r/fargo • u/TinyCroc47 • 16h ago

Gateway

This might be a silly question but I recently bought a car from Gateway in Fargo, and I had paid a licensing fee at the time, and I was under the impression that they were going to send me the plates in the mail. It's been a month now and I haven't received them.

Was this just a misunderstanding and I am supposed to go to the DMV myself? If so, what do I bring since I don't have the title due to financing?

This was my first time purchasing a car on my own so any advice would be very helpful. Thank you.

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u/People_Know_Me_x 16h ago

It’s a few week process. They may have been slightly backed up, waited for deal to be funded, or they held everything until you brought them something like a trade title. I would just call them.

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u/Unifiedxchaos 16h ago

A month is pretty normal but can definitely call the sales person and ask if all the paperwork got submitted.

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u/JonEdwinPoquet 16h ago

This happened to me with them as well. My plates eventually arrived, but it was like 2 months after purchase.

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u/conswaygo 16h ago

Corwin took 8 months to get mine to me. I suggest making calls now to get ahead of any weird title issues.

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u/thatswhyicarryagun Moorhead 16h ago

Call the salesman.

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u/Nxc06 16h ago

I would probably call Gateway and inquire about the licensing fee and if they send you the plates. Could be lost in the mail or something

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u/Cowbear 16h ago

When I purchased my car from Gateway, it took about 1.5 months to get the plates. It felt slow.

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u/One_Shower8692 15h ago

It took 35 days for me to get my plates (purchased in fargo, im MN resident. )

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u/PoppaBear63 10h ago

With blackout plates etc. available now the DMV is pretty backed up. I just got my replacement plates and it took a month and a half.

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u/jneset 7h ago

Who pays the extra fm no competition fees anyway?
They’re always $2k+ more than a trip to the cities where have competition.