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Title: Can a Canadian Buy register and insure a car in the states?
Post by: el_flechador on April 27, 2008, 11:59:43 PM

I was wondering if any of you guys or gals had a vehicle registered or insured in the states? Say for use at a holiday home or such like? Or knows if it is in any way possible to do this?

Title: Re: Can a Canadian Buy register and insure a car in the states?
Post by: Alp on April 28, 2008, 09:45:33 AM

yes a Canadian can have an US insured car in the States.

Title: Re: Can a Canadian Buy register and insure a car in the states?
Post by: blarneyman on April 28, 2008, 03:19:28 PM

Quote from: Alp on April 28, 2008, 09:45:33 AM

yes a Canadian can have an US insured car in the States.

I'm pretty sure you have to provide proof of property ownership in the US.

Title: Re: Can a Canadian Buy register and insure a car in the states?
Post by: Bruce on April 29, 2008, 01:06:29 PM

Quote from: blarneyman on April 28, 2008, 03:19:28 PM

Quote from: Alp on April 28, 2008, 09:45:33 AM

yes a Canadian can have an US insured car in the States.

I'm pretty sure you have to provide proof of property ownership in the US.

So renters can't register a car in the USA?

Title: Re: Can a Canadian Buy register and insure a car in the states?
Post by: BUSDADDY on April 29, 2008, 03:41:00 PM

I registered one approx 2 years ago using a PO box address, they just want somewhere to mail the title to. I'll have to check but I'm pretty sure I used my Canadian address under owner.

No problems, paid the fees and wait 2 weeks, did it at booth at the grocery store in Blaine.

Title: Re: Can a Canadian Buy register and insure a car in the states?
Post by: Tom H. on April 29, 2008, 03:54:15 PM

Yup, ya can, but...........................


We locals frown on it as it the practice typically promotes visitors from the north country. And some of those said visitors/drivers are sometimes worse than our Local DWOs  :o

Title: Re: Can a Canadian Buy register and insure a car in the states?
Post by: el_flechador on April 29, 2008, 04:39:06 PM

Sweet thats a lot more positive than i expected.
I had problems before but i was renting and not to sure of what to do.
Hopefully have proof of proprtey ownership this time:)

Title: Re: Can a Canadian Buy register and insure a car in the states?
Post by: Island bugs on May 07, 2008, 10:34:11 AM

As I recall the problem lies in coming into Canada with it. There is (or at least was) a law against a Canadian driving an American registered car in Canada. Fine used to $200-250. I think this was to prevent a Canadian resident from saving money on car & insurance by leaving it registered in the USA. You can definitely insure it to drive in the US till you get home. Wayne