For me it depends how obnoxious the dealer tag is. Ya gotta admit, some stick out like a sore thumb.

I bought a new car in march. Car is silver, and the small chrome tag on the back blends in with the other chrome, and it doesn't bother me at all.

I have been known to take off the huge, loud ones, though.

Where I got my new truck from, if you leave the dealer front plate on, you get free inspections. I guess you can put it on right before and get a free inspection however I took mine off. I do have a sticker on the tailgate with the dealers name. I thought about taking it off but didn't want to do more damage than if I just left it on.

My FIL found a dealer license plate frame that had the same name as his in a parking lot. He got a screw driver out and started taking it off. The owner saw it and asked what he was doing and then helped him the rest of the way. Thankfully the vehicle was in the parking lot of a wedding they were both attending however they didn't know each other.

every "dealer ad" you leave on a car spreads their name in your area, if they can maintain a level of business that way then they do not have to spend money on more expensive types of advertising. Thus, saving you money as they can sell cars with less overhead cost, or stay in business to service you. Everything you do has consequences, some may cost you money in the long run. I know that I've sold many cars from people asking my customers (that they knew where my customers from the sticker or front plate) if I was reputable, I've cut my ads in all local papers as a result and lowered my margin.

Never thought about it really. Come to think of it, I cant say for sure if I have a dealer sticker or tag on either car. Although I am pretty sure there is a big GMC or Accura in the middle of the grill.

As a kid, I do remember my dad saying that he would not buy a car from "Lampley's USED Cars".

As soon as we got home with the mustang all the stickers and liscensce plate frames were removed. I just don't care for the way it looks.

I am typically pretty hard on cars. Usually within a year or two, the dealer will take off all signage during service in an attempt to not be associated with my car.

I have thought about the providing "free" advertising issue for dealer but then figured, heck, there's more important things to worry about in life than a dealer sticker on back of my car/truck.

If it has a front dealer tag it gets replaced with a Georgia Tech tag anyway. I would likely remove a license frame too as I don't care for looks...not because of the free advertising issue.

Should you also remove all mfr/brand labels? After all, isn't that kinda advertising too?

"They say that the dealer isn't paying them to advertise for them, so why leave them on?"

Just how much are people expecting to get paid for this? They are getting free lic plate frames, isn't that a form of payment? These things don't just grow on trees.....

Are they getting paid by the mfg., or are they also removing all FORD, CHEVROLET, TOYOTA, etc... emblems as well?

This is WAY off the worry chart for me. However, what I don't like to do (not that I've never) is buy or wear clothing, hats, etc... that advertise a product.

I remove all from the car ar ask they never be put on. But at the Nissan dealer if you leave it on you don;t have to grab your saleman to get the free car wash, just pull up. Now on the boat trailer I have the dealer supplied guideon cover that I won't replace. Still learning to trailer the inboard and keep hitting them, soon you can't tell who the dealer is.