Homemade trailer license plates on a trailer that's not homemade

[friscopaint]

I brought my trailer from Oklahoma where they don't register them and tried to get a tag here, what a nightmare. Went with homemade tag, there was a VIN at some point but can't see it, all faded out.

[expressfish]

same here, I bought a car hauler from a guy out of florida. He gave me a "certificate of ownership" original reciept from the manufacture, has no serial numbers.

[SWilson]

If the trailer is over 4000 lbs then its a lot bigger deal. Best thing if it has a number is to call tax office and see if its ever been registered. If not, then the task force can inspect and issue a reassignment of title deal and your home free. If it has been registered then you have to go back to original owner and figure it out....if they are still alive!!!!

[blacksunshine]

Yea that's a big no no! Y I'm not really sure I've heard several reasons

why, because it makes it easy for people to steal trailers....

[Buckshot4900]

I learned the hard way so if I buy a trailer of any sort it's got to be registered and titled. Even if its a cheap price.

[bowhunter68]

I can say from experience be very careful. I had a trailer that the sticker wore off due to the trailer being 20 years old. Took it to get inspected and the trailer was seized. Had a bill of sale and traced the trailer through all owners to a deceased man and was still Tom the county was going to keep my trailer. I had to speak it to a higher court before getting my trailer back. Certain counties are REAL bad about their letter of the law.

[Txjourneyman]

Interesting. I have a home made trailer with parts off a wrecked factory trailer. I know it doesn't have a serial #, but, you can see where it used to say "Sportsman" on the fenders. I better be careful.

[txfireguy2003]

Yeah, how are the going to prove my trailer isn't homemade? Every trailer I own, I have built, but every one of them used some parts off of a manufactured trailer. Some you can tell are custom jobs, and some look pretty professional if you ask me, and I did build them.

[friscopaint]

I can say from experience be very careful. I had a trailer that the sticker wore off due to the trailer being 20 years old. Took it to get inspected and the trailer was seized. Had a bill of sale and traced the trailer through all owners to a deceased man and was still Tom the county was going to keep my trailer. I had to speak it to a higher court before getting my trailer back. Certain counties are REAL bad about their letter of the law.

What a bummer, trying to do the right thing and get hassled. My trailer is old and there is no way possible to know what the serial number was so I guess the county can just take it if they want.

[RascalArms]

The last time I hauled my old travel trailer to the lease I just went to the tax office and got a $5 two week tag. I think it's called a destination tag or something? Trailer hasn't been registered in YEARS!

[10-96inTexas]

all I did on my homemade trailer was use a set of number stamps to put a number on it and then get it registered with a serial number. no big deal.

[Hart8]

I've been warned twice,in Brownwood..The 2nd time he ran my record,and said"you were warned for this very same liscence plate 6mos.ago...I got a real one after that.They keep records,and can look up anything nowadays.

[marshman]

I have a manufactured trailer I bought from a buddy when I lived in MS. I had a title to it but after several moves I have lost it. It has MS tags on it right now but they expired back in Dec. How can I go about getting it tagged?

[expressfish]

So what is the reasoning for running the trailer plate in the first place ? Speeding ? Lights ? Overloaded ? Looks like a regular plate. An officer would not know if it was a home made tag unless it was ran thru the system.

[Olphart]

Because they are a highly sought item by thieves.