Selling Trailer with Expired Tag
I am selling my fifth wheel (located in Maryland) to a buyer who lives in California. My tag has expired and I am trying to find a way to avoid renewing a 2-year registration, but I want the buyer not...
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ChopperBill wrote:
I'm just throwing this out there, I don't do it. I know guys that due to the high price of licensing a vehicle around here swap plates back and forth from a utility trailer to their RV trailer. Not honest but you asked for ideas.
Once again, states differ. In Montana, ALL trailer license plates are PERMANENT! The current owner never has to worry about expired registration! When the trailer is sold, the seller keeps his plate, and the buyer gets a new PERMANENT plate.
Also, a utility trailer will often have the small plate, but a TT or fiver will usually have the large plate.
I'm not sure the title can be transferred without paying for registration and getting a new plate.
