From: Everette (194cbteng@bellsouth.net)
Date: Wed Jan 11 2006 - 22:36:54 PST
trailer tags in Tennessee are $5.00 - be it 6 ft two wheel trailer to haul
lawn mower or 64 wheel lowboy trailer to haul bulldozer - catch is that
towing vehicle must have tags with load rating high enough to cover truck
and trailer
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----- Original Message -----
From: <timothy.smith1@att.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 7:00 PM
Subject: [MV] Registering elsewhere
> Have you ever wondered why so many semi trailers are sporting Maine
> trailer plates? Well, it seems that Maine (as small as it is) had found a
> way to generate a great deal of revenue. Maine residents "sponsor" the
> folks who want to register their trailers there (at bargain basement
> prices) by lending their addresses to the registrant/applicant. You can
> bet most of those trailers will never see Maine asphalt. Now, I don't
> know if they also do this for "motor vehicles" or only trailers, but here
> is an example of a state who doesn't care WHERE you're from, so long as
> your money is green. It's like the Mafia...no principals involved, it's
> just business.
>
> In any case, provided you aren't required to violate an oath that you live
> in a particular place, there is no reason why you can't spend your money
> there, or elsewhere, unless there is some specific prohibition by law.
>
> As I am often involved in vehicle crime investigations, I can say that we
> sometimes see stolen or salvaged vehicles which have had "clean" titles
> issued in states where this can be done without too much scrutiny.
>
> Knowing that getting a title for a former military vehicle is often full
> of pitfalls, I have discussed this topic at length with our investigators
> and the consensus (at least around here) is this...if the guy has
> difficulty getting a title HERE, but HE's legitimate, and the VEHICLE is
> legitimate, and his POSSESSION of the vehicle is legitimate, and he's only
> making an administrative "end run" then so far as we're concerned it's "no
> harm, no foul" because there is no intent to defraud or harm anyone...he's
> just seeking smooth sailing elsewhere.
>
> Getting it titled in your name should be your first concern. Obviously
> transferring a previous and existing registration from another state (now
> in your name) to your real state of residence would serve to sooth the
> savage breast of most DMV types, particularly if the innocuous word "car"
> appears on that registration.
>
> "Truck" implies a cargo-carrying ability, which, like a half-track (by
> definition, a car because it is not designed to haul stuff), the Ferret
> does not have a space for cargo.
>
> On the other hand, if the gross vehicle weight is abnormally high for a
> "car", you might find yourself playing 20-questions with the nice old lady
> at the DMV all over again. Tread lightly.
>
> What I find surprising is the simplest question I can think of which
> is.... Excluding the problems they have with issuing license plates, WHY
> won't they at LEAST issue a title? Krikey!...It must be a Kansas thang...
>
> TJ
>
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