Live and Learn!

[George Selby]

At 12:28 AM 11/15/04, you wrote:
>We gave the car to someone we had told we could not guarantee would make 
>the trip and now the car is left by the side of the road registered in our 
>name and we are looking at having to us *OUR OWN* AAA long-distance towing 
>to bring it home.
>
>What a mess !

Maybe I'm a little dense here, but uh, what's the problem?  If you gave the 
car away/sold the car, it's not yours anymore, even if the paperwork hasn't 
been filed with the DMV.  So it's not your problem.  Even if you had done 
the paperwork at the DMV, there is no requirement that the buyer turns in 
the paperwork immediately.  (For instance, in my state, NC, you have 30 
days after the deal is competed to turn in the paperwork.  You only need 
the DMV for the Notary Public seal, which you can get done at any Notary 
Public, not just the one at the DMV.  If you don't - well there is a big 
$10 fine.  So basically we don't worry about the 30 day requirement, if you 
don't do it in time, it's only 10 bucks extra.)

George Selby