Can the license plate be retained after changing cars?
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After changing cars, the original license plate can be retained. Below is the relevant introduction about the conditions for retaining the original license plate: 1. Timely application: Within one year after transferring the old car to someone else or canceling it, the original license plate will be reserved for the owner. As long as an application is made to the vehicle management office to use the original license plate during this period, the original license plate can be assigned to the newly purchased car or used car. After one year, the license plate will be re-entered into the selection pool and released to the public. 2. The original license plate must have been used for more than one year: Previously, the license plate had to be used for more than three years to be retained, so many car owners who wanted to change cars waited for three years before changing to retain the license plate. Now, as long as it has been used for more than one year, an application can be made to retain it. 3. All violations and accidents related to the original car must be settled: If there were road violations or penalties while driving the original vehicle, all fines must be paid, and there should be no unresolved traffic accidents, before applying to retain the original license plate number.
Yes, you can keep your license plate when changing cars, which I personally did last year. My family's old car had used the same license plate number for three years, and when we switched to a new car, I wanted to keep that number because it felt familiar and avoided waste. The key requirements are that the license plate must have been used for at least one year and have no outstanding fees or traffic violations. The process is straightforward: first, deregister the old car and obtain the necessary documentation, then apply to retain the license plate number at the vehicle management office. When registering the new car, simply fill in this number. The entire process takes just a few hours and saves money and hassle by avoiding the need to select a new number. Regularly checking your vehicle's status and planning the car change in advance makes retaining the license plate even easier. What I found most convenient was not having to adapt to a new number—it made driving much more effortless.
