Dealer Plates are the almost essential tool that dealers have to move their cars freely around.  Dealer Plates are also owned by the state and lent (or ‘sold’) to the dealer depending on how you want to look at it. There are many programs that you can find online where a Dealer will make his plate available to his agents. A dealership can legally make his plates available to his (or her) employees and contracted agents for the expressed intent of moving inventory back and forth.  You are on this page because you are probably looking to get a dealer plate or your dealer license. I do have a limited supply that I can get my hands on, and they are only for contracted agents of the dealership. What does that mean? It means that if you want a dealer plate you have to contact me and we will go over the contractual agreements, duties and responsibilities that you have to abide by in order to qualify to use these dealer plates.

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If you go ask your state DMV about plates they will always tell you under no circumstances is a dealer allowed to lend or give his plates to another unauthorized person.  Dealer plates are for the vehicles that have not been registered yet and so don’t have a license plate. These plates are used to drive the vehicles from storage facilities, mechanic shops or perhaps some other location. Dealer plates are obviously used for customer test drives on the open road. So as you can see, they serve a very critical function in the dealership.

Dealer Uses of a Metal Dealer Plate Include:

• On vehicles being used for demonstration or test drives
• On vehicles used by the dealer, and the dealer employees for official dealer  use
• On courtesy vehicles used by the dealer if there is no signage on the vehicle

Vehicles with Dealers Plates

• MUST have a current inspection
• Must be Unregistered (pre-sale)
• CANNOT display signs on the vehicle
• CANNOT be used on a vehicle carrying a load or performing services for the dealer, such as carrying parts or operating as a rental unit (There is a special provision under the law for independent dealers carrying vehicles to and from the auction.)
• MUST have the title assigned to the dealer

 

Many individuals who have auction access and are on a dealership account, generally don’t have plates. They have to get by with towing their cars, or using temp tags that you can get from some dealer auctions. The few that do have plates are contracted agents or employees of the dealership and use the plates strictly to move and sell inventory.  So how do you become a contracted agent or employee of a dealership in order to get use of dealership plates? You have to sign a contract. You need a properly executed contract with all of the necessary wording contained therein. You have to agree to use the plates only in a certain fashion and under certain conditions. You have to be moving (selling) inventory. I get a lot of calls daily…people asking about dealer plates for $1500 for the year.  There are unscrupulous individuals (dealers) out there that will set up dealerships and get as many plates as they can to put on the open market. If you “buy” plates from these types of set-ups , you can find yourself in deep trouble. Most often than not, these plates don’t even have insurance on them.  No legitimate used car dealer is going to put dealership in jeopardy by letting his plates be used in such a manner.  A legitimate dealer can make $1500 per car sale ….why would he put his plate out there for $1500 for the year and expose himself like that? Why would a legitimate dealer throw away money like that  They would not….they are too busy selling cars. So don’t ask me about any $1500 plate deals.

I’m not here to bust your bubble and say you cannot get a dealer plate to use for your business. Yes you can still get Dealer Plates, I just want you to know the real back story. It’s always the case that a few bad apples will spoil the whole barrel. Because people abuse these plates and the freedom that comes with them, states write tighter laws and regulations. Because of this, you will find it a little difficult to find a dealer that will consider putting their plates “out on the market”.  Why would they put their whole business at risk?

I encourage you to go to your state DMV to get information, but remember they will almost always say you need a used car dealer license…no matter what you ask them regarding buying or selling vehicles as a business. That’s what they are there for, to regulate the industry and collect monies associated with regulating the business (issuing licenses, levying fees, levying financial penalties). Yes, your state DMV will tell you all this stuff, things you can do or not do. However, there is a “work-around” procedure for everything. When you are a contracted agent or employee of a dealership, you are always acting legally as the dealership.  You are buying and selling cars as the dealership. When you are a contracted agent of a (licensed) dealership you have certain privileges that go along with that too. There are loop holes and work around procedures for everything in this country.   A contract can wed or bind you to a dealership so you can move around as a dealer in some regards.  Having use of dealer plates does not absolve you from following all of the rules and laws.