Furthest out-of-state plate you got on a rental car
Dec 17, 2014, 4:00 am
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I got a Florida registered vehicle when I drove from LAX to SFO earlier this year.
Having heard the stereotypes about Florida drivers I was happy to drive slowly (i.e. the speed limit) in the right hand lane and get used to driving on the wrong side of the road.
Having heard the stereotypes about Florida drivers I was happy to drive slowly (i.e. the speed limit) in the right hand lane and get used to driving on the wrong side of the road.
Dec 17, 2014, 8:45 am
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There is also a Florida drive-in. My parents are visiting us in north Florida right now, and Hertz gave them first a car with Georgia plates (returned after an hour because of damage concerns from previous drivers that hadn't been properly noted) and then a second car with Illinois ones.
Dec 17, 2014, 3:26 pm
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I've had a Florida car at SEA before. I think I've had Florida cars in a bunch of places. I had one from our nearby HLE (Kansas) earlier this year. Also had a Virginia from that HLE.
Had a German car on a Spanish rental once: kind of funny when the in-car GPS starts barking angrily at you in German...took a few moments to find the "sweet English lady" setting.
Also see the occasional classic/antique German or Italian car near my neighborhood that has a European front plate. (State only issues a rear one.) Sometimes a modern plate, suggesting that the owner may have had the car in Europe. Other times an original plate from the era the car was made, suggesting it's more of a novelty thing.
Had a German car on a Spanish rental once: kind of funny when the in-car GPS starts barking angrily at you in German...took a few moments to find the "sweet English lady" setting.
Also see the occasional classic/antique German or Italian car near my neighborhood that has a European front plate. (State only issues a rear one.) Sometimes a modern plate, suggesting that the owner may have had the car in Europe. Other times an original plate from the era the car was made, suggesting it's more of a novelty thing.
Dec 17, 2014, 11:42 pm
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Just had an IL-plated small SUV on a rental in AL/GA. It had AWD and an ice scraper was left in the cargo compartment. The tabs expired that month, so the vehicle might have needed to sit for a couple days before the new tabs arrived. Some states have "Fleet Vehicle" tabs with no printed expiration date, which makes things a lot easier.
A location I typically rent from will rent vehicles with plastic license plates which simply read "Tag Applied For." Those typically stay within the state until they get an actual license plate.
A location I typically rent from will rent vehicles with plastic license plates which simply read "Tag Applied For." Those typically stay within the state until they get an actual license plate.
Dec 18, 2014, 10:30 am
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Furthest is probably a Spanish registered car in Belgium, but I've also had German registered car in Belgium and a Belgian registered car in Germany.
When you rent with Sixt in Germany, all their cars are registered in Munich. I've picked up many a M-reg in Hamburg, Frankfurt and Berlin.
When you rent with Sixt in Germany, all their cars are registered in Munich. I've picked up many a M-reg in Hamburg, Frankfurt and Berlin.
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Dec 18, 2014, 11:40 pm
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You mean you rent a car in Malaga, Spain which has a French license plate?
I rented a one-way from Amsterdam to Frankfurt and got an upgrade because the had a German registered car they wanted to send back to Germany.
A pic of Washington state plates on a Subaru in Portugal. Not sure how they managed to import that...
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Dec 19, 2014, 7:10 am
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Dec 19, 2014, 8:33 am
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The state of Florida gives military transfers a fair amount of slack in getting cars new plates in the States. Since I live near a bunch of military bases, I do see NATO plates (usually issued in Germany) every so often, and once saw a vintage Holden with West Australia plates going down the streets of Ft. Walton Beach, apparently old enough to not need to comply with Can-Am import laws for vehicle emissions and safety.