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cosmicvette:
Hi guys,

I was just wondering if any of you have bought and driven a car while in the USA.

I may be doing this and was just wanting some info (like how to get insurance and compulsory insurance for registration etc etc).

Thanks,
Cosmic

RHD.68.l89:
Yep, Did it back in '91. Couldn't find an insurance company which would cover me so drove with out insurance.
It was only three months..........;mmm and I never paid that parking ticket, still got it with all the documentation that goes with the car.

I thought I saw a post about getting insurance a couple of months ago. Either that or one of our club members said something about it at a meeting.
I would also like to know more as I am planning a trip for '09.
I will ask at the next meeting.
:x

cosmicvette:
Thanks for the reply.

Other than the insurance, did you transfer the registration into your name while there, and how did you get license plates/tags for the car, or did they stay with the car once you bought it?

Basically I want to know what I have to do before driving the car away.

;42

RHD.68.l89:
I had the pink slip signed over. Silly thing was the car was in the wife's name and the husband signed it. When we got back to LA we had to go back to get the wife to sign it. We did go to the equivalent of Vicroads to get it transferred after the wife signed.

So we drove it around for three months with incorrect pink slip and no insurance. AND we did get pulled over twice. The cops looked at our "old style" paper licenses in three pieces (Before laminated credit card type) and let us go on our way, shaking their heads. We did get the car searched at one stop cause 2 Aussies in a California licensed 68 Bonneville coupe in the middle of America must be trafficing drugs.:p

That was the good ole days......

69 DIRTY RAT:
you need insurance to get rego & you cant get insurance so you cant register your car! The title can be put in your name but thats all. It is illegal to drive an unregistered/uninsured car but like with RHD.68 the paperwork to book you is very complicated and most police will let you go or give you a warning "if I see u again...." BUT there is a good chance u may not be let go and end up in court!
How long do you intend on staying? If your going for a while then you may be able to get a social security card, then sit the driving exam and driving test then have an address then get insurance then rego then drive! but another catch is - to get the social security you will need an address. Thats how you would do it legally!
You could call some of the major US insurance companies to see if there is some kind of overseas visiters insurance....but remember they employ lowly paid people so most of the time the operators dont know about it or couldnt be bothered looking it up
I guess you'd be ok for a few days but dont push it into weeks!

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