I am going to a out of state college in Philadelphia and bringing my father's car with insurance under my name. I am planning to work part-time or practice home-based business while attending college. What should I do with my driver's license and the plate? If I keep my current license and plate, will there be any problems working or doing business in Philadelphia?
2007-11-20 20:26:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Insurance & Registration
As a college student you are considered a non resident of the state of PA and can still use your out of state license and plate. If you decide to establish permanent residency in PA then you will have 20 days to register your vehicle in PA.
go to www.dmv.org for additional information and click on PA
2007-11-22 06:59:33 · answer #1 · answered by Deb W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you going to be living in Philadelphia year round or just during the school year and home on summer break? Will establishing yourself as a permanent resident of Philadelphia give you a tuition break (as an "in state" student)?
If you are going to be establishing yourself as a permanent resident of Philadelphia - then you will need to go to the dmv and transfer the license plate and license (to Philadelphia).
If your permanent residence is still your parents address - you are not going to qualify as an "in state" student - you stay only for the school year and go home for the summer - then I do not believe you have to transfer the license plate and drivers license.
You may want to check with the DMV office near your college to be sure.
2007-11-21 08:35:51 · answer #2 · answered by Boots 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once you establish Philly as your current address you have a set number of days in which you must register your car in Philly. This means a new license plate. You also must apply for a new drivers license. If you do not it is a tickitable offense. If you are only temporarily relocating for school and you do not plan to establish a residence there you do not need to change anything. To be on the safe side you should contact the local DMV for verification.
2007-11-21 04:34:56 · answer #3 · answered by Cowboy Roy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There will be no problem whatsoever keeping your current license and plate. I went to a college in a different state for 4 years and never changed anything and also worked (flipped houses).
2007-11-21 04:35:45 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. Helper 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
ITS BEST IF YOU CONTACT YOUR LOCAL (DMV) DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES 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.
2007-11-21 07:35:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋