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Sue
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First, get the signed title. Call your state DMV, find out what you need to get the vehicle registered. Get it registered, get the plates. Call your insurance company, have all the info on the car ready - year, make, model, VIN, safety options, etc. Either purchase a new policy if you do not have one now, or add the car to your policy effective on the date you signed the title to your name.
Then & only then, go to the person you bought the car from, put your plates on it, put the insurance ID card in the glove box & drive it home. This way you are 100% legal to drive home with the car.
If you do not want to do all this first, call a towing company & have it towed to your house. Be careful, some jurisdictions have strict rules about unregistered/uninsured vehicles. You won't be able to park it on the street, sometimes you can't park it in your driveway - because it would be "visible" from the road, the only place you could park it is in a closed garage or behind a building.
Don't ever take the chance to drive home in an unregistered, uninsured vehicle. You can be in a heap of trouble if you are caught or have an accident. |
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Marc
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You have a choice. You can go to the license agency and get the transfer done and get the plates and tags or you can get a temporary tag just to move the vehicle. If you are not going to be driving it, the temporary tag may be the best option but either way, you will need to get the title transfer done soon even if you don't want to get tags. |
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most states give a 24 hour time period for getting it home. Just make sure you have a bill of sale.
also you can contact the local sheriff department and make sure. |
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Fred
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It depends on your state, but most states allow you to get a temporary permit to move the vehicle. They are usually good for ~3 days. |
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mishi h
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Either tow it or drive it.
I ahve done it many times. As long as you have a bill of sale with that date on it, they are usually cool. But watch out for the a holes!
Another option is to have a friend follow you so a cop cant get behind you.
Most insurance companies insure a car if you just bought it and have them as youe insurance on a nother vehicle.
Cross your fingers! |
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Drive it home. The dealer will give you a tempary tag. |
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Don't cha?
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If buying from a dealer, they will provide you with temp tags. If a private seller, will they let you use their plates? All states are different. Sometimes you can buy a one way pass thru the highway patrol that allows you to drive the car TO YOUR HOUSE and nowhere else for a price. If you have purchased it already---make sure you get insurance on it before you drive it! |
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fair_fun
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take your old plates they are good for 10 days |
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Thehelper
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Well there is a thing called a keyhole which is shaped almost exactly like a key, where the key belongs. And there is this thing called a steering wheel that is round and easy to twist put those together and the car actually moves! |
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silverbullet217
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if it's from a dealer they will give you paper tags that are good for 30 days and the insurance you have on you existing vehicle will work for getting it home |
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yeayeayea
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actually they should have plates. Any car you buy must have plates. If its from a dealership, they have temporary plates. However, if they dont, just tow it in. |
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UCANTCME
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Just get temporary tags at your local department of motor vehicles. |
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karken1992
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The dealer should give you a 30 day tag. That will give you time to get your new plates. |
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homeslice
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Don't drive it without tags if you have any warrants. Otherwise, drive it home with your Bill of Sale. You'll be fine. |
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tow truck |
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tone
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Get it towed there or get the plates and insurance so you can drive it. |
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Jamiebabyy
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the place you buy it from should have a delivery service option. call the dealership |
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Yamadog
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aha moment here. If u do everything legit u have it towed, pushed, airlifted....u get the idea |
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Magley64...AM
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drive it home, if you get pulled over, you can explain that you just purchased it...(cops won't be happy about it, but they usually won't give you a hard time about it either, i've bought and sold dozens of cars in my short time)
have the bill of sale with you, and they will let it go...
or get temp tags from the local dmv before you pick it up...
in some places you can even use your plates off of a car you are replacing...
this all depends on where you live, too |
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