Canceling a Registration 

To Cancel your Registration:

1. Turn in your old plates to the nearest full service RMV branch office.

   You will receive two plate return receipts. One is for your insurance company and one should be kept for your own records.

2. If you are unable to go to the RMV in person, you may mail in your plates to the address listed below.

   Attn: Express
   Registry of Motor Vehicles
   PO Box 55889
   Boston, MA 02205-5889

   You will receive one plate return receipt in the mail.

   Please note that the receipt will be mailed to the address currently on file. If you have moved, please include your new address with your plates.

   You need to provide the Assessor's Office from your town with a copy of your plate return receipt and documentation on the whereabouts of your vehicle so they can process any excise tax adjustment that may be due.

To Cancel a Registration Without the Plates:

1. Download a Lost Plate Affidavit form (C-19) or go to any full service RMV branch office and fill out the form.

   If you go to a Branch, the form will be stamped at that time or you may mail the completed C-19 form to the address above. Your stamped C-19 will be mailed back to you with the Registrar's stamp.

2. Make a photocopy for your insurance company and keep the original for your own records.

You need to provide the Assessor's Office from your town with a copy of your plate cancellation receipt and documentation on the whereabouts of your vehicle so they can process any excise tax adjustment that may be due.