Submitted by laflarered t3_zbzrue in Washington
hello i live in tacoma and there is a car i want to buy in portland from a private party..
obviously i live in wa and would like to register the car in wa..
the car wont have any license plate on it when i buy it what are the steps i have to take to drive it back to washington legally?
Buy a trip permit from WA DOL if driving back without a plate bothers you.
i dont know if wa dmv still does this, but I used to get trip permits for a vehicle. It was kind of a generic form but 1 time use only and was good for a week(?). I would check out the website and see if that is still doable. If all else fails, ask your friendly local police station
I think you have to have a state patrol vin# inspection also,have to make an appointment for the inspection. Not too long ago there was a very long waiting list .Should research that I'm sure other people on here know better than me.
I get the trip permit would allow me to drive the car in Washington but I’m more worried about driving the car in Oregon unregistered to Washington is the Washington trip permit valid in Oregon also or do I get a trip permit for both states
You can drive in Oregon with a Washington trip permit
Thank you !!!
You could tow the car home.
Seems like the easiest method, I would drive plateless and if you get pulled over just shrug and say you didn't know the correct procedure and you'd most likely get a warning.
Should be good taking the title AND a bill of sale (which you can print from WA dmv) to a license office. Patrol inspection should not be needed.
Agreed based on the amount of vehicles running around without plates and if you get pulled over you have paperwork.
Where do you get the 72 hour permit?
Definitely get the permit if it makes you feel more secure.
Take this with a grain of salt, but you really don't need to worry about cops too much in Portland pulling you over. My bf drove with an expired temporary license plate for 3 months after buying a car(just forgot tbh) and there are stolen chop shop cars driving around Portland with no bumpers or license plates at all. I've seen trucks driving down the street with "I don't think that's legal" wooden self made tiny houses built into the back. You should be good, and not worry too much once you get your temps.
Just in case you're buying in Oregon to skip sales tax, you may want to rethink. I think you'll still owe tax when you register it in Washington.
Yes, you definitely still have to pay sales tax when you register the car.
NAL but if there’s no license plate on the car at all when you buy it I’d worry about it being a stolen car that they’re selling
Make sure you get all the proper paperwork - don’t accept any excuses for why they wouldn’t have it
You will need valid single travel permit in both states if you drive a unlicensed vehicle on roads in both states.
This. I was always told this.
Living in SW WA I’ve bought a few cars from Portland in the past few years, private party and from dealers. Private party purchases I just took the title to my local dol and paid tax and registration and was out the door in 10 mins with no inspection. (00 Camry and 15 prius). My 06 sienna was purchased thru a dealer which did not pay the correct amount of taxes so I had to pay the difference at the dol to get my plates
Steel-and-Wood t1_iyu3juu wrote
You'll need to register it in Washington then pay the sales tax from the purchase.
The tax man always gets his