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t1_ixuhkc9 wrote

Reply to comment by in how do people drive home new vehicles they've bought without insurance? by

Yeah, someone else kept linking the registry site yesterday, too. Unfortunately, again, it doesn't say what you need it to say. It's just telling you the paperwork you need when you go the registry.

If you can show me the law that says liability insurance doesn't follow the driver and drivers in MA can only drive if they have insurance that covers the current car they are driving, I'll gladly admit I'm wrong.

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t1_ixugs5a wrote

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I've done this several times. My insurnace agent says it's okay, cops, etc. The liability insurance policy follows the driver, this why people can drive other people's cars. So yes, if you do what I say, the active insurnace policy will cover the driver if anything happens, for liability only. This means if you hit a tree, you're fucked, but if you hit someone else, you're policy will still cover the damages to their vehicle, and not yours.

Do none of you know how your insurance policy works? The only mandatory insurance is liability, and that policy follows the driver. This is why it's so important when teenagers get their license that are added to their parents' policy as a driver, and why any decent insurance agent will tell you that anyone in your household needs to be listed as a driver on your policy. Liability insurance follows the driver.

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t1_ixsmh3e wrote

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The registry website is run independently and is a for profit website.

Read the quote. Here:

>“Massachusetts allows a grace period of 7 calendar days from the date you dispose of your previous vehicle to register your newly acquired vehicle.”

Read the laws you linked. No where does it say that the vehicle must be disposed of or that it can no longer be in your possession.

I actually added emphasis for you. It seems words are really difficult for you, so I'm gonna stop, because this is really stupid.

Have a good night, buddy.

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t1_ixsi59s wrote

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Okay, can you link the statute that says the previous vehicle must be disposed of? Edit: I'm only asking because the link you shared doesn't say the vehicle must be disposed of.

Also, can you link the source about who is checking and how they verify that?

Also, can you explain to me how I and several others have been able to swap plates while minting possession of the previous vehicle?

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t1_ixshhja wrote

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Because you don't have to "dispose of the previous car." You just can't have both registered at the same time with the same plates, obviously. I've done this, multiple times. I've swapped plates from project cars to new dailies while still having the other car. Nothing is stopping you from still owning the old car.

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t1_ixrvpcg wrote

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You can take your current registration and current plates and put them on the new vehicle. Anyone saying you can't do this or the only way is it tow it are incorrect.

Or, if your insurance agent is open at the time, call them and give them the VIN number, and they can take care of it over the phone. I've done this several times.

I was stopped once, it was a Friday night, I explained to the officer I just picked up the car, (I had a dated bill of sale, not required in MA but good to have), and told him I was going to my insurnace in the morning when they open. It was around 7pm at the time. He said okay and let me go.

You're insurnace agent should know this too.

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