Transporting a new purchase

[Howard O. Truitt]

My experience in Georgia,
I do not know the rules of other states but here in Georgia if you buy your new
or used RV, Car, Boat, or other Vehicle from a Ga. dealer you have to pay taxes.
If you buy from an indiviual you do not pay taxes. I bought my BB from a fellow
in Ga. no taxes due. I just recently bought a used Land Cruiser from a Ga.
resident no taxes due. In Ga. it is the responsebility of the seller of a
vehicle to remove the tag[s] and have the tag[s] canceled at the county tag
office. I have canceled them over the phone in the past. The last time I called
to cancel a tag I was told I would have to come in person that there was a form
I had to sign. I went to the tag office with the tag in hand. I told the lady I
needed to cancel the tag she turned to her computer and in a minute or so she
said it was canceled. Turns out I did not need to sign a form. The seller
signs the title over to the buyer and gives the buyer a copy of the old tag
reciept. I always give the buyer a bill of sale that he has to sign. The buyer
then has thirty days to register the vehicle in his name. When I buy a vehicle I
always take a copy of a bill of sale and have the seller fill it out. I have
never purchased a vehicle out of state. I have never been stopped by law
enforsement for not having a tag.
Howard Truitt, Camilla, Ga., 86 PT40



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