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thimker1
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Nov 26, 2014

Insurance and Registration

I own a Class A motorhome. It's currently stored in Pismo Beach, CA. It's registered in CA using a CA address with CA DMV (my fiancé's address). I live in Bradenton, FL. Insurance in FL is $2,400 per year - in CA it's $850 per year. Registration is a bit of a wash except in CA it needs to be "smogged" every 2 years - not particularly an issue.

I'd like to move the motorhome to the East but not FL. South Carolina is my target state. I would store it in SC and use it in SC but I don't have a SC address. Insurance doesn't seem to be an issue with Progressive as they will insure it based on where it resides (SC). However, registering it in SC seems to be an impossibility. Can't register it in Florida unless I pay $200 per month for insurance.

Anyone have any advice, direction, suggestion, re: how I can make this happen?

Thanks.
  • We are addressed in Crestview and have Progressive. $1600 a year with replacement and fulltimer's coverage. Definitely check by zipcode; $2400 sounds awfully expensive.
  • Buddy in SC pays a tax every year on a 2001 Tiffin of about $2k a year and wants to move it to FL. :)

    I would check insurance at a different zip code like Green Cove Springs or Crestview mailing services. Both are probably a whole lot cheaper than Bradenton.

    My 05 Dynasty is only $1400 insurance agreed value ( Pasco County) just north of Tampa.