My buddy just finished a his model A truck. Went to a couple of NJ dmv's with an old ny registration and they keep turning him down for title transfer. They claim he needs a notarized bill of sale. I didn't have these problems wirh my T although it was a few years back. Anyone in NJ go through this recently and/or have a DMV location they can recommend?
Seems to me that's a no-brainer, that 'they' expect your friend to prove ownership before he can register his motor vehicle. Eh?
Did a NY registration to NJ Title a couple years ago at Edison's "Kilmer" location without a problem.
Even in New York I need a bill of sale to get a new registration with an old one. Does yours even match the numbers on your frame? NJ is a lot tighter on that stuff than other states.
Signed title is usually proof of surrender isn't it? I just transfered my wifes late model mustang with nothing but a signed title. I doubt the orignal owner is still alive. I did mine at wayne but again it was a while ago.
Can he get ahold of the person that the NY registrations name is in? hell if was as easy to just walk in have paperwork with your name nowhere on it and get a title in your name,I would own alot of cars. If he can"t get ahold of the last registered owner he might have to go the title company route.Since the computer has taken over in all states,all DMVs are getting more picky and money grubbin about everything.Hell here in Fla.they came up with the idea to let us buy a 2-year tag,then figured that they had a hell-of-a-good year financially but next year they wouldn"t have anything,dropped that bright idea real quick.Good luck.
A NY registration is not a NJ title, it's not rocket science. Most states charge sales tax on a vehicle purchase, they need to know how much you paid for it, etc. - Now you could register it in NY again without the notarization, but if the last owner is deceased, you have a problem - that probably should have been taken care of before building the truck, because now you need a frame with a clear title.
Jersey has been cracking down the past couple of years on titles for cars and bikes. seems they got wise to alot stolen cars and bikes that people got titles from title agencys. From what I understand they wont take ANY titles from these agencies.. and from certain states with out proof of residency and such.. its a total run around and jumpingthrough hoops if you try to get a title for a vehical without one as well.. though I have heard special construction for bikes isnt that bad...
I did one back in '94 from NY to NJ,in Oakland, I had a notorized letter from the guy I bought the title from saying the car was in storage in a garage in Syracuse for over 20 years, just got jerked around for a whole week with the other forms that they were required,they kept forgetting that I needed this form, next day I needed that form by the same lady every day after asking her on monday for all the forms required to title and register the car and after 4 days,the final thing they wanted was a pencil tracing of the vin and (luckily that lady wasn't there) and gave them all the paperwork on friday got the title and registration that day and the plates the middle of the next week, Good Luck....Rich
The last guy we sold a car to in NJ, the car had no registration at all. He ended up getting a PA title for it somehow through a buddy and using that to get a NJ title. That's probably another option you can try -
to transfer a pa title to nj you it has to be notarized as well. went through that with a truck and a bike from pa. so if you go that way make sure you get it done, its a pain in the ass going back and forth over the bridge again and again. but I think pa maybe more lax when it comes to registrations and titles then nj.. good luck!
Everything in pa.is done through a notary service when it comes to titles ,tags and such.The dumb thing to me is if you buy a car in pa and it has a pa.title the person you buy it from has to appear at the notarys with you and show i.d. as you do.If the title is from out of state as long as it`s signed your good to gh yea and notary fees usually run between 30 and 50 % more than the state fee.Ripoff!
Notary fees? The last time I needed something notarized I went to a bank and they did it for free. In any case it sounds like using the NY reg to get a PA title is the way to go here since it's signed.
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