In MT, ANY car 11 or more years old can get a permanent plate for a fee of about 2 1/2 times the normal annual payment. Mrs Wally's '97 Buick has not had a fee for a big bunch of years. The tag says "Perm." My plate says "CHEV 48" and I can't remember when I last paid anything for a tag.
The state says "Get out of here. We don't want any more of your money." The same goes for boats, etc.
I have a 4 wheeler, snowmobile, trailer and a truck, that is over 10 years old, that have the 'Perm' stickers in Montana but with the year issued plates. That's all I can get close to legally registering over there currently on family property.
My 91 GMC Sonoma GT in Washington has the year plate when issued in 91 permanently registered. After 30 years any vehicle can apply for permanent in WA.....under limited use(i.e. car shows, car meets., etc...). I still see daily drivers with perm registered plates, though.
I do wish inspections like MOT in Great Britain should be done every couple of years just to correct the idiots that think that white front turn signals and tinted taillights are OK. I run emergency lights on my personal SUV for search and rescue purposes, but hate coming up to someone in traffic with their blue headlights on not knowing if it's an emergency vehicle running code or someone that thinks it looks cool.
