mcubberley wrote: I think a trailer without plates would be more likely to be checked on by police or patrol then one with plates.
Pinstriper wrote:mcubberley wrote: I think a trailer without plates would be more likely to be checked on by police or patrol then one with plates.
So....what exactly would they check ? They can't run a plate. They could pull up alongside and see my OR plates, which would be a dead giveaway for them to go look elsewhere.
In OR under 1800# without living quarters (ie. bed and kitchen) there is no registration. I went to DMV with the bill of sale from TX on a trailer I got off CL. I asked to register, they said it has a VIN, so could be registered, but was not required as mine had no kitchen. Toting a camp store does not count and there is no galley. No sink. No bed, for that matter. It's just a box with an air mattress and sleeping bag. I'm considered a utility trailer, not an RV.
DMV said the worst that could happen is they could require me to go to weigh station to establish the weight is below their requirement. But the sticker on the tongue showing the max weight on the axles would be a pretty good argument to counter that. It would take a particularly dim trooper to waste his time on your. The state you are driving in can't compel you to register a trailer and mount a plate any more than they can compel you to have a front plate on your car when it isn't required in your home state. Pretty much word for word from the DMV people.
My read is the farther you are from home, the more likely a trooper would see no plates, pull to the side to get your t.v. plates, maybe run those, then conclude your home state doesn't require plates and would go on their merry way.
mcubberley wrote:You raise good points. I don't recall suggesting a state would try to cite you or require to register in that state. That would be fun wouldn't it, I can only imagine the nightmares. The plates would simply make identifying home state that much easier. No need to pull alongside. But at the end of the day if you're not doing anything illegal there is no reason to worry.
I would like the plates/VIN sticker as proof of ownership in odd situations like suspected theft. I guess being from a state that requires titling a trailer I have gotten used to the idea.
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