Victory In Vermont - My Third License Plate Arrived!
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hornetgod
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Today is my 47th birthday and the Vermont DMV sent me a gift. I received the plate for my Z50AK1 that I'am currently restoring. Total cost for the plate and one year of street registration was $89.40. I mailed it from my house in Ohio on Saturday, August 5th. A nineteen day wait is not bad at all.
fatcaaat
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I just sent another one out last week for my 1975 stocker with 650 original miles on it. I always choose "Good" condition on the Nada value from Vermont pricing. Why? Because I don't want it sent back, ever. Sure, I end up paying an extra 5-10 in taxes over listing it as "fair" but I want to make sure they are getting their revenue...don't want this service to dry up anytime soon. And yes, i live in Virginia, and its never been an issue.
However, i recently registered one in VA that I had a VT plate on for several years. I went to 3 DMV's and all of them told me different things and different requirements. I went so far to tell one of them that they didn't know what they were talking about, picked my papers and left. I went to a mobile DMV and 20 min later was happy.
However, i recently registered one in VA that I had a VT plate on for several years. I went to 3 DMV's and all of them told me different things and different requirements. I went so far to tell one of them that they didn't know what they were talking about, picked my papers and left. I went to a mobile DMV and 20 min later was happy.
hornetgod
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In my case the difference between fair and good NADA values was $690 and $1,240. That is a difference in of $33.00 in additional tax I would have had to pay. I just called the Vermont DMV before hand and found out, in my case, that they use the fair NADA value. Why give away more money than you have to?
beachboy
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Congrats HG on your Vermont registration. I have also done the Vermont registration route on several bikes and have been successful on transferring the registration and getting a title in Texas. There is another option available that I have used twice now that is quicker and less tedious that might be of interest to some. There is a guy in Tennessee named Roger Teal that you pay a flat $200 that will send you a Tennessee Title signed over to you in about 4 weeks. All he needs is a little basic info like VIN, year model, and color. He restores these bikes for customers and is very familiar with them. Here is his contact info, Teal876@yahoo.com.
ArcticMinibike
Active Member
Have you made any progress? I went through the Lincoln title search process, no problem, but only checks for title in Nebraska. Limited value. I finally got brave and called the Omaha police non-emergency number. I talked to a sergeant and went on hold while he checked two different systems for reported theft. After holding my breath and wishing I had called from a public phone, he came back on and said it was clean.
The officer said he could NOT give me any sort of official letterhead note saying it was clean. Now what? Start down the Vermont road?
b52bombardier1
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Sometimes, depending on the clerk you get in Vermont, I have been asked to prove that the bike is roadworthy and meets all laws to operate on the roads in Louisiana. As proof that it is roadworthy, the Louisiana State Police have a "VIN Verification" form that is used during an actual inspection of the bike at an LSP police station. A check of the National Crime Information Center Computer (NCIC) is also done during this inspection and lucky for me, "negative" has always been indicated.
So you might need a paper form in Vermont or you might not but my guess is that Nebraska will have some kind of form for an inspection. But you have little to lose here because they will not cash your check in Montpelier unless they intend to plate and register your bike. And maybe you will get a clerk in Vermont that won't ask . . . most apparently don't.
Rick
So you might need a paper form in Vermont or you might not but my guess is that Nebraska will have some kind of form for an inspection. But you have little to lose here because they will not cash your check in Montpelier unless they intend to plate and register your bike. And maybe you will get a clerk in Vermont that won't ask . . . most apparently don't.
Rick
andrewdell19
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Rumor has it Vermont loophole has closed. Its being said you need to now be a resident of Vermont. I have not yet confirmed.
andrewdell19
Active Member
"Red" on the ball!!!! Keep me posted. I loved that loophole even more so now that i live in md. However getting a title for a z50 or the like is super easy and costs me less than $150 with only a bill of sale. Its that above 50cc that is a killer if you dont have a vt reg or title... im about to send in a 1991 ct70 reg to vermont but I'll wait a few days and see what you hear.
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red69
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To wipe the rumor mill clean, here is the answer I received from the Vermont DMV concerning continuing out of state registrations:
"You do not have to be a Vermont resident to register any type of vehicle here. We will not title certain vehicles depending on the age & what state your (sic) from."
"You do not have to be a Vermont resident to register any type of vehicle here. We will not title certain vehicles depending on the age & what state your (sic) from."
andrewdell19
Active Member
Thanks Red! That is great news. Off to the mailbox to send in another.
b52bombardier1
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Fabulous!! However, I was already starting to think how we might have to start learning more about the South Dakota process for plates.
Rick
Rick
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