Buying a Class A coach in Texas
I plan to buy a coach from a private party (not a dealer) in Texas. I plan to fly there in a couple of weeks and drive it home to West Virginia. I will need some sort of temporary tag good for a...
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Empty Nest, Soon wrote:
Thanks! As you say, my experience is different. I have not heard that it was common practice in some states for plates to stay with the vehicle rather than with the registered owner.
Wayne
This is why I asked the question that I did. In California, the plates stay with the vehicle and the buyer has 14 days to go to DMV and get title changed. The plate still stays on the vehicle, but the plate is now registered to a new owner on the state's books.
The seller completes a form (it is attached to the title) that he fills out with the name and address of the buyer and mails that to the state. That releases the seller as of the date of sale from any liability from the vehicle and its plate.
No special actions needed to drive the vehicle anywhere. Just carry the bill of sale and signed over title with you until you get home and register it there. I just did that with a trailer that I bought in CA and took to OR.
Simple process.
