Date:         Thu, 7 Jan 1999 22:23:22 -0500
Reply-To:     Martin Jagersand <jag@CS.YALE.EDU>
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From:         Martin Jagersand <jag@CS.YALE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: buying out of state/registration & insurance issues
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In-Reply-To:  <199901071713.MAA26954@cayuga.cs.rochester.edu> (message from
              Automatic digest processor on Thu, 7 Jan 1999 09:08:23 -0800)

> I have a low mileage 91 Westy Camper for sale in Europe.
> It's Canadian registered.

I general a person from country X can register a car in country Y
and drive it anywhere within the global treaty area (most countries
you'd want to drive in) except his home country. So in your case
it's quite likely that your buyer can register it in Canada, continue
driving in Europe and then reregister in the US upon importation.
The change of registration in Canada can very well be a bit tricky
due to it being unusual for both the vehicle and the buyer to
be "absent". But if they say no check if there is really a rule
against it. It can very well be that it is just unusual and they are
just too lazy to find out how to do it.

Another alternative is to get all the import paperwork done and then
register in a state which won't insist on inspecting out of state
vehicles (e.g. upstate NY), hence no need to physically have
the vehicle there.

And FYI: The reason you can drive your automobile for up to a
year freely is that in the 30's in an unusual foresight a
treaty was signed between most countries allowing a foreign registered
auto to be driven for up to a year by a non-resident.

/Martin
--
Westy 1.9l Turbo Diesel
Quantum 1.6l Turbo Diesel

Martin Jagersand                 email: jag@cs.yale.edu
Computer Science Department             jag@cs.rochester.edu
Yale University

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