Out-of-State Car Transport

[Lee Levitt]

At 10:03 AM 7/2/2008, Vittorio wrote:

>For NH - its actually much easier than that - you go to the NHMV - get a
>20 day temp plate for $10 - all you need is a VIN # and address of the
>seller.
>
>Go get the vehicle (your current auto insurance covers you) with title.
>If the car is 15yrs or more old - you don't even need a title.
>
>Its been the easiest system I've ever used to purchase vehicles. The
>only caveat is you can only request 5 temp plates per year - beyond that
>you need a dealer license.


There's a second caveat. Those temporary NH plates are not recognized 
in other states as valid. I drove around on one for two weeks in 
Massachusetts and didn't get stopped...but if I had, the ticket would 
read "operating an unregistered vehicle."

There's two issues here...the first is the registration, the second 
is the insurance. I've never driven a car without any plate...but a 
few times I've driven cars with plates that were coming off another 
car...(ie that car was being sold, and I was in the process of 
transferring the plates)

Usually the insurance can be arranged with a phone call (depending on 
the state you're in...)

Lee

Lee Levitt
Needham, Massachusetts, USA
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