Hey guys! I am planning on driving up to Austin, TX for the Lonestar Roundup. The vehicle is not registered and may not be in time for the show. Trailer-ing is not an option. Will I be okay to drive to Austin with insurance but no registration? Or will it be impounded for not having the registration? What say you Texas hambers?
HOO Boy, I'd be REAL Careful !!!!!!!! Having proof of insurance in Texas is PARAMONT ! Not having proper registration could get it impounded in certain counties . 'd be willing to say an Antonio would be ok , however , there are the guys in the Black an whites, uh Public Safety boys aka state troopers . They're revenue happy. scrubba
I think you can go to the courthouse and purchase a 30 day temp permit if you have insurance on the vehicle. Not sure what the cost is, But it can be done.
You have a week to get it registered. I wouldn't chance the ticket and an impound/tow fee. It costs $62 to register your antique vehicle for five years. That's got to be the cheapest in the nation. This is a great state for old cars.
Oh and another thing, I purchased the vehicle from a salvage yard with NO title. Going about getting a title is a SUPREME pain.
So lets see,,, NO title and NO registration,, If i get stopped ,especially being a hot rod,,,I can tell them WHAT?? as it is being winched on to the rollback for a suspect stolen vehicle???? Maybe you ought to rethink the TRAILERING Is Not An Option Idea,, Just my thoughts,,,You are asking for trouble.
Have you had the VIN checked at the tax office to make sure it's clear. It may not even be in the system anymore if it hasn't been registered in awhile. Do you have documents showing where you purchased it? If so you should keep them with you on the trip. Getting a bonded title in Texas is a lot more difficult than it used to be. Each county now has assigned VIN inspectors that have to come out and verify the VIN and will then give you documents to take to tax office before they will issue you a registration. What license plates were you planning to use on it for your journey?
i would love to hear more on this topic. i recently bought a vintage car and have heard various tales about how you can register/inspect vehicle if you have year-specific plates in hand for it. i'm a bit confused as to the method and madness of this approach. if any TX native can elucidate it'd be much 'preciated (how's that for a typed drawl?).
Its not a pain...it just costs money because you have to get a bonded title. If you have frame numbers or a serial number you can get a title. Its gonna cost about $500-600 though. If you get stopped...they will impound your car....and the only way you will be able to get it back is to show proof of ownership...aka a title. If you go through a title company it only takes a couple days to get it done.
I will be using a set of 1952 plates on it. Called several places today and they couldn't find any info on the numbers I gave them. If I went the bonded route it would cost me more than the car is worth, if I got a hearing from a judge I would have to wait to be seen, and in San Antonio that could take awhile. I have a bill of sale and from what I have read "Temporary Registration" is open to any type of vehicle for multiple days. This is what I am depending on for right now, gonna call tomorrow to find out more about it.
I don't think thats an option on a vehicle with no title. You don't have to wait to see a judge....go through a title company.
They call it a temporary solution to lost titles, but I am still unclear about it. The thing about title companies is I don't have the $600+ they need to get me a title.
If you run the '52 tags without the little sticker in plain sight you will get pulled over by DPS or locals. Then with no reg and no title, you will lose the car to impound for a long time. Plus dude, if you get in any kind of crash at all with no insurance, reg or title YOU might end up MAKING license plates. Not worth it to me. Trailer to the grounds and unload it. Fuckoff to anybody that has an issue with that move, you saved their lives.
It can be a huge pain to get a title. It is possible to educate your self in the required law and forms and what all but it is a lot easier to just go through a title service. I got one recently through Classic Auto Title out of Southlake, TX but there is bound to be someone in your area. They can usually tell you which offices to avoid and which are user friendly when you actually go to submit your forms. That is worth a whole lot.
ok, so....lemme get this straight..... i have a clean (salvage) title from CA that has been signed by the previous owner. do i have anything to worry about if i walk into my local tax/DMV branch and try to register this vehicle?
thats what i had when i did mone last month. you have to have insurance before you go. Title had to have both of my grandparents signatures (orig. owners) with mine all notorized. youll get a plate and temporary paperwork. title will be mailed in two weeks perfect timing because the 5 years starts in April
peddlr - had the best suggestion that should work in the amount of time - wouldn't bring up the title thing at the DMV - just show your insurance with vin and see if you can get a temp tag.... LB - also was well said bring copies of all your buying paper work on the trip.... on YOM plates - they do get renewed everyyear and cost a little bit - but if you only have one car... my prob is I've been moving mine over to the 5 year plate - $10 a year and no inspection sticker - so the code guys leave me alone....and this month I get a thick envelope from the state to renew about 12 of my cars and motor bikes....cheez...2013 until 2018....cool out of state title - REGUARDLESS - will need to get inspected and bring the "green sheet" back to the DMV....BUT - if you just want to transfer the out of state title to a Texas title you can do that....you just won't get the legal to drive plates....until you get the inspection/grreen sheet... good luck all....
http://www.ehow.com/how_7371986_temporary-car-tag-dallas_-texas.html "A title or proof of ownership is not required to apply for temporary tags in Texas." This has to be the best route for me right now till I can get a court date set up to get a clean title. A title bond that costs $600 isn't practical for a car that only cost $850, that is down right fuggin' robbery! Everyone wants a piece of the pie.
Ive done title hearings for 3 cars in the past. Yeah youre out of time for that process but it is still a better option than a bonded title. Im in FT Worth and the title/DMV girls always ask why I dont pay for a bonded title. I figure Ill do a little legwork and wait a few weeks so I can save hundreds for someone else to do it. Get a temp tag, I wouldnt take a chance. See you there.
Very true! I hope I can get a temp tag cuz that is the only option with the show a week away. Hopefully I'll be there in my '52 Packard, see you then! -Garrett
1-Leave it at home. There's always next year, you get inpounded, you might never get it back. 2-Every little piss-ant hamlet within 100 miles of the roundup will be up and ready, with the meter running. 3-Sheriff Buford T. Justice IS NOT a fictional Texas lawman. He is for real and comes in all shapes, sizes, and colors. The one constant is they're ALL pricks. 4-You are not a "guest" in Austin. You are "la tourista" and the bullseye on your back looks like a dollar sign. 5-If you have an OU or A&M sticker on your hot rod, remove it and get a new one later. TRUST ME.
In the 70's we saw a lot of Texas hot rods show up with "trip permits" on them when I lived in Texas and up here in Washington until they changed the rules here to knock the motor home guys out of using them so often. I think if you have valid insurance, a current and valid inspection sticker and the valid trip permit you be ok. The DPS and other Leos are going to first look for tags and secondly for the inspection sticker. If they don't see either you can be ready for a conversation with them. As long as the vehicle will actually pass inspection you can always use the excuse that you are taking it to get it inspected. That would be a valid reason to need the permit too. If it's really not ready or safe to drive on the roads I'd buck up and put it on a stretcher though. Taking an unfinished rig to Roundup to show your progress and have a good time in the process isn't a slap in the face. It's hauling a rig on or in a trailer because you don't want to mess up the detail job and loose a chance at a trophy that gets real rodders goats.
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