My lease ends on December 7th and the registration is due on December 8th. The car is using personalized plate (registered to me not the car).
Do I have to pay the registration fee when I return the car on December 7th (1 day before it’s due)?
What proof will yeh dealer give me when I return the car, in case DMV messed up and pursued me for the registration?
EDIT: to clarify, I am referring about the registration fee, not personalized license plate fee. For the personalized license plate, it is tied to me and not the car per CA. I can fill out Form Reg 17 to retain the plate.
If it’s registered to you and not the car, why don’t you just pay for the renewal and have it transferred to your next car or get a reimbursement check?
If you want to keep the plates and/or reassign them to a new car- remove the plates from the car, use dmv form, I think Reg-17. Fill it out as retention and send to DMV with $43 check to keep them in your name for next year.
If you are getting a new car from the same dealer, they should be able to do the same for for you but do reassignment and submit to DMV with new car registration fees and you should get registration and stickers for your personalized plates.
Interesting. I looked at the Notice of Release from my last car and it was filled out by the dealership. This was a lease trade-in (got another lease and the dealer took the old car in) and the buyer’s name was the dealer name.
Now that I think about it, when I do return the car and NOT buying/leasing another one, wouldn’t the dealer fill out the form and gave it to me?