Shanghai Inner Ring Number Plate Price & Registration Process

[Shanghaifingers]

Bike plates, yellow HU A's are no longer produced... in other words there are no NEW plates... What ever is out there is out there and when someone sells their plate then you can buy that plates and it is renewed under the new name and the plate is then good as NEW. It is not good for 11 years. This happens quite often, It usually takes about 1-2 months to find and complete the transfer (although some have done it quicker). Most dealers use a "fixer" to arrange the plates on their behalf so some money goes to this service and that understandable. Bigger dealers like Harley have people in their organization to do this for the customers, but smaller dealers use outside help.... either way the plates are expensive. Cars have new plates coming every month and so you see a flux in price and as stated earlier last month it was only 10,000 rmb for a CAR, but bikes did not change unless we are talking up in price. 4 years ago they were only 25-30,000 and not they are 46,000. The plates are bought and sold quite easily and often you will make money on the sale of the plate so the price is negligible. If you want to be legal its the only way....

To get an "A" plates you must have a central Hukou (from a district within the Inner and something Middle ring) However I have customers and friends who have used other Shanghai district and still been able to buy the coveted HU A (not sure the process).

The sudden drop in the price is due to the fact that 2 months ago plates sales where very low and so the market price this month plumeted and will now steeply climb up as we approach the Chinese new year.... Nothing say happy new year then a new car. I bought a plate for 12,000 rmb and I now have three months to buy new car to put it on... then wait and sell my old car and plate at the usual rate

[Dil]

I would like to get some advice about how to get the Shanghai inner plate. I have a cj sidecar, plate from Nantong, I am a foreigner with residence permit in Shanghai. If anyone can be a bit specific about the details, i will appreciate. Thanks

Bike plates, yellow HU A's are no longer produced... in other words there are no NEW plates... What ever is out there is out there and when someone sells their plate then you can buy that plates and it is renewed under the new name and the plate is then good as NEW. It is not good for 11 years. This happens quite often, It usually takes about 1-2 months to find and complete the transfer (although some have done it quicker). Most dealers use a "fixer" to arrange the plates on their behalf so some money goes to this service and that understandable. Bigger dealers like Harley have people in their organization to do this for the customers, but smaller dealers use outside help.... either way the plates are expensive. Cars have new plates coming every month and so you see a flux in price and as stated earlier last month it was only 10,000 rmb for a CAR, but bikes did not change unless we are talking up in price. 4 years ago they were only 25-30,000 and not they are 46,000. The plates are bought and sold quite easily and often you will make money on the sale of the plate so the price is negligible. If you want to be legal its the only way....

To get an "A" plates you must have a central Hukou (from a district within the Inner and something Middle ring) However I have customers and friends who have used other Shanghai district and still been able to buy the coveted HU A (not sure the process).

The sudden drop in the price is due to the fact that 2 months ago plates sales where very low and so the market price this month plumeted and will now steeply climb up as we approach the Chinese new year.... Nothing say happy new year then a new car. I bought a plate for 12,000 rmb and I now have three months to buy new car to put it on... then wait and sell my old car and plate at the usual rate

[euphonius]

Welcome to the forum, Dil.

Most if not all of the info you need is in this forum. As Felix noted, do have a look at this thread, it's a great place to start!

It'll be interesting to see how far you get with a CJ750. I've not heard of anyone getting a proper 沪A plate for a CJ in recent years, but it's probably doable.

good luck!

[Wrangler]

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The sudden drop in the price is due to the fact that 2 months ago plates sales where very low and so the market price this month plumeted and will now steeply climb up as we approach the Chinese new year.... Nothing say happy new year then a new car. I bought a plate for 12,000 rmb and I now have three months to buy new car to put it on... then wait and sell my old car and plate at the usual rate

You actually got at 12k plate? Awesome!

I've been thinking about this. If I didn't need to ride my motorcycle within the inner ring for daily transportation, it would be easier just to store the non-shanghai plated bike outside the inner ring and ride it whenever I wanted to. Kind of a hassle but could afford to get a nicer bike for what I spend on a plate.

[Shanghaifingers]

Look,
guys ride outside plated motorcycles all the time in Shanghai, its not like you will be driving ALL the time downtown. You would probably only get a ticket once and awhile and so it will still cost you less then the cost of a A plate.... The only downside I see and feel myself is the frustration in the delays outside plates cause when stopped (I have had police formalities can take as long a 30 mins.) The max fine in shanghai is 200rmb but often a quick chat with the officer in NICE CALM tones (in Chinese) and sometimes you can get the officer to give you a less fine. On average i usually get a 50rmb fine. I don't think you need to park it outside the city, parking in the city is fine, you will only get a ticket if you get stopped while driving....

Please Please Please avoid using cloned plates or fake plates... it only makes thing worse.....

[tombaxers]

Thanks very much all for the input. I think I am going to buy in for the Regal Raptor DD250 G with the single shock and 28ltr tank. I will then probably do a full rebuild using loctite and rubber backing to make it a smother longer lasting ride as per ZMC888's suggestions. The plan, expensive as it is will be to get the bike fully legal in down town Shanghai under my name as Euphoniuos has kindly laid out the process in all it's miserable convoluted glory. I would like to get this all done and dusted before April so as the weather starts warming our toes I can hit the road for some longer rides.

Would also like to meet some of you Shanghai bikers so if anyone is keen for a beer in Puxi anytime then let me know. I can even bring a map of China to drool over and make plans!

[Wrangler]

If you are getting the Regal Raptor, the sales people there will handle the plate process for you (for various fees, of course) so you don't have to do the actual process yourself. On a side note, I believe all the Raptors have been upgraded to electronic fuel injection so make sure to get that version for easier starts in the cold.

[tombaxers]

Hey Wrangler,

Cheers for this. In fact I have been quoted the following breakdown without any bargaining at all (this was at the place at 189 Pubei Road that besides Regal Raptor are also seemingly dealers for Suzuki, BMW, Shineray, Beneli and Hyosung):

Regal Raptor DD250G: ¥16,800 (this is for the single rear shock, EFI, Twin Front discs, Single Rear disc and 28 litre tank, however I still think this is much too high - any opinions on this price are more than welcome?)
Purchase Tax @ 10%: ¥1680
Documents: ¥380
Insurance: ¥220
Road Tax: ¥120
Document Transfer Fee: ¥500
Commission: ¥300
Number Plate: ¥46,000 (ouch!!!)

These are my best translations of their list, so some might have slightly the wrong translation. However, any comments on this would be welcome. Also, I do not think that I am going to be able to get my Shanghai Residence Card (申请上海市居住证 or simply B证), so anyone who has had success in getting a plate in their own name without a B Zheng then please speak up now. Much appreciated!

Also, if anyone can suggest a Regal Raptor dealership in Shanghai that have any sort of professionalism/ experience then this would also help; the people down at Pubei Lu were totally useless.

Cheers,
Tommy

[Wrangler]

Is yours watercooled? If not, it seems rather high but if so, it seems about right. But then again, it's my understanding that all the models went up 1K for EFI. You can probably negotiate another 1k off the entire amount. Just give them an offer. If you go on the chinese website you can see what the recommended price is. The shanghai prices are 2k more. I wasn't able to find another dealer. I called the headquarters office 6 months ago and at that time the pubei lu was their only dealership. For the street bikes I am thinking the Regal Raptors are overpriced in Shanghai. 8K more could get you a YBR250 I believe with a lot less worries.