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My DMV License Plates Arrived But Without New Stickers

Question 
I was told that my tags would come with my new license plates, but they were not in the envelope with the plates. I need both the month sticker and year tags now. I'm wondering why the tags weren't mailed along with plates and how I can get them.

Answer 

We'll need to first determine why your vehicle needed new CA license plates.

To answer this question most accurately we'll need to know why your vehicle was issued new or replacement license plates. This will help us determine what may have gone wrong and how we can help you get it fixed. It only makes perfect sense that new license plates arrive along with new stickers; both year and month tags, right?

Let's dive in. Has the California DMV assigned your vehicle new license plates because the original(s) were lost or stolen, or was the vehicle in an accident and either both or one of the plates damaged? If not for these reasons, most often vehicle owners get new license plates when obtaining vehicle registration in California for the first time, i.e. brand new vehicle, or used vehicle being brought in from out of state or from out of the country. And finally, new license plates are issued when removing personalized or vanity plates from a vehicle's DMV records, which subsequently requires the removal of the vanity plates off of the vehicle and replacement with regular license plates (standard sequential license plates). - Get California DMV Vanity Plates.

In this post, you will learn exactly what you need to do, how much it will cost, and how to get new license plate year and month stickers for your vehicle the fastest and simplest way possible.

Note: For those car owners new to California, state law requires that vehicles be equipped with one front license plate and one rear license plate. Both plates are identical. The month and year stickers must be affixed to the license plate which is placed at the rear of the vehicle. Motorcycles require one rear plate only.

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