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Questions tagged [car-title]

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What should a person write in "Driver license or ID card no" if s/he doesn't have a driver's licence?

Suppose that a new international student (S) in the US is looking to buy a car ASAP, but it may take few weeks before S can find free time to read and do the DMV test. But S has his or her own country's driver's license at the moment and has found a…
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Previously owned car is now abandoned

I sold a car in January of 2022. The car was registered to the new owner legally at the DMV. Fast forward to April of 2023 I get a letter in the mail saying I’m the owner per their record and the car has been abandoned. I contacted the buyer and…
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Who pays title fees when selling a car that is titled out of state?

I live in California (where my car is registered) and my car is titled in Virginia (where I bought it). Who would pay the title transfer fees if I sold my car to someone in California? Is the title fee just the published $15 for California and $10…
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Can buyer sue the seller who sold a car to the seller of a car?

If person A is a criminal man and changes the odometer of a used car then sells it to person B, then after some time person B who doesn't know about the truth advertises the car with the fake mileage and sells it to person C, if person C understands…
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How can a buyer make sure if a car "CERTIFICATE OF TITLE" is real?

Suppose that a person, A, wants to buy a used car in California. A must get the certificate of title (it seems they call it "pink slip" in CA) from the seller. But how can A make sure if this is the real/true paper? Maybe this would be a fake…
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California: Bob is going on a trip. Mechanic is fixing his car. Bob reached out to get it back, but M is unresponsive. Can M charge for storage?

This is a follow-up to California: A mechanic serviced Bob's car, has it in his shop, and verbally agreed to buy it from him. Is Bob liable for accidents before it's sold? and it contains a lot more context, but here is the tl;dr version: Bob took…
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California: A mechanic serviced Bob's car, has it in his shop, and verbally agreed to buy it from him. Is Bob liable for accidents before it's sold?

TL;DR Bob took his car in to a mechanic (M). After M worked on it, Bob decided to sell it to him. It's currently in his shop but it'll take Bob over two weeks to sign over the title. In the meantime, if he or one of his employees gets in an accident…
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What do i do how do I get my truck back or paid for everything that I've lost

Someone(ex roommate who i had sexual relations with) forged my signature on a bill of sale and stole my truck i Called to report it and the police won't do nothing since the truck is no longer in my name... And prior to that she had tried to steal…
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Seller signed title but buyer completed info

I traded my truck for work to be completed on my house , I signed the title but did not put buyers name or any other info , he filled it in and got it in his name and has not completed the work on my house is legal in Florida for buyer to fill in…
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Is it a fraud if someone changes the mileage of the car, then sell it and write this mileage into the title?

Suppose someone buys a used car with the odometer showing 130k miles, and the seller enters this number on the title.  By the look of the condition of pedals, seat shapes, etc this mileage seems true. The buyer subsequently finds a little sticker on…
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Renting a car to a friend

Lets say there is a person who wants to rent his car out to his friend for a month In the United States and In Pennsylvania . He calls up the insurance company and lets them know his friend should be driving the car for a month. He then collects…
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What is the procedure of buying a new car in the US( California)?

I am a new student in the US. I want to buy a car in cash and found one in the Facebook market. But I don't know what are the afterwards steps? 1- Should I give all the money in cash to the seller and get the car and it's license( I think they call…
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