Motor Vehicle Division Special Permits and Endorsements 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is a 'dealer plate' (dealer tag) and who may use it?
- A plate issued to any private citizen upon request
- A temporary plate allowing licensed dealers to operate inventory vehicles for business purposes (Correct answer)
- A permanent plate for dealer-owned personal vehicles
- A plate used exclusively for test driving by customers
Correct answer: A temporary plate allowing licensed dealers to operate inventory vehicles for business purposes
Dealer plates are issued to licensed motor vehicle dealers and allow them to operate inventory or demonstrate vehicles without full registration on each unit.
Question 2: A 'transporter' plate differs from a dealer plate in that it is issued to whom?
- Only car manufacturers
- Companies that move vehicles but do not sell them (e.g., auto transport carriers) (Correct answer)
- Individual buyers transporting a purchase home
- Insurance companies only
Correct answer: Companies that move vehicles but do not sell them (e.g., auto transport carriers)
Transporter plates are issued to businesses that move vehicles without owning them for sale, such as auto transport and delivery services.
Question 3: What additional test is required to add a 'school bus (S)' endorsement to a CDL?
- A highway driving test only
- A written knowledge test and a skills test conducted in an actual school bus (Correct answer)
- A background check only
- A vision test and medical exam only
Correct answer: A written knowledge test and a skills test conducted in an actual school bus
The S endorsement requires both a written knowledge test specific to school bus operations and a skills test performed in a school bus.
Question 4: Which permit allows an individual to operate a vehicle before permanent license plates are issued?
- Dealer permit
- Temporary operating permit (TOP) or paper/cardboard temporary tag (Correct answer)
- Non-operation certificate
- Commercial trip permit
Correct answer: Temporary operating permit (TOP) or paper/cardboard temporary tag
A temporary operating permit allows newly purchased vehicles to operate legally while the permanent plates are being processed by the MVD.
Question 5: A 'pilot car' (escort vehicle) permit is required when escorting what type of load?
- Any vehicle on an interstate
- Oversize loads that exceed width or length thresholds requiring guidance and warning (Correct answer)
- Vehicles transporting livestock
- Any commercial vehicle at night
Correct answer: Oversize loads that exceed width or length thresholds requiring guidance and warning
Pilot car permits authorize escort vehicles to accompany extremely wide or long loads that require advance warning and guidance for safe passage.
Question 6: A 'restricted license' issued by the MVD typically limits a driver to what type of operation?
- Only commercial operation
- Specific driving conditions such as daylight only or corrective lenses required (Correct answer)
- Interstate highways only
- Vehicles under 1,000 lbs GVWR
Correct answer: Specific driving conditions such as daylight only or corrective lenses required
Restricted licenses impose specific conditions on driving, such as requiring corrective lenses, limiting hours to daylight, or restricting to certain routes.
Motor Vehicle Division Special Permits and Endorsements 2
What is a 'dealer plate' (dealer tag) and who may use it?