Pay Sales Tax In Two States?

spoon059 wrote:

WTP-GC wrote:
Have the owner sign over the title, issue a bill of sale, remove their tag and drive away. If you get pulled over for not having a tag, provide the LEO with insurance proof, bill of sale and title. You'll be well on your way as long as there's nothing else funky.

rockhillmanor wrote:
2. Get an explicit 'bill of sale'. Date, time, amount of sale, description and vin of RV. AND then BOTH of you sign it. Seller and buyer.

That is all a cop needs to see if you are stopped.

They will let you go on your merry way providing you aren't an escaped convict, that your registration/drivers license are all up to date and it is not 6 months after the date of the bill of sale! :W

NO... I cannot say no loud enough. This is poor advice. Driving an unregistered vehicle is illegal in every state and opens you up to a citation and impoundment of the vehicle. Towing a trailer is expensive. Then the OP won't be able to provide ownership until he gets the new title in WV, which he likely won't be able to get without a physical inspection of the trailer in WV.

Check the laws in the state of Florida. In Maryland, for example, you can purchase a vehicle and drive on the previous owners tags (assuming the tags are still valid) for up to 7 days if the buyer has written permission from the seller.

Trust me... the OP wants to have valid tags and insurance on the vehicle before he tows it.

Agreed, this is very poor advice. Towing the trailer without a license plate is probable cause for an Officer to stop you, and since it is not properly registered, a citation would be warranted. A bill of sale may, and that is a big may, satisfy an Officer that the trailer has been sold to the person towing it, that does not satisfy the requirement that it must be licensed and registered.