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Originally Posted by cmbdiesel
If you are going to drive the car, you will need to have insurance. No insurance company is going to cover the vehicle without some sort of binder, and no cop will let you drive off in it (if they stop you) without proof of insurance.
Running with no plates will get you pulled over and towed. Using plates from another car will get you a misdemeanor misuse of plates charge.
Any vehicle with wheels touching the road surface (ie tow dolly or wrecker) must be registered. Tow companies must carry an in-tow plate for anything unregistered.
I would get the car insured, then get temp plates from your home state DMV.
Bit more of a nuisance, but totally solid from a legal standpoint as well as liability.
YMMV.
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In a perfect world.
Best bet is to use the PO's tags. Until a new title is issued, or registration expires, the plates are good (IMHO)
Aside from that, you could get temp tags in NY, but that might be next to impossible if you're out of state and it's a weekend.
and finally last option, throw on a set of your plates, and hope for the best. If you get pulled, have the signed and notorized title in hand, along with your insurance card. In Ohio, the insurance company give you 30 days if you have a policy with them. They will back charge you to the day you purchased the car. If your not speeding or breaking any other law and you get a decent trooper he will let you continue on your journey. But if you're driving 90 mph all bets are off.
Additionally, since you're driving there, have your buddy drive behind you, and just keep with traffic, no 5 mph under, that draws the sniffer dogs.
And BY ALL MEANS, if you see a sign that says "Drug Checkpoint Ahead" and the sign is immediately before an exit, DO NOT TAKE THAT EXIT, no matter what,,, my bro drove up here this past week and saw that sign on 77, the checkpoint was for everyone that took the exit,,, he kept driving and approached the toll booths,,,