Where should temporary license plates be placed on the car?
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Temporary license plates come in two pieces, one to be affixed to the front windshield and the other to the rear windshield. New cars without temporary plates cannot legally drive on the road. Temporary license plates are provisional motor vehicle plates applied for temporarily, valid for 15 days, and can be applied for before the new car is officially registered. Notes on temporary license plates: 1. After purchasing a new car, you need to apply for temporary plates at the local vehicle management office; 2. When the vehicle is registered and official plates have been paid for, you need to apply for temporary plates at the vehicle management office and affix them to the car to legally drive the vehicle back to your locality; 3. If the vehicle has not been issued official plates locally but needs to be driven to another location for modifications, you need to apply for temporary plates locally to drive the car to the other location for modifications, and after modifications are completed, you need to apply for temporary plates again at the local vehicle management office to drive the car back to your locality; 4. If the car is not registered but needs to be driven on the road, you need to apply for temporary plates locally.
I'm so familiar with applying temporary license plates! Just last week, I helped my neighbor with this. The lower left corner of the front windshield is the golden spot—it must be on the driver's side and absolutely shouldn't obstruct the driving view. The lower left corner of the rear windshield also needs a plate, especially for SUV owners—make sure it's not blocked by the rear wiper. A friend of mine tried to cut corners by placing it only on the car's dashboard and got pulled over by traffic police, fined 200 yuan—these plates carry the same legal weight as regular ones, so they must be displayed properly! New regulations now require using special static cling stickers or the double-sided tape issued by the DMV. Regular tape will fly off at the first toll booth breeze—take it from me, don't be lazy about this.
