Useful Tips To Remember When Applying For Registration Or Tag

Buying your dream vehicle is exciting and fun; however, it comes with a bag of responsibilities as well. Whether you purchase a new car or a used one, you have to get it registered within a month. In many cases, the formalities are completed by the dealership. If you think that the process in complicated and needs serious efforts, you will feel relaxed to know that it is a very easy process. Just complete the needed paperwork and pay the required fee. Before moving any further, you must know that auto registration comes under DMV Services. So what are the essentials needed to get started? Check out them below:

1. Money
2. Title
3. Registration

Don’t forget to ask the dealer (you purchased vehicle from) to fill out the registration application while you do the financing part. This is helpful as going this way, you can add the fees into the financed amount and you will easily get the auto registration services or tag in the mail. Ask the dealer where you bought your vehicle from to fill out the tag application when you do the financing. This way you can add the fees into the amount financed and you will get the tag in the mail.

For customers opting for a used car, getting an up-to-date emissions test is necessary. Moreover, you will need new emissions test before applying for the registration if the vehicle was last inspected more than a year before. Other key points to remember are having an insurance copy, the title or registration and cash while applying for a new tag. Fees vary from state to state and depend on the tag you order.

While some agencies provide the registration on the same day, others take a few days. However, for the personalized plates, the time duration is quite long. Last but not the least, once you have got the tag. Keep it in your car at all times.

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