Registering a car?

Question

to get temporary plates for a car i just bought do i need to take the car to the license branch so they can see the VIN number or can i just give them the number?

Answer 1

I needed my title to register my car, that has the VIN number on it.

However, if you don't have that, and the car is not registered, just take the VIN number.  You don't want to get in trouble for driving without registration.  They would catch you at the DMV when they look at the car.