Titling/registration nightmare. Advice?
So there is a van I want to buy. It's located in AZ, titled in MO, and I am going to register it in a third state, where my S&B is. I've talked to the DMVs in all 3 states. None will issue a trip...
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Naio - when I bought my TT, I bought it used from an individual in Nevada. Nevada license plates go with the person not the vehicle (whereas in California, they go with the vehicle not the person). I was worried about driving it across state lines without any plates/registration.
I went to the CA DMV to get it registered before I drove it from Nevada to California, but CA DMV wouldn't register it without a visual verification of the VIN. So I asked for a trip permit for the drive from Nevada to California. The DMV employee misunderstood and gave me a trip permit from my house to the DMV office. I went ahead and drove it home to California - it was fine. No one stopped me or gave me any trouble. I did have the signed over title and all my other documents just in case - but I pretty much worried about nothing.
If your DMV will let you register it without the visual verification (CA DMV said if the trailer/vehicle has never been registered in CA, then it MUST have a visual verification), could you overnight the title to a friend back home and have them go into DMV and register the van? Then they could fax/email you the temporary registration paper for your drive back.
I went to the CA DMV to get it registered before I drove it from Nevada to California, but CA DMV wouldn't register it without a visual verification of the VIN. So I asked for a trip permit for the drive from Nevada to California. The DMV employee misunderstood and gave me a trip permit from my house to the DMV office. I went ahead and drove it home to California - it was fine. No one stopped me or gave me any trouble. I did have the signed over title and all my other documents just in case - but I pretty much worried about nothing.
If your DMV will let you register it without the visual verification (CA DMV said if the trailer/vehicle has never been registered in CA, then it MUST have a visual verification), could you overnight the title to a friend back home and have them go into DMV and register the van? Then they could fax/email you the temporary registration paper for your drive back.
