I'm moving from CA to NY. What to do with registration and insurance?

[FearoftheNight]

Hey guys. If I'm moving from CA to NY what do I do with regard to insurance and registration? Can I just keep paying them off like business as usual for a while? What do you guys do?

 

[dguy6789]

Insurance is usually as simple as just changing your address on their website(your rates can change when you do this though).

You'll eventually need to get a new driver's license and vehicle registration.

 

[ummduh]

RE register your car when you get to NY based on what their law is. CA is once you establish yourself I. E., get a job there. NY is probably similar. Update your insurance with your new address when you get there.

Same deal with your license. Get your NY one when required by law. It's usually just once you have a job or permanent residence.

 

[IGemini]

NY DMV specifies the new license must be applied for within 30 days of moving. You will want to update your insurance policy before updating your registration.

http://dmv.ny.gov/driver-license/exchange-out-state-driver-license

http://dmv.ny.gov/registration/register-and-title-vehicle-or-trailer

 

[FearoftheNight]

RE register your car when you get to NY based on what their law is. CA is once you establish yourself I. E., get a job there. NY is probably similar. Update your insurance with your new address when you get there.

Same deal with your license. Get your NY one when required by law. It's usually just once you have a job or permanent residence.

If my registration is expiring soon and I might leave in in CA stored in a garage for a few few weeks or months. In this case what should I do?

1) Pay CA registration
2) Pay for PNO (Planned Non-Operation)

If I register for CA...do I need to pay another full year if I register again in NY?

 

[cabri]

If my registration is expiring soon and I might leave in in CA stored in a garage for a few few weeks or months. In this case what should I do?

1) Pay CA registration
2) Pay for PNO (Planned Non-Operation)

If I register for CA...do I need to pay another full year if I register again in NY?

States do not pro-rate registration or license fees.

If the vehicle is not being used on the road in CA; then surrender the registration until needed, or get the PNO. Which ever will be cheaper and less headaches.

 

[CraKaJaX]

Also FYI - New York requires an annual car inspection which you will now be required for all your registered vehicles.

Welcome to NY

 

[ummduh]

Ye I'd non-op the car if it's being stored in CA.

Then, skip renewing in CA and register in NY for when you drive it out there. Don't give CA any more $ than you have to! You should be able to get some type of temporary registration for it to drive it without it physically being in the state.

 

[FearoftheNight]

Also FYI - New York requires an annual car inspection which you will now be required for all your registered vehicles.

Welcome to NY

I'm from NY. I moved to CA 2-3 years ago. I came back for due to a chance to make more monies haha. I'm a whore like that. <3

 

[FearoftheNight]

what about CA? how do i get them to not ask me for registration fee next year?

 

[ummduh]

I don't know that part yet. I'll let you know in a year when I leave this state myself, lol.

When I left WI, I didn't do anything. Just didn't renew anything. But I've heard a lot of horror stories about CA just deciding to take what they think you owe them straight from your account.

 

[cabri]

what about CA? how do i get them to not ask me for registration fee next year?

Surrender the plates. No plates, no fees

 

[FearoftheNight]

Hey guys. Just wanted to update the situation. I did the PNO on my car. So I have some additional questions:

1) I want to drive my car again. I will probably be moving back to CA for about half a year or so later this year. Would it be a good idea to keep my CA plates/insurance/info?

2) If I wanted NY plates/license how do I give my CA plates back (i assume i need to)? I'm already in NYC. Thanks!

 

[cabri]

#1 You are in NY state - Are you being considered as a resident - if so, follow their laws.
#2 Google

You need to decide if you are visiting NY for a period of time while living in CA or have moved to NY with the intention of becoming a resident

 

[quikah]

If you are registering the car in NY you submit a Change of Address form to the CA DMV and check that it has been registered out of state. If they sned you a registration renewal, there is a form on the back to fill out saying it is no longer in CA.

You can keep the plates or turn them into the NY DMV if they require that. CA plates stay with the car.

 

[FearoftheNight]

#1 You are in NY state - Are you being considered as a resident - if so, follow their laws.
#2 Google

You need to decide if you are visiting NY for a period of time while living in CA or have moved to NY with the intention of becoming a resident

I have no intentions whatsoever and I don't know what my future holds. Hence this thread.

 

[merlion]

Do you still maintain a residence in CA?

Does CA still charge registration/plate fees based on the age and value of the vehicle?

I'm in NY now as well, but when I first moved here almost three years ago, I still had a home in Ohio, and kept my cars registered in Ohio. Once my home sold about a year and a half later, I then went ahead and registered my vehicles in NY. Cost was fairly similar as in OH. Insurance was marginally more expensive. I'm in WNY though, not NYC.

 

[cabri]

I have no intentions whatsoever and I don't know what my future holds. Hence this thread.

No one knows what their future holds;

You do know what your intentions are.

The law may not care if they feel otherwise and you are shown that you are willingly breaking the law.

Look up the laws for residency in NY state and determine if they apply to you at the present.

Why did you come (not move) from CA to NY?

1. Vacation
2. Temp work
3. Permanent change of residence/work.

If the law thinks that it is #3; you better get your ducks in order if you wish to dispute it.

If earning income in a state more than 180 days, they (states) consider it to be your residence unless you can prove otherwise. Most states give you a grace of 30-90 days to get everything switched over if you are intending on becoming a resident.

 

[jlee]

States do not pro-rate registration or license fees.

If the vehicle is not being used on the road in CA; then surrender the registration until needed, or get the PNO. Which ever will be cheaper and less headaches.

Arizona does.

 

[cabri]

Up front or when surrendering?

 

[jlee]

Up front or when surrendering?

If you haven't renewed the emissions test and have a partial year left in which it can be registered, it will be prorated. When you surrender the registration you can either get a check for the remaining balance (with a $12 fee, I think), or apply the remaining balance to a new registration.