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BigBake

BigBake

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Recently traded my Iowa registered vehicle at a dealer in Nebraska. The dealership sent me home with an in transit dealer temp paper/license in the back window. I also still have my original plates as they removed those and gave them to me.

Anyone who's done a similar transaction know when I can put my plates back on? Do I have to wait for the new registration paper to be mailed to me from Polk county?

Even though I have a sticker in back window I don't relish the fact that it's not exactly super visible and I'm giving every police officer a convenient excuse to pull me over. It does have the dealer logo'd plates in the license plate frames so I guess it doesn't look super stolen/sketchy driving around.
 
Did they collect tax, title, license? If not the treasurer visit handles it. You may not get the same plates, so don’t put them on the vehicle until it had cleared.
 
You have 30 days which to run on the sticker before you get your plates. Did you pay Nebraska sales tax or not? If you paid no sales tax on the purchase, just take the paperwork into your county treasure, pay the Iowa sales tax and they will issue you new plates. If you paid Nebraska sales tax, bring the paperwork in and your treasure will have to contact the dealer and the dealer will send them a check.
The whole process took me a couple of weeks, had to call the dealership a couple of times to find out they had sent the check certified mail to my treasurer, they signed for it, but somehow forgot they had it. More likely it was sitting there in the in-mail for 3 days and didn't know it.
 
I just traded my Minnesota car at a dealership in IA. Sent me on the way with the temporary paper plate in the new car’s back window, and kept the plates that came with the trade in car. Said they will send those plates to the state of MN with all the other paperwork, and then MN will send me new plates in the mail. I believe the sales tax was paid with MN.
 
If you are Polk county, go online today and sign up for a title transfer appointment. They are usually 2-3 weeks out to get an appointment
 
8bitnes said:
If you are Polk county, go online today and sign up for a title transfer appointment. They are usually 2-3 weeks out to get an appointment
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Craps, but thanks for the good info. Had a bad feeling it'd cost me a trip downtown to sit in line waiting on the government.
 
You pay taxes where you register the car, not where you bought it. Bring the paperwork and get an appt at your county treasurer. I bought a car in MN, they sent me the paerwork and i registered it a few weeks later in Iowa. But remember, you have to pay all the taxes at once, mine was like $3k
 
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BigBake said:
Even though I have a sticker in back window I don't relish the fact that it's not exactly super visible and I'm giving every police officer a convenient excuse to pull me over. It does have the dealer logo'd plates in the license plate frames so I guess it doesn't look super stolen/sketchy driving around.
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Bake, you seem nervous. You hiding something?;)
 
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brianhos said:
You pay taxes where you register the car, not where you bought it. Bring the paperwork and get an appt at your county treasurer. I bought a car in MN, they sent me the paerwork and i registered it a few weeks later in Iowa. But remember, you have to pay all the taxes at once, mine was like $3k
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Not true at all, depends on which state you purchased the vehicle. If from Minnesota or Missouri you do not pay their state tax, but other states you may pay their tax and then the dealership sends that money back to the county where you live.

We had this discussion when I purchased a vehicle in South Carolina earlier this year, where I paid the tax down there and they mailed it to my county.
 
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Adding on...does anyone know if Iowa has a grace period after your temp dealer tags expiration date. Original lien holder is taking forever to get me the title so I can register. Starting to get nervous with the date 10 days away.
 
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