Re-Registration Wizard - Enter Vehicle Identification Step

Use the Enter Vehicle Identification Step to begin the re-registration process for a vehicle that has been registered before.  You can enter the Plate Number or enter the VIN to quickly recall the registration information.  Or, you can search for the vehicle.  The table following the panel example describes the data entry for this step in the Re-Registration Wizard.

Notes:

Directions:

To display the Enter Vehicle Information Step in the Data Entry Panel:

1.  Open the Re-Registration Wizard.

2.  To navigate to the step that you want to maintain:

 

Data Entry Panel - Enter Vehicle Identification Step Example:

 

Data Entry Panel - Enter Vehicle Identification Step Prompts

Tip:  To see more information about a field, click the hyperlink for that field name.

Plate Number

Entry Options:

  • Enter the vehicle license plate number. (up to 7 characters)

  • Or, to search for the Plate Number, click Search or press [CTRL + f].

  • Or, to enter the VIN if its known, press [TAB].

Important:  The plate number is verified and recognized if the plate has been issued previously.  If the plate is a valid number, but it is not in the system (for example a vanity plate) click the checkbox to override the plate number validation.

Lost Plate Prompt

If a new plate number is entered for the current registration, the following prompt displays:

The plate entered does not match the plate on file

To indicate that this is a replacement plate for a lost plate, click OK.

To stop and enter another plate number, click Cancel.

Plate Type

To accept the default type of plate for the re-registration, press [TAB]  or click to select from the drop-down list another plate type.

Special Case VIN

To specify the VIN is a special case, click to select the box.  

Or, to indicate the VIN is not a special case, leave the box blank.

Special Case VIN Type

If you selected Special Case VIN above, click to select from the drop-down list the type of VIN to generate.

Note:  This field is only active if you select Special Case VIN.

VIN

If you did not enter a Plate Number, you can:

  • Enter the vehicle identification number. (up to 17 characters)

  • Or, to search for the VIN, click Search or press [CTRL + f].

If you entered a valid Plate Number, the VIN automatically displays.

 

After entering the Plate Number or the VIN the following fields display for your reference:

To display the previous step, click Back.

Keyboard shortcut:  [ALT + b]

To display the next step, click Next or press [ENTER].

Keyboard shortcut:  [ALT + n]

To close the wizard without validating or saving the data, click Close.