When I took mine in to DMV, it hadn't been registered in over 15 years and
with no "non-op" permit. I filled out the Statement of Facts that it had
been in my garage the whole time (true) but they said they had to physically
ID the VIN number!
Catch 22. Can't drive it without tags...can't get tags without bringing it to
DMV. Luckily I had a trailer, so I trailered the car over to DMV. Good
thing...they said if would have driven the car to DMV that day (only a few
blocks away) they would have made me pay for 15 years worth of tags...ouch!
Craig Carter
Fountain Valley, CA
SRL311-14100
In a message dated 2/18/00 9:02:46 AM Pacific Standard Time,
andrew.murphy@integtech.com writes:
<< When I had to go register my Roadster, it had fallen out of the system. In
California, if your car is not registered for five years it "drops out" and
you have to re-enter it. My statement of facts said my car had not been on
any California road where it was subject to any traffic laws for the entire
period from its last registration to when I put it back into the system.
Apparently, that is the rule. Even if your car hasn't moved in years, if it
is on a city street, you are bound to register it in a PNO (Planned not to
operate) status. When I first went in, the guy wanted all of the years the
car was not registered to be paid for.
Right.
I filled out a Statement of Facts form saying the car had been in a private
residence garage for the whole time and that made him happy. Me too. The DMV
in California is a bureaucracy and they love to have the forms filled out.
The Statement of facts form is your friend. You can get it on the DMV
website at www.dmv.ca.gov. >>
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