How Long Can a License Plate Number Be Retained After Vehicle Scrapping?

[DominicLynn]

After a vehicle is scrapped, its license plate can be retained for two years if the original vehicle has been used for more than one year, meaning the original plate number can be used for motor vehicle registration within one year. Below is an introduction regarding vehicle scrapping: 1. If the vehicle is damaged and cannot be driven back to the place of registration: The owner of the motor vehicle may sell the scrapped vehicle to a motor vehicle recycling enterprise located where the vehicle is currently situated. When selling the vehicle, an application form must be filled out, and the motor vehicle registration certificate, license plate, and vehicle license must be submitted. The motor vehicle recycling enterprise should confirm the vehicle's identity and dismantle it, issuing the owner a "Scrapped Motor Vehicle Recycling Certificate." Scrapped school buses, large passenger vehicles, trucks, and other commercial vehicles must be dismantled under the supervision of the local vehicle management office where the scrapping occurs. 2. Motor vehicle recycling enterprise: The motor vehicle recycling enterprise must submit the application form, motor vehicle registration certificate, license plate, vehicle license, and a copy of the "Scrapped Motor Vehicle Recycling Certificate" to the local vehicle management office where the scrapping occurs within seven days of dismantling the vehicle, to apply for deregistration. The local vehicle management office where the scrapping occurs should review the submitted documents and certificates within one day of receiving them, retrieve the motor vehicle registration certificate, license plate, and vehicle license, and transmit the vehicle scrapping information to the registration place's vehicle management office via the computer registration system. The registration place's vehicle management office should process the deregistration within one day of receiving the vehicle scrapping information and issue a deregistration certificate.