PennDOT’s License Plate Reissue Program: Ensuring Legibility and Compliance

License Plate Reissue Program
License plates are an important piece of the PA vehicle registration process and are designed to clearly identify ownership, registration, and traffic violation status of a vehicle. Police have plate scanning equipment in their vehicles to automatically identify and send immediate feedback back to them in real time. Plate Replacement...

Pennsylvania Apportioned Registration

The fees we pay to register our personal cars and trucks go to fund Pennsylvania roads, bridges and various other public infrastructure projects. For those businesses that operate big rigs to transport cargo through multiple states, they operate under a completely different registration system. These big rig operators need special...

How to Personalize Registration “Vanity” Plates

For those drivers who want to customize their license plate to separate their vehicle from others on the road, a Personalized “Vanity” plate may be the perfect accessory. Applicants must have a valid current registration plate on your vehicle that you retain pending receipt of your requested Personalized Registration Plate....

Duplicate Pennsylvania Vehicle Products

There many Penna motor vehicle and drivers license products that may need to be replaced due to lost or damage (defaced). They include but are not limited to: Motor vehicle titlesMotor vehicle registration cardsMotor vehicle registration platesPerson with disability Parking Placard or PlateDriver’s licenseLearner’s PermitNon-Driver’s license Photo IDVehicle Identification Number...

Power of Attorney for PA Motor Vehicle Title and Registration

Motor vehicle title regulations vary in each State and the rules can be complicated by a Notary requirement for title transfers. Pennsylvania Dept of Transportation (PennDOT) requires that all vehicle title transfers must be completed by an Authorized Online Messenger like 309 Auto Tags, a motor vehicle dealer or any...

Titling and Registration of Imported and Exported Vehicles

The internet has expanded the opportunity to buy and sell vehicles online and as a result the importing and exporting of vehicles is becoming more and more commonplace. Sometimes referred to as “Grey Market Vehicles” any vehicle brought into the US from any foreign county including Canada is considered imported...

Specially Constructed Vehicle Titling and Registration

Some vehicles and trailers are sold in kits to be assembled by the purchaser. These vehicles are not originally with a manufacturers badge or name, make or model or type by a generally recognized manufacturer of vehicles. Here are some examples of vehicles which would require a “Specially Constructed Vehicle...

A Guide to Renewing Your Car Registration in Pennsylvania

Why Automobile Registration Renewal is Important in PA? All drivers in PA are required to have valid registrations for their cars when they drive You could get a ticket/fine/penalty for driving without a registration or with an invalid registration You must have valid registration in order to complete required annual...

How to Title and Register Your Boat in Pennsylvania

The BasicsBecause boats are not vehicles that average commuters use every day, one can easily forget that boats require documentation to own and use properly. In the state of Pennsylvania, every boat with a motor requires a title and registration with PA Fish & Boat Commission (PFBC). To get a...

What is Fleet Registration?

Fleet Registration is a motor vehicle registration for multiple, generally non-apportioned, vehicles traveling in-state. A fleet registration encompasses 15-99 total vehicles, though exact numbers can vary from case to case. Often a fleet is composed of trucks or vans, though a client may also register passenger cars, limousines, ambulances, taxis,...