You know there is a tag office in St Pete right? You could walk in with your paperwork and walk out with a plate.
I was told you can only do it in Tallahassee now... If St Pete can still do it Ill be headed there in the morning
I still prefer going to get my base plates in person. It usually costs a day of my time, but at least I know that I have the tag. This is the first year when we could do our IRP online. I did it online and then arranged to make a trip to the state capital to pick it up and give them a check. We can send in the paperwork along with a check and they will send out base plate in a few days from the time it is received. I was told it could take about 7-10 days. With that time frame, I thought it would be easier to make the trip in person.
Just a note. Your first registration will be the cheapest because your doing the estimated/minimum miles for each state. After your all done keep in mind the minimum miles to run in your home state. My plate costs me $1,250. One year I paid $2,400 because I didn't run the minimum in my own state. That never happened again!!!
Im hearing that its all changing and all states will be on your cab card going forward...And youll only pay for states you actually run in during that year.... So instead of paying ahead and estimating youll pay later on actual miles run...Like IFTA