How many days do I have to wait to use my old license plate on a new car?

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VonVanessa
07/30/25 6:40am
Using an old license plate on a new car can be completed on the same day by following the procedure to retain the old plate. Here is additional information: 1. Process: After obtaining the new car, bring your ID card and the new car's vehicle registration certificate to the vehicle management office to collect the retained old license plate. Inform the staff of the date when the license plate was retained, and you can retrieve the previously retained old plate. Since the owner retaining the plate does not have a temporary license plate, the old plate must be used until the new metal plate is received, which takes about 15 working days. 2. Conditions: The same license plate must have been used on the same vehicle for more than 3 years. After the old car is sold or scrapped, the original old license plate can be retained for a validity period of one year. In addition to the prerequisite that the vehicle owner must have owned the original vehicle for more than three years, an application must be submitted within 6 months after the transfer registration is completed, and all traffic violations and accident records related to the original vehicle must be resolved.
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