fred thomas wrote:
> Fellow listers, If this gets posted twice i'm sorry i hit the wrong
> button. Now I take MY tags , my registration card, my insurance info. &
> proceed go and by a car, find what I want pay for it get a Bill of Sale.
> clear title, milage statment, put my tags on go to my home state , pay
> tax and all fees & it is now my car.
If you have "dealer" or "repair" plates that permit switching tags,
what you describe is 100% correct. I don't see any problems with
what you describe, except for the part about placing tags from another
one of your vehicles on the vehicle you just purchased. On the Triumphs
list, I related my story of a prior experience on a test drive which
ended up involving the local constabulary. This adventure left no doubt
in my mind that placing tags on a vehicle other than the correct
vehicle,
even by a person that owns both of the vehicles in question, is a
criminal offense, at least in Massachusetts. However, motor vehicle
laws vary significantly from state to state.
>From what I found out, I think the best solution would be to buy
a temporary plate from DMV for the purpose of driving the car back.
This is what I will do next time I buy a used car from a private
party. Otherwise, I think the next best thing would be to drive the car
back with no tags, but with the bill of sale and proof of insurance.
> If go into your local used car dealer pay for a car he does
> the same thing as they do at Carlise, bill of sale and title.
Yes, you will get a bill of sale and title (you do need these.)
My understanding is that the illegal portion of the original
posting is putting incorrect tags on a vehicle. I may be
wrong, too, but I have yet to see a local used car dealer
that asks you for the tags from one of your other vehicles to
put on the car he just sold you. The ones I've seen always make
sure you have a new plate (temporary or permanent) before you
take the car.
As always anything I say on the lists is purely advice, and
everybody reading it is free to make their own decision
about what to do!
I would suggest that anybody seeking to actually do this
call up their Registry of Motor Vehicles, and/or the local
police department before proceeding, to find out the real
scoop, rather than simply taking my advice from on the net.
(Then again, from my interactions with MV departments, you'll
be lucky to even find two people that give you the same story!)
--ken
'74 TR6 Daily Driver
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