YACT: Question about transferring lost title in IL

Steve

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May 2, 2004
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- Mother gives me her car when house is sold and we move our separate ways
- Mother's original title is missing, I apply for a title all my own, her name off it
- I pay $200+ and get new plates, also a new title is forthcoming in the mail
- no lien on car, FWIW

The new plates took me by surprise, I wasn't expecting them at all. Did the DMV slyly upsell me on new plates I don't need? Can I return them for a refund and keep the original plates?
 

ZetaEpyon

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Jun 13, 2000
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Duno about IL, but up here in Wisconsin, the plates go with the owner, not the car. So any transfer of title requires new plates.
Maybe it's the same there?