Im buying a car, Do I need anything else?

[Joe-G]

I`m planning to buy a vehicle and i just want to clarify if this is all i have to do to avoid getting any tickets or doing anything illegal.

-Take plate of sold vehicle(My dads) and bring it with me. (Previous car is no longer registered to that plate due to being sold)
- Bring letter of authorization to registry, and transfer his plate to my name.
- Request temporary or permanent insurance for the vehicle in question.(In my name)
- Either have them fax me proof of insurance, or pick up papers.
- Pay for car, and make a bill of sale (Under my name) and put the plates on.

I would then have 14 days to register the vehicle correct? or would i run into a problem being that hes transfered his plates over to me?
If i cant transfer the plates, would it still be fine being that the insurance would be under my name, title is my name, plate is my dads?

Any help is appreciated.

[Aleks]

You have to have the insurance in place before you can register your car if I remember correctly.
Otherwise you seen to have all the steps there.

[arian_ma]

Yeah Aleks is right, leave all the plate work till the end.

[Joe-G]

To get insurance though, wouldnt i have to have the bill of sale?

[Aleks]

nah you just need the VIN #

[Joe-G]

Actually, would i be missing anything if i did this instead? BTW the car is for me.

- Request insurance for the car making my dad the primary driver, and me being secondary.
- Pick up proof of Insurance
- Pay for car and make bill of sale with both mine and my dads name.
- Attach the old plates from previous car(Which i was using at that time as a 2nd driver)
- Drive around with Bill of sale for within the 14 days.
- Go to registry and register the car under my dads name.