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I concur, if your name isn't on the title it's not legally yours. And if it's not legally yours then all you can do with it is drive it for now. And if it's giving you too many problems or whatever then you might want to look into getting a used car....because unless you have a good paying job (which I'm sure you don't if you're in college) then that new 2008 Pontiac is going to probably tax you to death to the point of you having to work 2 jobs just to pay on it, losing sleep and failing your college courses....you see where this is going here? Besides a good used 10 yr. old car to get you around campus sounds like all you need right now. My 2 cents.
Maybe you should be grateful he is letting you use a car that is not yours, instead of complaining about it. This seems like the same as me complaining that my boss won't let me sell my work computer..it just doesn't make a lot of sense...
I have a car and it's in my name. I can't go in and get a duplicate title. Is there any way without physically going in to get a title?
Questions like this require much more information than you provided. Each state has its own laws. You could start with your state's DMV website. Why can't you go in and get a title? Is there a lien on the vehicle? Is there a question of ownership? Are you in jail? One possible option is to designate someone via a special power of attorney and have them get your title, assuming it is free and clear.
I have seen junk yards that would not take a car with no title.
This.
I once sold a car to a junkyard with no title... It is my firm belief that they operated a chop shop, and that what they were doing was (at least borderline) illegal.
Wait. Let's back this up a second.
You have a car. Legally yours, right? As in it's in your name? Why does your dad have the title?
Either way, I'm assuming you're a legal age adult. It doesn't matter if he likes it or not. He can't hold YOUR title and YOUR property from being sold (unless he had a lien, etc. But that doesn't sound like the case here).
In any case, even if you can legally sell without the title where you are, reasonable buyers will completely avoid the car or expect a deep cut for it. That's a deeply risky purchase.
Wait. Let's back this up a second.
You have a car. Legally yours, right? As in it's in your name? Why does your dad have the title?
Either way, I'm assuming you're a legal age adult. It doesn't matter if he likes it or not. He can't hold YOUR title and YOUR property from being sold (unless he had a lien, etc. But that doesn't sound like the case here).
In any case, even if you can legally sell without the title where you are, reasonable buyers will completely avoid the car or expect a deep cut for it. That's a deeply risky purchase.
The OP posted this years ago. Someone just revived the thread.
But......
His father CAN hold the title if it is not in the OP's name. If the title belongs to the father, so does the car. Regardless of whether he gave it to him or not.
Monakenady, is there something preventing you from physically going into the DMV to apply for a lost title? That may be the only way that you can get it. If you are physically unable to go, ask if you can assign POA to someone else and have them take care of it.
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