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(1) What is a registration?

(2) Why must I register my motor vehicle?

(3) How do I register a vehicle if I am out of state?

(4) How do I register a vehicle if I am in Florida?

(5) What are the basic registration fees?

(6) Why do I have to get a new license plate every ten years? Mine looks fine.

(7) Why am I paying a $225 fee for "new wheels?" This is not a new car. The term "initial registration" is confusing.

(8) When I register my car after the due date, why do you charge a late fee only after the 10th of the month?

(9) What are the temporary license plates used for?

(10) Why do lease cars cost more to renew?

(11) Why can't I renew my registration, even though the co-owner has a suspension against their license? They don't drive the car, I do!

(12) Does my registration expire on my birthday or the end of my birth month?

(13) Can anyone renew my license plate for me?

(14) Do I have to turn in my license plate when I cancel my insurance?

(15) Do I have to turn in my license plate when I sell my car, and if I do, do I have to pay the $225 "new wheels on the road" fee again?

(16) Can I give my license plate to someone else?

(17) Do I have to remove old decals to affix the new one? Should I split the new one with a knife after I put it on?

(18) Why does the state charge a $225 Initial Registration Fee?

(19) Why must out-of-state residents have Florida proof of insurance before getting a license plate? Or proof of insurance at all?

(20) What are the insurance requirements for a Floria resident in the military who is assigned outside of the state?

(21) Why isn't all insurance on file with DHSMV's computer? I renewed my other car last month and didn't need my insurance because it was on file. Now this car isn't on file.

(22) Do I have to change the name on my registration when I marry or divorce?

(23) Why do I have to change the title to change the name on my registration?

(24) Why didn't I get my renewal notice this year as I have for the past several years?

(25) Do I carry the registration on me or in the car?

(26) How do I change my address on the vehicle registration within ten days to comply with Florida law?