Question on Driver's License w/ no Physical Address

[Matthew_C]

Hi,

I'm a Tent Camper, and plan to travel the US over the next three years Tent Camping. During times when I'm not Tent Camping, I intend to pay to stay in sleeping cabins in Parks or private campgrounds that offer them.

Basically, I will not have a physical address. I would like to know the easiest states to do the following with nothing more than a Mailbox service (like at the UPS Store):

Driver's License
Vehicle Registration
Vehicle Title

I was on South Dakota's DMV website and found a form here: http://dps.sd.gov/licensing/driver_licensing/documents/PMBFormresidencyaffidavit11-06-2013_000.pdf

It looks like they totally accept people using a Personal Mailbox, and will still give them a driver's license.

All it seems I need is a printed receipt for lodging one night in SD, and my Personal Mailbox address.

It almost seems too good to be true. Is this all I need to do to get a South Dakota Driver's License, and then I can just register my car and get the title transferred using the same PMB address?

Are there any other states where they make it similarly easy to get a DL if you're on the road all the time?

One final question: What if I provide a receipt showing that I stayed somewhere for a week...and not only a day. Does the receipt have to be for only one day?

Thanks to anyone who made it through this and can help me with what I'm trying to do.

[stickdog]

We've used a mail service in South Dakota for seven years and have been SD domiciled for five years. The one night is all that is needed along with the affidavit that you plan on returning to SD and be a resident after your traveling days are over. Yes if you follow the rules you can register your vehicle, vote, insure you stuff under SD laws. Your mail forwarding service will take care of most of your vehicle needs for a small fee. As we travel we just send an email to our service and they forward our mail to where ever we are usally GENERAL DELIVERY. We usally have it sent to a town we plan on being in the following week, just in case something holds it up. Post office will hold GD mail 30 days.

[Old-Biscuit]

Correct....

SD requires just ONE night stay with a receipt from CG for DLs
That one night stay is the minimum .......you can stay a week, a month, 6 mos etc
But one night with receipt is all that is needed.

PMB mail forwarding address will be your legal address for all other requirements.
Voter registration, vehicle registration/plates, vehicle insurance, banking, etc etc

TX and FL are also states that have 'friendly' requirements and are used by many full time RVrs

Escapees started in TX but I believe they have official offices/addresses in FL and SD too


Just curious......
What are you going to do about MEDICAL Insurance?
If under 65 yrs old tough to get nationwide coverage plans.
Can be done but more difficult then it use to be.
I think FL is only one with nationwide but it's been a while since I really had to pay attention

[Second_Chance]

Mountain Mama wrote:
Go to Escapees.com . They have a lot of info about Texas.

X2. We, and thousands of other full-timers, use the Escapees mail service and have our domicile in Polk County, Texas (Livingston). Easy to do and meets all legal requirements.

Rob

[Mountain_Mama]

Go to Escapees.com . They have a lot of info about Texas.