Quote Originally Posted by Wrangler View Post
Hi Paul! Welcome to MCM. If you want to ride within the downtown area of Shanghai (inner ring area) and get gas, you will need a Shanghai plate. The easiest way to go is to buy a bike in Shanghai from a dealer and have them get the plate for you. It's a cinch - just requires money, as everything else here.
Are you sure about this? No plates except Shanghai plates are allowed to fill gas anymore, and unless you're trying to spend another 40k+ RMB I don't know how you would get plates easily.