I am purchasing a parts truck to pull the motor and transmission from to put in another truck i have. The parts truck is a 1986 F250, and its body is only worth scrap metal. I plan on also removing the axles to hang onto, and after that, all that's left is a rusty frame, springs, and a rusty cab and bed. The front fenders are already gone.
The guy selling it to me has the title and insists on transferring it to me, but as i plan on never EVER driving or licensing this vehicle, do i just take the title and never sign it to my name? Or do i need to sign it to my name, so once i've stripped the truck to its frame and worthless parts, ready for the scrap metal scale, i can then sign the title over to the junkyard?
How do i buy this vehicle and part it out, leaving scrap metal that i'm not sure even is worthy of holding a title? Does the title go on record as "DESTROYED" and all i have is simple steel, or does my scrap iron still need me to pay for plates until it hits the heap?
2007-09-24 11:45:38 · 6 answers · asked by Spanky Monkey 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Insurance & Registration
Unless you transfer the title to YOU, you never own the truck. If you destroy the truck by pulling parts off it, legally, it will look like you trashed someone else's truck.
Accept the title. Then, you can take it to the registration's office and tell them the car has been destroyed.
One of the reasons why the seller is insisting he transfer the title is, unless the transfer happens, he legally owns the truck. If you hurt yourself or someone else with the truck, he is legally liable.
2007-09-24 11:55:56 · answer #1 · answered by tkquestion 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's good the owner wants to give you the title, it shows he actually owns it and has the right to sell it to you.
No, if you aren't driving it, you don't need to keep plates on it. The wrecker yard MAY want the title when you take it in to be recycled. If they do you will have it, if not, once you scrap it, you can do whatever you'd like with the title, toss it, or hold it to look at. Some city ordinances though will not allow unlicensed vehicles to be parked on your property unless they are in an enclosed garage, so you might want to check that.
Most states have some mechanism in place that will drop a title from the computer system after 5 years on inactivity.
2007-09-24 19:42:47 · answer #2 · answered by oklatom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just take the title but dont transfer it.
I took a car that I owned(titled in my name) for 4 years to the metal scrappers today and told them I had a title and they didn't say anything and never asked for it. Kinda scary really.
2007-09-25 23:33:19 · answer #3 · answered by Frankie Coletta 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i live in maryland an have done this severl times you can call someone who removes junk cars for free and give them the title but i like to remove the dash and keep the vin## in case i ever run across another with out a title thats worth keeping at any rate if you have no plans to keep this vehicle it wont matter just pass it on to the junk man
2007-09-24 18:58:31 · answer #4 · answered by simplemanmd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just take the title and hang on to it, you don't need to register it in your name,the scrap dealer you sell it to may require it.
2007-09-24 19:00:07 · answer #5 · answered by easy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL DMV OFFICE, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY AND ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS AND AT THE SAME TIME YOU WILL BE GETTING THE CORRECT ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION.
2007-09-28 17:26:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋