Two houses, Va license, car out of state? (Arlington: renting, DMV)

[joey1980]

We have a house in Arlington, and we just started renting a second house in Atlanta (time splitting).

One of the cars I had in Virginia is now going to be in Georgia almost all the time, even on weeks I'm in Virginia (as I'll be flying back and forth). I have a Virginia license with my Arlington address, and I vote in Virginia, etc.

My vehicle tags just expired. To renew them, though, I need to have a Virginia emissions inspection, which I can't get in Georgia.

Any insight from anyone as to whether the Virginia DMV allow me to have a car be garaged out of state (waiving the northern Virginia emissions inspection requirements)?

[Fredesch]

If you are in the military, you can probably get the state to renew your registration with a letter explaining that you are currently in Georgia. If your not in the military, I suggest looking at the VDOT website for a phone number, then call them during business hours and see what they say.

[joey1980]

(Complicating this, BTW, is the fact that Georgia says they won't let me title the car down there without a Georgia drivers license, which I don't want to get, as I'm a permanent resident in Virginia.)

[car54]

If you tell Va DMV that the car is "garaged" (their term) out of state, then an emissions inspection is not required in order to renew your plates.

[HokieFan]

Originally Posted by Fredesch

If you are in the military, you can probably get the state to renew your registration with a letter explaining that you are currently in Georgia. If your not in the military, I suggest looking at the VDOT website for a phone number, then call them during business hours and see what they say.

Not VDOT, the but DMV.

[frostopsy]

See if you can fax the emissions test in. Some states allow that.