Transporting a new purchase

[bubblerboy64]

Careful you are talking about two things here insurance and a tag.
Insurance I think has been covered and is easy. You essentially give
the information to your agent and he gives you a binder. Now the
license stuff can get interesting. In Pa I could not get a temporary
tag to take with me. They do not issue temporary tags (used to years
ago). And they would not give me a permanent tag until the vehicle
was into Pa and they could verify vin numbers and the title work was
done. In other words you don't get a license until you own it and
most importantly PAY THE TAX ON IT. So you ask what did I do. My
coach came out of Michigan and the state of Michigan gave me a
temporary tag to transport it. So I don't know how it would work for
a guy taking a vehicle from a state like Pa to another with the same
stupid (in my opinion) rules. Maybe we are on to ourselves in this.
The owner was willing to let me take the bus on his tag put I was not
very comfortable doing that. The dealers over come this with dealer
tags. So don't assume anything. I have a feeling that the police
might look the other way as long as it was a private party sale and
you were not doing a 100 mph in a 25 zone but you can't be sure of
anything. In Pa if you got caught speeding and the bus was not
legally registered I am certain you would not get a way with a
warning. The driver would get a ticket for the moving violation and
if there was an accident and the registration was in the other guys
name I fear he could potentially be at risk as well. They always sue
the person with the deep pockets. So what ever it takes do it
legally. I was about half afraid or driving home anyways, so I
didn't want to have anyone else's neck sticking out on this deal.
Had it been a car I could have taken a chance or trailered it home
which I have done a number of time. Good ole Pa.

John Heckman
central Pa
1973 FC




>
> Some states (California) give you 10 days.
>
> Be sure to arrange appropriate liability coverage with your
insurance
> agent before you take possession. In many states, you can get in
more
> trouble for lack of insurance than for lack of registration.
>
> Pete Masterson
> aeonix1@...
> 1995 Wanderlodge WBDA 42
> On the road at Golden Colorado
>
>
> On Dec 5, 2007, at 12:59 PM, Glenn Allen wrote:
>
> > If I'm not mistaken, most states give you 30 days to document a
newly
> > purchased motor vehicle. However, you must have insurance to
drive
> > it home. You can get the insurance to give you a policy and fax a
> > copy of the binder to you at the purchase site (assuming they can
> > receive a fax).
>