In North Carolina, drivers legally have up to 15 days after their registration expires to use their vehicle. Robert Willett [email protected] Like most states, North Carolina drivers must ...

NC law prohibits driving vehicles with expired or unregistered license plates. Drivers have a 15-day grace period post-expiration before facing penalties. Failing to renew can lead to fines, ...

Q: My license plate was about to expire recently, so I decided to try renewing it online. I saw that I had to pay a $3 fee on top of the plate renewal and property tax. I wasn’t happy about it, but I ...

The new law, Senate Bill 245, signed Sept. 30, lets drivers renew or update their licenses remotely by mail, phone, or online.

Failing to renew your registration may seem like a minor oversight, but is it legal to drive with expired tags? Here’s what state law says. Can you drive with expired registration tags in NC? No.