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I understand one can avoid the penalty by surrendering the plates and not register the vehicle for the same amount of days for as long as the suspended plates were not returned.
But what about a transfer of ownership, would the new owner be responsible to pay the penalty because the previous owner had a lapse in auto insurance?
Could one gift the vehicle as a transfer of ownership and the new owner not register the vehicle?
Then in a separate transaction register the vehicle to avoid a fine?
What a previous owner did will not affect the new owner. However, depending on the legnth of the lapse the previous owners license will be suspended as well. The new owner can register the vehicle as soon as the title is signed over to them.
Be careful! We had purchased a used car where the owner had allowed the registration/insurance to lapse and the owner had done it repeatedly and the DMV wouldn't allow us to register it because after a certain amount of time/offenses they attach the penalty to the vehicle (I guess to prevent others from registering the vehicle and avoid the penalty) They told us the lapse had been for over a year and so we wouldn't be able to register it for that length of time plus payment of the penalty. It doesn't show up on any title searches or carfax type search either, you only find out when you're standing there in the DMV.
Thanks or the information. I had the title transferred over to me but still had to pay for the lapse of the previous owner. The would not allow the vehicle to be registered until the lapse was paid. $8x27 days=$216 out of pocket.
I guess I am in the same boat now. I moved out of NY to NJ last year and bought NJ insurance while still driving on NY Plates. Its been 1 year and I just got NJ Plates.
Is there anyway I can get out of this mess without paying a heft fine to NY. I guess its capped at 1100 ( inlcuded 50 for removing license suspension) ?
Btw..I have done this in MD and VA before and never had a problem.
In NYS, it seems they suspended my license and Plates after 90 days. However they sent me an mail to my old address in NY which got forwarded to me after 6 months in NJ via USPS. I didn't know of this rule and even after I got the letter I was so busy travelling due to work that I couldn't visit DMV. So getting jacked now as NJ is not giving me a license until NY lifts the hold.
Let me know if anyway DMV makes exceptions or anything which you think can work in your experience.
Hi cool!
Today I got exactly same thing like you....
Tomorrow I'm going to DMV to try to resolve it but I understood I'll not be able to register my car for 8 month(!!)..... And the same with my drive license....
Do you know if I have any exit from that???
Do I need a lawyer???
How your story ended?
I'll appreciate your reply so I can be ready....
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by cool7470
Hi ,
I saw you post about paying 1100 .
I guess I am in the same boat now. I moved out of NY to NJ last year and bought NJ insurance while still driving on NY Plates. Its been 1 year and I just got NJ Plates.
Is there anyway I can get out of this mess without paying a heft fine to NY. I guess its capped at 1100 ( inlcuded 50 for removing license suspension) ?
Btw..I have done this in MD and VA before and never had a problem.
In NYS, it seems they suspended my license and Plates after 90 days. However they sent me an mail to my old address in NY which got forwarded to me after 6 months in NJ via USPS. I didn't know of this rule and even after I got the letter I was so busy travelling due to work that I couldn't visit DMV. So getting jacked now as NJ is not giving me a license until NY lifts the hold.
Let me know if anyway DMV makes exceptions or anything which you think can work in your experience.
Hi cool!
Today I got exactly same thing like you....
Tomorrow I'm going to DMV to try to resolve it but I understood I'll not be able to register my car for 8 month(!!)..... And the same with my drive license....
Do you know if I have any exit from that???
Do I need a lawyer???
How your story ended?
I'll appreciate your reply so I can be ready....
Thanks!
Rgds
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Helppppp!!....;(
