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OK, question.... Back fees, what is up with that? In Indiana and Illinois (the states I am familiar with) your plates are good for 1 year.... in my case the middle of August to the middle of the following August for $***, or Illinois.... for 1 year starting the month the plate was initially issued to you, so in IN... all my plates are due at the same time (Vehicles and trailer), in Illinois, they are spread out through out the year....
But, if I park a vehicle, and the plates expire, ok.... as long an I am not driving it, it is not an isssue, if I drive it, I could get popped for an expired plate...... so for example
We had a vehicle, that had a knock in the engine, (Later discovered it was a wrist pin). It was parked, a couple years later, it was put back into service due to another vehicle that was OOS.... the plates on the truck were expired. We went to the license branch, paid, at the time, $48 for a new plate and slapped them on the bumpers and went down the road, until the engine blew...... Indiana is the same, park it.... if the plates expire, oh well, just don't drive it on the road..... want it legal, go buy a plate at the current 1 year rate (plates are based on value in Indiana, rather than a flat fee like in Illinois) and drive on.....
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