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PakkyT t1_jc52iz6 wrote

Well as I asked on your other post, that that you confirmed, and then I explained why, if you TRANSFER a plate to a new car, the month your registration is literally stamped in metal on the plate and can not be changed. So if it is November and your registration expires in March, if you then buy a new car and transfer the registration in Nov. then the expiration still has to be March, so your new expiration date will be 16 months later rather than a full 2 years.

If you want the full two years, then you need to cancel your old plates and get new ones.

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0livia_1998 OP t1_jc6r81j wrote

I understand the registration follows the plate, my issue is I’ve never had a 1 year registration. Transfer of plates was never in question, it was why the registry defaulted me to 1 year vs 2. It seemed to fix it’s self though, thanks.

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PakkyT t1_jc79m5g wrote

>why the registry defaulted me to 1 year vs 2

They can not renew you for more than two years. So you generally get 1 year plus however many month until the plate's month comes up. They can do 1 year and 3 months for example, but they can not do 2 years and 3 months. So you get the shorter one and a little discount off the price.

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