donn0128 wrote:
As long as it has current tags and you have a bill of sale and title in your hand, I would not hesitate to simply drive, buy and drive it back home. IMHO your making more out of this than is necessary.
No. Don't offer legal advice. What you just recommended is a felony in IL and a lot of other states to use someone else's license plates. I really doubt the OP wants a felony arrest and conviction on his record.
Snowman is correct with the information.
Contact the IL Secretary of State's office. That's the office that handles vehicle registration in IL. What you want is called a drive away decal or registration. They issue them everyday and is a common request.
Just don't do as some have suggested and drive away with the previous owners license plates on it. Unless you consider a felony a molehill. That's one mountain you don't want.
