Transporting a new purchase

[Gardner Yeaw]

So I should avoid PA in my return trip. Thanks

Gardner
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--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "bubblerboy64"
wrote:
>
> 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).
> >
>