IT IS A VERY STRANGE CONCEPT A CAR IS NOT A CAR WITHOUT A VIN TAG , IN AUSTRALIA YOU CAN REGISTER A CAR WITHOUT ONE AS OUR LAWS ARE THAT THE STAMPED BODY NO IS THE CORRECT AND ONLY VIN NO EXCEPTED, NOT A PLATE AFFIXED WITH RIVETS , ALSO THE US TAG CAN BE DUPLICATED ETC BECAUSE IT HAS NO BUILD DATE/ OR ANY OTHER DETAILS ON IT INC A STAMPED MANUFACTURER , ALSO I UNDERSTAND YOU GUYS CANT REMOVE THE TAGS , WE CAN , IE LHD/RHD CONVERSION, DAMAGE REPAIRS , PAINTING ETC ETC , A "DASH " VIN TAG ON A DASH PAD MEANS NOTHING HERE AS I CAN BE CHANGED SIMPLY , AS IN A CHANGE OF DASHPAD SO THAT MEANS ITS A DIFFERENT CAR OTHER THERE BUT NOT HERE.THE REGITRATION LAWS DO NOT RECOGNISE THESE TYPES OF TAGS , ITS A STAMPED CHASSIS NO OR NOTHING , IF CAR DOESNT HAVE ONE , THEY ISSUE YOU A NUMBER THAT YOU STAMP ON YOURSELF AND THEN REGISTER THE CART.