
Expected on not, I didn't like it and decided to change my insurance as soon as I registered. But registering is an ordeal. First you have to have insurance here (check) then you have to be checked for smog. Then your VIN needs to be verified. And in my case plates had to be ordered. Of course there are the fees. It's decided by your car. My car cost $202. You can use your VIN to price yours.
Once you have all of that, you just have to find a time when the estimated 2,000 new residents a month aren't going to the DMV. Simple. Plus, everyone tells you it's going to be a nightmare. They recommend camping out overnight, driving to the next town, or just not registering. All the hype (plus a regular life outside of car issues) was enough to keep me away.

Hi Danie! We love your blog! you are just lovely and you say such smart junk. thanks for taking such good care of Jesse. We hope to meet you soon. Jes, Ben, Naomi & Theo in Cincinnati
ReplyDeleteMy experience (ND to OH) was exactly opposite. I had heard NO bad stories about DMV, there never appeared to be a line, and I saw few out-of-state plates. So what's the rub? I spent half a day to get ONE vehicle licensed!
ReplyDeleteThree stops:
-transfer title to Ohio
-E Check (emissions)
-registrar of motor vehicles (the original starting point).
Now I know the drill.
Ben