn't speeding and he couldn't see the tags when he turned the lights on. I showed him the paperwork, explained that I had just bought the car and he sent me on my way.
Yeah there's no way i'll be able to make it to a BMV, and i need to be back to work on Monday.
As others have pointed out and when I bought a car from the a PA district attorney and was going to try that he was very clear to point out, option 2 is a SERIOUS offence which will get you much grief/fines/jail time.
Your options are: arrive on your 4:21 flight, get a hotel and do the BMV in the morning or drive without plates. Fraudulent plates should not be on your option list.
Do I trust that all the cops that pull me over know the laws concerning driving with no plates?
I'm getting there on Friday. Bmv won't open again until after I have to be at work on Monday.
Blahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Don't really like my chances either way.
Any chance you can get all your paperwork done and get registered before you leave and can drive home on a legit plate? If that's not an option the best bet is likely to bring your proof of insurance and leave the plates for the other car at home. Attaching a plate is usually a big no-no. Where you are passing through many states the rules will change and a good plate is the only way to keep everyone happy. Another option would be to see if there is a "broker" or proxy that could get a NH temp tag for you. Good luck.
Why not get indiana temp tag since that will be where the car will be registered at? Seems like the best option given the choices. Otherwise, you are better off with no plates than anything else.
Indiana won't issue temp tags for transit and require any out of state car have the VIN ran by either the BMV or a police officer before you can register it. Not an Option.
Since NH DMV is not an option then I'd roll with no plates and have the title signed and dated by the owner handy. I've never had an issue doing it that way.
In reply to Datsun1500:
Don't say there is no way to check. All it takes is a cell phone call to dispatch and internet access if the car doesn't already have it. BTDT.
And on your edit, it depends on how big of a prick your officer wants to be at that moment. You are traveling through his/her state. Therefore their rules.
Do NOT misuse a plate, got caught doing it many years ago when I was young & poor. The car was towed, impounded, and tickets were issued. The ordeal cost more than the car was worth. Sold the car while it was in impound to help pay all the costs.
Im leaving tomorrow for Maine to pick up a car, and the Indiana bmv said insurance, bill of sale, and vaild driver license was fine. They also said running one of my plates and having the accompanying registration for the plate should also be fine, provided I was intending to transfer that plate to the new car.
So im planning on taking both options and hoping for the best! Now we need pictures of said miata! Haha!
I bought a car 2 states away from a small car lot, I flew over on a Sunday and closed the deal, but the dmv was closed so no temp tag option. I drove it home with no plates, got pulled over for doing 10 over, showed him the bill of sale, sellers info,and My broad form insurance card. he let me off with a warning for the speeding, and never said anything about not having plates. That was in Oregon. Your results may vary.
Most police officers are reasonable. If you have proof of purchase, insurance, and tell him your driving home from picking it up they should let you go without too much hassle. Good Luck.
Most of this talk revolves around worries about what police will do to you. Why don't you make a call to the state police in the states you'll be driving through (starting with the first state just to feel out the conversation) and see what they say? When I moved out of New York, on September 11 2011 (the 10-year anniversary of... September 11th?...), my parents freaked and demanded that I wait because they were worried that police would shoot at me driving a box truck around the city.
The police laughed at me (in good fun), but they informed me that aside from almost certainly being pulled over and searched on bridges and tunnels, I would be just fine. Of course, I did pull over for an inspection on the Triborough Bridge. But they didn't shoot me.
I found them to be quite helpful.
Have fun!
Swank Force One wrote: Do I trust that all the cops that pull me over know the laws concerning driving with no plates? I'm getting there on Friday. Bmv won't open again until after I have to be at work on Monday. Blahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Don't really like my chances either way.
they are more likely to know the laws about no tag, proof of ins., and bill of sale… than they are about just letting you go after they figure out that your in criminal violation of the "mis-use" of tags thing ….. especially if you don't give them any reason to eyeball you and pull you over … AND don't get pissy if you get stopped
nicksta43 wrote: When I bought the Grand Prix I transferred the tags from the car I traded in on it. The very next morning I got pulled over on my way to work because the tags didn't belong to the car. I didn't ask him how he knew that sitting in the dark in a parking lot. I wasn't speeding and he couldn't see the tags when he turned the lights on. I showed him the paperwork, explained that I had just bought the car and he sent me on my way.
Step one: Don't look sketchy.
I think you failed at that somehow.
Grew up in NH. Pretty sure there's at least one DMV location with Saturday am hours. The transport tag is easy to get and there's nowhere in NH that is really out of the way to get to for the temp tag. Likely locations are Concord, Manchester or Nashua.
In reply to mazdeuce:
Honestly, I was just driving to work at 4 in the morning. I always drive to work without any pants.
In reply to bluej:
None of which show saturday hours. I'm flying in to Manchester, car is in Farmington.
I think Garaithon hit upon the right answer. He lives about 30 minutes south of me.
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