Its funny how 'dead' people have been known to sign ***le transfer paperwork. So far Texas doesn't do that much research before transfering ***les.
By the time you go to the hearing they already have allyour paperwork, the only question she asked was, how long will you take to fix it and maybe i will see it one day,then told me about her friends cars, the hearing part is a formality,,, I just don't see why you would go any other route, Bonded issue is a money maker and YOU do not set the amount of bond coverage the dmv does,, as in case of this $900.00 chevy , they wanted a 3000.00 bond, they don't care what condition they go buy some published guide they use. You can lead a horse to water but can't make them drink, For me , i will never bond again if i can ***le hear..
Here are the answers to all ***le questions in Texas. It's the manual the offices have to refer to. Happy reading it has some good sections. http://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/vtr/***le_manual_book_451.pdf
Here is an updated link to the ***le hearing in Harris County- Houston, TX http://www.tax.co.harris.tx.us/Forms/MV-146-A.pdf
Biggest thing that ****s about bonded ***le's is the added expense and h***le. but like others have said....it'll become a normal ***le after a few years.
I know this is a necropost as my first post, but the bonded ***le is really easy to do. It's mainly just the cost involved cause a ***le recovery co. hits you up, and then the DMV charges tax against the surety bond amount, which is really effed up. Had I known about the ***le hearing I would've done that. I still might just to get the clear blue ***le. You can also get the bonded ***le if the car isnt running. You just file for 'no registration', only ***le. If the vehicle wasn't ever registered in your state then you might have to get a county sheriff to verify the VIN which is no big deal at all, but they only do it like once a month and it can be way out of your way. Dont kill me for the reply, i just thought I could add some info
Don't know about the ***le hearing approach; however, if you go the bonded ***le go through Brian at Lawrence Auto ***le as suggested by a few HAMBers here. He's a small business owner in TX. I wasn't really that hard or expensive. You just need to follow the steps, do the paperwork, pay a few fees (which are reasonable). In the end you get a bonded ***le.
Jeez, sometimes I'm glad I live in Oztralia. Ok, most of the time. If I dragged a car out of a paddock (field), built it into a register able unit all I would need is a receipt from the person I bought it from to get it regoed. Yes, I would have to get an engineer's report done on it but at least I would know I built it right. Even if I didn't get a receipt, I'd do a statutory declaration and that would do.
Yes, old thread, but there is misinformation in it, about California. We have bonded ***les here, too. They are only required when all state-issued paperwork is missing. You can get a vehicle surety bond, with a few mouse clicks, and one easy payment. It's that easy. $1 to $6000 is $100. $6001 to $25,000 is $15 per $1000. Above $25k, subject to underwriting. All of these prices are single payment, for a 3-year bond (which is the full bond period). There is no restriction on selling the vehicle, but the buyer has to maintain the bond status, for the remainder of the 3-year period. Once that is over, a unbranded ***le can be obtained. You can get one for a non-operational vehicle, too.
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