My inlaw bought a used car 5 years ago in Washington State, could'nt pay for it and moved to California, they still have the car but the tabs are expired can they still go get new tabs for it. Please help Thx
2007-08-17 15:55:35 · 3 answers · asked by kaliracer714 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
The state does not care if the car is paid for not. You can buy tags for a car you owe money on. The state is not a collection agency for private lenders.
They still need to pay for the car!!
2007-08-17 16:11:23 · answer #1 · answered by fire4511 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The state will allow your inlaw to get new tabs but there will be a record. Once there is a record it means that your inlaw can be found ...but after five years 2 things might have happened :
1. The company your inlaw bought the car from might have sold the car title to a bank. The bank will get aggressive with your inlaw because they purchased the title for the car PLUS they paid off your inlaw's debt and they fully intend to recover the money. Banks tend to spend more time hunting people down...
OR
2. After 3 years of no contact from people owing money most banks / companies simply "write off" or forget about lost property and debt. BUT there will still be a file somewhere about the car and the debt just not in active use...your inlaw is probably safe and getting tags wouldn't set off any alarms...
2007-08-17 20:15:50 · answer #2 · answered by Tamir S 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You'll need the title to establish ownership of the car. If the loan was never paid off, the bank still has the title. Your in-laws also concealed the vehicle from the lender, or it would have been repossessed years ago, which is against the law.
2007-08-17 20:09:03 · answer #3 · answered by Scott H 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋