Sounds like your dealer is a keeper. I purchased mine on June 9 and I'm still waiting for the permanent registration. I live in southeastern Virginia. In fact I'm at work now and could throw a rock into NC so losing the exemption for the northern VA roads doesn't matter. Still would have expected to receive my registration in less than 4 weeks.

Do I need to get a new license plate, or do I just get a sticker to put on my old plate?