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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 12:28 AM
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hey i want to put a european liscence plate on my mercedes but im not sure if there legal in the state of washington, does anybody know?

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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 12:33 AM
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Chinese would be more original.
Law vary state to state, but from what I know , in CA you have an obligation to register the vehicle locally in 2 weeks, after you moved here.
 
Old Aug 28, 2005 | 01:46 PM
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I believe you can display Both plates. Better call DMV. In Oregon you will get a ticket for improper display. Taxes...
 
Old Sep 20, 2005 | 11:00 PM
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As long as you do not have to display a front plate in your state....it's just fine. If you have to have a front plate then you can get a ticket....
 
Old Nov 23, 2005 | 05:41 AM
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You ever get an answer on this? I just bought my wife a 2003 E320 Wagon from Park Place in Bellevue and it did not have front plates. It was a CA car.


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hey i want to put a european liscence plate on my mercedes but im not sure if there legal in the state of washington, does anybody know?

thanks
 
Old Feb 8, 2006 | 09:02 PM
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I live in wa state also. Just dont put it over your real plate
 
Old Mar 2, 2006 | 02:34 AM
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It is not legal to run just a euro plate. There has to be WA plate at the factory point then you can do what you want.

Tyler
 
Old Apr 7, 2006 | 11:51 AM
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As long as the state you are in does not require you to have your licence plate on the front and rear of the vehicle.

Ex: Here in Fla, we are only required to have the state issued tag on the rear of the vehicle. So we can put whatever we want in the front.

Josh
 
Old Apr 10, 2006 | 01:36 AM
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the answer is no, not legal if the euro plate is used instead of WA issued plate. WA plate required for both front and rear of vehicle.
 
Old Apr 25, 2006 | 02:53 AM
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Like other people have been saying, you are required to have front and rear WA plates. I live here in WA, and I've been pulled over for running a Euro plate. I've never heard of anyone getting a ticket for it, the police justs asks you to put the WA plate back on. Alot of people I know have been running either Euro or no front plate on for years and have never been bothered by it.

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