Dan, I am not sure of the details of auto insurance and state laws. The last time I purchased a vehicle in PA the seller told me you are automatically covered for 30 days (he had Allstate at the time) even if you don't notify them.
If I have put my tags on the car (the seller removed theirs) I would just call my insurance company and tell them I now have this car. If I was ever stopped (before receiving the new insurance card) I would just tell them I just bought it and haven't received the new card yet, but it is on the policy. Usually if the seller is leaving their tags on the car, they can't cancel the insurance, so it is covered that way. I believe it is illegal to have the same item covered under more than one policy at the same time. As for temporary tags, I have never bothered with temporary tags unless buying from a dealer who required them. In Rich's case I would have just taken an existing tag I had and put that on the car. If I was stopped, I would just explain I just bought it, here is the stack of paperwork, and when I get back home I'll get it all finalized with the title & tag office - operating under the presumption better to have a tag that's in your name than no tag at all. On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 12:49 PM, Dan Penoff <lwb...@yahoo.com> wrote: > There is no reason why you would not have valid insurance unless you were > purposely avoiding it. The two scenarios I have personally used are: > > 1.) Purchasing a vehicle I am replacing an existing one with I have 30 > days to notify the carrier, but I am covered automatically - State > Farm/Allstate. > > 2.) Purchasing a new vehicle (adding to the policy) I only have to notify > the insurer upon purchase - Allstate (don't know about State Farm on this.) > > When I bought Tony's 300E, before I left with the car I called Allstate's > 800 number, gave them the details, and I was covered. I did have a copy of > my insurance card with me as well. > > Dan > > > On Apr 7, 2012, at 2:44 PM, Brian Toscano wrote: > > > You can insure the vehicle independent of registering it. Insurance > > usually happens first and only requires the VIN. > > > > > > On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Brian Toscano <brian.tosc...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > >> You bought a car in Maryland and wish to title & tag it in your home > state > >> of Indiana. Just drive it back with the paperwork in the car. If you > have > >> a signed title then there shouldn't be any problem. When I have > purchased > >> cars out of state I have either (a) slapped one of my current tags on it > >> and driven it with the title in my possession, (b) driven with the > previous > >> owners tags, or (c) titled & tagged it when I was at home and flew out > to > >> the vehicle, bolted my tag on it, and driven it back. > >> > >> > >> On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Rick Knoble <rickkno...@hotmail.com > >wrote: > >> > >>> Well, I'm home. My car, a 1992 Mercedes 300D is not... yet. It is a > long > >>> story, for another time. (I should start a blog). Suffice to say, we > do NOT > >>> live in the land of freedom anymore. Interstate commerce is extremely > >>> restricted, to the point where it is difficult, if not impossible, to > >>> purchase a vehicle in one state, and drive it home, legally, because > of red > >>> tape and prohibitive laws. You can pay a shipper big money or you can > use a > >>> trailer and tow it. You could use a dealer tag if you could get one > (very > >>> expensive for a dealers license here). If you wanted to take the > chance of > >>> losing the car to an impound, you could put a plate on it from another > car. > >>> I was not going to take that chance. In the state of Indiana the BMV > will > >>> not issue a temp tag for transport from another state to Indiana and > in the > >>> state of Maryland the BMV will not issue a temp tag for transport of a > >>> vehicle purchased there to another state. Quite a catch 22. Back to > square > >>> one, with a much lighter wallet. > >>> > >>> Rick > >>> Sent from my iPhone. > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >> > >> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
