Tired of your NYS Commercial Plates?
I finally got sick and tired of the insanity of the NY State DMV requiring that pick-ups over 6000 lbs be register as commercial vehicles. The actual use of the vehicle should determine the whether o...
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Lots of disinformation here.
I've never had an issue driving a F-150 or F-250 with commercial plates on any parkway in NY (both upstate or downstate) or parking in NYC.
Commercial plates in NY do NOT mean you need DOT numbers. Generically, you need DOT numbers when you are doing business and over 10,000 lbs. A private (or business) truck registered as commercial and under 10,000lbs does not need to display numbers. Because you don't need DOT numbers unless a business, you do NOT need to pull into weigh stations either.
From NYC.gov
Commercial Vehicles
Pursuant to Section 4-01(b) of the New York City Traffic Rules, a commercial vehicle is defined as the following:
it bears commercial plates, and
it is permanently altered by having all seats and seat fittings, except the front seats, removed to facilitate the transportation of property, except that for vehicles designed with a passenger cab and a cargo area separated by a partition, the seating capacity within the cab shall not be considered in determining whether the vehicle is properly altered; and
it displays the registrant's name and address permanently affixed in characters at least three inches high on both sides of the vehicle, with such display being in a color contrasting with that of the vehicle and placed approximately midway vertically on doors or side panels.
For the purposes other than parking, stopping and standing rules, a vehicle designed, maintained, or used primarily for the transportation of property or for the provision of commercial services and bearing commercial plates is considered a commercial vehicle.
I've never had an issue driving a F-150 or F-250 with commercial plates on any parkway in NY (both upstate or downstate) or parking in NYC.
Commercial plates in NY do NOT mean you need DOT numbers. Generically, you need DOT numbers when you are doing business and over 10,000 lbs. A private (or business) truck registered as commercial and under 10,000lbs does not need to display numbers. Because you don't need DOT numbers unless a business, you do NOT need to pull into weigh stations either.
From NYC.gov
Commercial Vehicles
Pursuant to Section 4-01(b) of the New York City Traffic Rules, a commercial vehicle is defined as the following:
it bears commercial plates, and
it is permanently altered by having all seats and seat fittings, except the front seats, removed to facilitate the transportation of property, except that for vehicles designed with a passenger cab and a cargo area separated by a partition, the seating capacity within the cab shall not be considered in determining whether the vehicle is properly altered; and
it displays the registrant's name and address permanently affixed in characters at least three inches high on both sides of the vehicle, with such display being in a color contrasting with that of the vehicle and placed approximately midway vertically on doors or side panels.
For the purposes other than parking, stopping and standing rules, a vehicle designed, maintained, or used primarily for the transportation of property or for the provision of commercial services and bearing commercial plates is considered a commercial vehicle.
