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Bringing a car to Florida by a Fl. resident

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bobharb

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I am about to purchase a corvette from a seller in Kentucky. After the sale is completed I will be driving the vehicle from Kentucky to Miami,Fl.. Does anyone know the legal process I should follow to complete the sale and bring the Vette home.
That is, do the Ky. plates stay with the car?, if not, how do I get a Temp plate? and what paperwork must I have to register in Fl?
thank you for the help.
Bob
 
Well I have just gone through half of this process and will do the other half as soon as my insurance binder shows up. I bought my C6 from a dealer in New Hampshire and had it shipped down here. The dealer provided a 20 day temporary tag, which is on it now.

When I go to the tag office, I am expecting to have to pay Florida sales tax on the car when I register it here, as I did not pay New Hampshire sales tax (which there is NONE) when I purchased it. I would like to think I wouldn't have to pay that tax, but I suspect there is no way out of it.. :ack2:
 
A few links that may help you:

http://www.hsmv.state.fl.us/dmv/faqmotor.html

http://www.miamidade.gov/taxcollector/auto_tag.asp

http://www.miamidade.gov/taxcollector/auto_related_links.asp

This one is relative to Hillsborough County but kind of decent at explainig the fees. Dade Counties fees may differ.

http://www.hillstax.org/motor/mvfees.asp

The Tax collector should issue you a temp tag which will allow you to opeerate the vehicle on florida roads until your new florida tag arrives.

Is this a private sale or a dealer?

Sorry, Im working or Id give you more info.

Gordon
 
:yesnod: When I bought the Mustang, the dealer goofed up the paperwork concerning the Tag.
Anyway,The temp. tag was about to expire so, I went to the Tax Collectors office and they made me up a New Temp Tag, to hold me till the plate came in.:thumbsup:
 
Just went through......

A lot of what your talking about. The part I do not know is if The KY plates stay with the car or not.

I just brought back a C3 from Alabama. Of interest is that Alabama does not title cars as early as 72. I trailered it back so a tag was not a concern but it took 4 trips to the tag agency to get the tax, tag and title squared away.

I had my bill of sale but I ended up adding an affidavit in reference to the vin and odometer (trip one leading to trip two) must be notarized or signed by local law enforcement (and heck I R one)

Then I found I needed a bill of sale with a perjury statement saying the buyer was not lie-ing about the facts of the sale (trip two leading to trip three).

Then I run into the "but the vin doesn't exactly match" 'cause some yoo hoo in Alabama had at some point goofed (trip three leading to trip four).

Finally... thanks to a connection with DHSMV an affidavit of compliance got the (farkin) job done.

The bottom line I paid the sales tax as stated on the bill of sale, the transfer fee and the tag and title fee.

But at least and finally the State of Florida say's that bad boy Vette is Ken's
 
It's a private sale

ill allow you to opeerate the vehicle on florida roads until your new florida tag arrives.

Is this a private sale or a dealer?

Sorry, Im working or Id give you more info.

Gordon[/QUOTE]
 
Sholdn't be a problem. A quick (relative to county government time clocks) call to the local tax collectors office will likely negate all those pesky trips:hehehe:

Best of luck and congratulations on your new purchase.

Gordon
 
Just another thought

What kind of a Vette are you planning on driving back? A newer model or a vintage girl like my C3. Don't want to poo poo you from the drive but a U-haul auto transporter might be a thought? Zero miles, zero wear and tare and great fuel milage. Vette's tend to be just a bit stiff.:hehehe:

Ken

Oh and congrats on the new family member.

:welcome: :crazy03:
 
A note of caution. KY is known to be a state to wash a COD title. If the state of Florida issues a COD on the vin. The car cannot get a valid title in Florida no matter what state has issued a title for the car. Best call the DMV to make sure there is not a COD for that car in Florida.

Tyler
 
Thank you for the the heads-up re: Ky. I ended up buying a Black/Red 1990 in West Palm and driving it to Miami. I'm very happy with my purchase.
Bob
 
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