State of Vermont Titles
I extracted this information from Bill Dudley on the Yahoo! Loopframe_Guzzi news group. In Bill's own words:
Here's how to get titles for old bikes with no time wasting middle man:
1. Go to Vermont DMV web site.
http://www.aot.state.vt.us/dmv/
2. Download forms and print them out. Here they are:
Instructions
http://www.aot.state.vt.us/dmv/document ... ration.pdf
Actual registration form
http://www.aot.state.vt.us/dmv/document ... AVD119.pdf
3. Fill out the form (just one side, call Montpelier if you need help)
4. Have local authorities (in NJ, it's the police) fill out a VIN verification form attesting that the VIN is what you say it is.
5. Write a check for title + sales tax. For our old Guzzi's, they will trust you to tell them the truth on how much you paid. For newer vehicles (1985+ ?) they use the Kelly Blue Book value so you can't get away with claiming you bought a 1990 Ducati for $200. KBB doesn't go back very far past 1990, so we're safe. Vermont sales tax is 6%.
6. Mail the completed forms and check to Vermont DMV.
In two weeks or so, you will receive a Vermont Registration and a green License plate in the mail. NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE! Basically, they are in it for the money, which is fine with me. Vermont does not title vehicles older than 15 years -- so our old bikes just get a reggie. Then, take your Vermont Reggie to your local DMV and tell them that you just brought the bike from VT and you want to title it in your state. In NJ, you now have a TITLE. (And NJ can be a real pain in the ass about this stuff.) I had to pay the sales tax difference, since NJ is 7%, I had to pay 1% sales tax plus the title charge to get my NJ titles.
I've just done this in NJ for a 79 Yamaha and an 84 Guzzi V65, and it has worked fine. (It helps if you get a DMV clerk who is not a jerk, however.)
If you have questions about the procedure, or how to fill out the form, just call the helpful DMV personnel in Montpelier and they will help you out. (802) 828-2000
This whole process will cost you WAY LESS than its-titles will charge you. Trust me.
This post is my revenge on its-titles for wasting my time and not being the least repentant about it when I called them up to complain. They couldn't give a rat's ass that they had wasted hours of my time filling out obsolete forms and waiting for them to just mail them back to me. Well, screw them!
