TXDMV advisory committee reviews draft rules to change dealer license-plate allocations and distribution

The Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Advisory Committee on Monday reviewed proposed Texas Department of Motor Vehicles rule changes that would reshape how the agency allocates and distributes buyer license plates to motor vehicle dealers.

Annette Quintero, director of the Vehicle Titles and Registration Division at the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, told the advisory committee the draft amendments to chapter 2.15 would allow dealers to request smaller quarterly allocations, request reduced annual allotments when they use less than 50% of their allocation, and provide alternative ways to obtain plates if a dealer becomes ineligible for direct shipments. "They may obtain plates through county tax assessor-collectors or TXDMV regional service offices as…