{"id":12372,"date":"2014-04-29T17:27:58","date_gmt":"2014-04-29T22:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/?p=12372"},"modified":"2019-01-05T09:22:41","modified_gmt":"2019-01-05T14:22:41","slug":"get-a-title-with-a-vermont-registration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/2014\/04\/get-a-title-with-a-vermont-registration\/","title":{"rendered":"Get a title with a Vermont Registration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How do you turn this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/vt-reg-11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/vt-reg-11.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;into this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/vt-reg-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/vt-reg-2.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;then into this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/vt-reg-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/vt-reg-3.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and get one of these&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/vt-reg-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/vt-reg-4.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;then go rip around worry free.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/vt-reg-5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/vt-reg-5.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p>If you purchase a vehicle that does not have a title, it can be a little tricky to get one. Fortunately, there is a legal loop-hole to eventually obtain one:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vermont will issue you a registration and license plate regardless of if you live in VT or bought the vehicle in VT. So, this is sufficient to drive around legally in any state.<\/li>\n<li>Once you have the VT registration, you can then transfer it into your state at an &#8220;auto tags&#8221; business, and apply for a title \/ registration in your state.<\/li>\n<li>The reason this works is because VT only titles vehicles 15 years and newer. So, for an old motorcycle or old car, there would be no VT title at all&#8230; so your state will recognize this, and will issue you a new title for your state. It&#8217;s a big loop hole, but it works.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve heard some states (such as NJ) can be a little finicky about transferring VT registrations into their state and applying for a title&#8230; but Pennsylvania obviously doesn&#8217;t care.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Steps to follow<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>When you buy your vehicle, make sure you get a bill of sale with the seller, and have it notarized. Here is an example <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Bill-of-Sale.doc\">bill-of-sale you can fill out<\/a> and use. If the actual seller is weird and won&#8217;t fill it out with you, or go to the notary&#8230; just fill out the bill of sale as if a friend sold it to you, and go to the notary with a friend. A notary surely doesn&#8217;t care or know who the real seller is&#8230; or when you bought the vehicle.<\/li>\n<li>After you have the bill of sale squared away, download and print out the <a href=\"http:\/\/dmv.vermont.gov\/sites\/dmv\/files\/documents\/VD-119-Vehicle_Reg_Tax_Title_App.pdf\">Vermont Registration form<\/a> and fill it out. FYI &#8211; Bikes over 300cc need the VIN certified by a cop, dmv, or auto inspection station to prove your vin matches up. Explanation is on page 2 of the VT registration paperwork. Section 7.<\/li>\n<li>On the VT reg form&#8230; the fee for a motorcycle is $44. Plus tax. To calculate tax on the price of the vehicle, it&#8217;s 6% of your purchase price, or 6% of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nadaguides.com\">NADA<\/a> &#8220;good&#8221; value. Whichever is higher. Let&#8217;s assume <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nadaguides.com\">NADA<\/a> value is higher than what you actually paid. So, if <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nadaguides.com\">NADA<\/a> &#8220;good&#8221; value is $800. You pay VT 6% sales tax based on that. $800 x .06 = $48. So total fee you pay VT would be $44 + $48 = $92 total. So, write VT a personal check for $92. Make check payable to &#8220;Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Ok. So, now you have the bill-of-sale and VT-registration forms both squared away. I like to print out a screenshot of the NADA good value. Also print out a photo of the motorcycle.<\/li>\n<li>In an envelope, mail Vermont the: bill-of-sale \/ VT reg \/ personal check \/ pic of NADA value \/ pic of the VIN \/ if it&#8217;s a dirt bike don&#8217;t include a pic of the bike. Address to mail stuff to is: VT DMV 120 State St. Montpelier, VT 05602.<\/li>\n<li>At this point &#8211; Make sure you get the bike insured.<\/li>\n<li>Drink a beer. In about 10-20 business days, you&#8217;ll receive a Vermont license plate and temporary registration. Be pumped, you can ride the bike legally now! In about 10 more business days you&#8217;ll receive the actual VT registration paper. This can be renewed once a year if you want. But it makes sense to transfer it into your state.<\/li>\n<li>Wait about a month, and then go to your local &#8220;auto tags&#8221; business (I&#8217;m in PA. Your state may call this something different or you need to go to a DMV?) The rest of the steps will assume you&#8217;re in PA.<\/li>\n<li>When you get to the auto tags place, tell them you want to &#8220;transfer a VT registration into PA, and apply for a PA title and registration&#8221;. They&#8217;ll say &#8220;sounds good. Can we see your PA license, auto insurance, VT registration and title&#8221;. You will reply with; &#8220;VT only titles vehicles 15 years and newer, so there is no VT title. Look it up.&#8221; They&#8217;ll say; &#8220;oh. okay&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>The auto tags place will fill out the PA registration papers for you&#8230; applying for a new PA registration and title. They&#8217;ll give you a plate and temporary registration right there on the spot. Sweet.<\/li>\n<li>In about 5 weeks you&#8217;ll get your real PA registration, and then in another 8 weeks you&#8217;ll get your real PA title! Obviously put this somewhere safe.<\/li>\n<li>That&#8217;s all there is to it. Drink a beer. You just beat the system using a legal loophole.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>We hope this helps you get your motorcycle back on the road. 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