Transporting a new purchase

[bubblerboy64]

If you happened to be involved in an accident or a traffic violation
and you are pulled over what do they ask for? Your license, your
insurance, and your registration. Anyone argue with that? Think a
bill of sale is good enough? I would not sell a car and let a fellow
drive it on my registration and I would not ask to do so in return.
I don't loan cars to people either but that is essentially what you
are doing legally until the registration is changed over or at least
it could be interpreted that way in the you guess it a "court of
law". The risk is minimal I admit but I don't intend to take it.
It's up to the two parties in the deal and if neither has a problem
then it's up to Da Judge from there. I checked with my local DMV in
Pa and they told me that as far as Pa was concerned if you did not
have a dealers tag you better have the vehicle trailered. They did
say that if the state from which the vehicle was purchased issued ME
a temporary tag then that was OK. Again ,Pa doesn't issue temporary
tags, but apparently traveling thru Pa with a properly executed
temporary tag is fine. The cops are going to look for the same name
on all three pieces they ask for, are they not? Bill of sale? Look
the individual cop might wave you on. Every time I've ever been
stopped save one time I was written up for the works.

And as far as a binder not being necessary because the insurance
company gives you 30 days. I don't trust that one either. I can't
repeat "insurance companies are our friends" over and over enough
that I want to take any chances with them. So I get the binder in
writing which of course you have to have to get that temporary tag.

John Heckman
central Pa
1973 FC




>
> You may not be able to imagine folks paying double, but it does
happen. Sales taxes are completely within the control of the states.
>
> Some states have reciprocal agreements, some do not. For those that
do not, it does not necessarily mean you have to double-pay, but it
could.
>
> I am most familiar with California, which has no reciprocals with
any other state. What they do allow is a credit for any tax paid
elsewhere on the sale.
>
> I am in an area where the rate is 7.25%. I once bought an RV in
Arizona and wanted delivery there, so paid a bit over 8% sales tax.
As a result, I did not owe California anything for sales/use tax.
>
> If I bought one somewhere with 6% tax, I would owe California 1.25%.
>
> If you take delivery of a vehicle in California (from a dealer),
you owe sales tax. Since there are no reciprocals, it is possible
some other state might not give you any credit for that.
>
> All of the California dealers have arrangements with notaries in
bordering states; their driver takes it to Laughlin, or Yuma, or
wherever, and you take notarized possession and no sales tax is paid
to California.
>
> When buying from a private party, these issues generally don't
arise. You don't pay tax to the seller, and you do pay tax when you
get home.
>
> Because of that, and the fact that dealers know all about the laws
of their own state, I would not spend a lot of time worrying. If you
buy from a dealer, ask how it is handled there. If you buy privately,
just get a Bill of Sale (I would have it notarized) and drive away.
>
> Don Bradner
> 90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
> Eureka, CA
>
> On 12/6/2007 at 10:48 PM Gardner Yeaw wrote:
>
> >Shane,
> > In New Jersey you pay the tax when you register it. So I need
to
> >find out what other states require so I don't pay TWICE. There
must
> >be some kind of system to handle these kinds of transactions. I
> >can't imagine folks paying double tax.
> >
> >Gardner
>