On Thursday, November 14, residents of Delaware will have the opportunity to obtain five-digit license plates, perhaps as a holiday gift.
A limited number of five-digit license plates available to the public at the Delaware City, Dover, Wilmington, and Georgetown Division of Motor Vehicles locations on a first-come, first-serve basis, the Division of Motor Vehicles announced.
Customers may purchase a black-and-white porcelain or stainless-steel reproduction plate (manufactured by the Delaware Historic Plate Company) for the 5-digit number they are assigned during their transaction. For specifics on the reproductions, refer to the DHPC website: http://www.dhptags.com/.
Plates cannot be reserved and lines typically form at DMV sites when plates are available. The following applies:
- In order to take advantage of the available numbers, customers will be giving up their current license plate number registered to their vehicle.
- Customers must pay applicable transfer fees.
- Customers that have the title to their vehicles must bring their driver’s license, vehicle title, vehicle mileage, and insurance information in order to complete the plate change process.
- Customers needing to obtain their title from their lien holder will need to go to the nearest DMV office and put a five-digit plate on hold. They must obtain an “MV35 form” from DMV and send it to their lien holder to obtain the title. The title will be mailed to DMV, who will contact the customer when it arrives. At that time, the five-digit plate can be put on the vehicle.
All transactions must be completed in person at the participating DMV office locations. For more information regarding Vehicle Registration, please visit the DMV website at www.dmv.de.gov
The DMV has started a social media campaign that warns motorists of possibles enforcement actions if their black tag does not meet state requirements. Motorists have gone to other plate suppliers for their six-figure tags. (See below).
Fans of the black tags, which can sometimes fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars for low numbers, have urged stricter enforcement.
Non-Compliant plates are GHOULISH! By purchasing and displaying a non-compliant Delaware License plate, you could be cited and fined by a law enforcement officer. For more information on license plate compliance visit: https://t.co/ya3GI9fqGv pic.twitter.com/owl8kDKSg4
— DelawareDMV (@DelawareDMV) October 28, 2019
