Florida plates here in Missouri, anyone know why?

00siandrew · Post by **00siandrew** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 10:41 pm

Edison Carasio;280346 wrote:Would be easier to do Illinois.

But honestly, they are rental cars. The Airport has about 5 rental car places with license plates from all over the country. I bet if you look, each of those cars have a little bar code sticker on one of the passenger windows.

I suppose this could be true. Even out here in High Ridge I see them all over though. I'm going to start checking for that bar code because it always baffles me when I see them here. I know Florida took one of the biggest hits for the housing market crash so I wondered if people started moving to the midwest in masses but really that wouldn't make sense. If their housing market crashed they wouldn't be able to sell their houses. I knew a guy that moved here from Florida but had to return because his house in Florida stayed on the market for close to 2 years.

Fenian · Post by **Fenian** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 11:51 pm

00siandrew;280326 wrote:Surely I am not the only one who has noticed this. For over a year now I have been seeing tons and tons of cars with Florida license plates here. It seems everytime I go out I see at least a couple. Have other people been noticing this? and anyone know the reason for it?

If you're around Frontenac, Huntleigh or Ladue, those are snowbirds. During the summer there are a disproportionate number of Lexuses (Lexi?) and the like rocking the Florida plates. They're all gone come winter.

andyjt · Post by **andyjt** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:09 am

00siandrew;280326 wrote:Surely I am not the only one who has noticed this. For over a year now I have been seeing tons and tons of cars with Florida license plates here. It seems everytime I go out I see at least a couple. Have other people been noticing this? and anyone know the reason for it?

From my understanding (by a friend who has FL plates) No PP tax, you dont need inspections; and they are by mail. So all you need is a FL address to get em.

J.M.P · Post by **J.M.P** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 1:11 am

andyjt;280356 wrote:From my understanding (by a friend who has FL plates) No PP tax, you dont need inspections; and they are by mail. So all you need is a FL address to get em.

I forgot about that, no PP tax.

delslo · Post by **delslo** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 2:07 am

Fenian;280354 wrote: (Lexi?) .

Win

00siandrew · Post by **00siandrew** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 4:00 am

Fenian;280354 wrote:If you're around Frontenac, Huntleigh or Ladue, those are snowbirds. During the summer there are a disproportionate number of Lexuses (Lexi?) and the like rocking the Florida plates. They're all gone come winter.

Nope, Fenton/South County area. All are logical explinations though. No one else here has said if they've noticed a lot though. Because seriously...all the damn time do I see these things. Almost as many as Illinois plates.

onecam12sec · Post by **onecam12sec** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 12:29 am

i throw mines on whenever i dont wanna get new plates for a car i wont keep long

Edison Carasio · Post by **Edison Carasio** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 12:49 am

J.M.P;280359 wrote:I forgot about that, no PP tax.

But this is also true for Illinois. So why bother dealing with an address across the country when you can find someone about 10 miles away?

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 1:08 am

Ive noticed a fair amount of them in my complex parking lot. They arent rental cars either. Most of them seem to be students at either maryville or some other college.

Potts1 · Post by **Potts1** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 4:59 am

Because people, for gods knows why, move here from places that are better than here.