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MEisGQ · 07-08-2004, 12:26 AM

alrighty... so its been 9 months and I still dont have insurance and the car is supposed to be salvaged because it was deemed a no-repair total loss about 2 months ago... so I took the money and spent it... and I've been driving everyday for the past 9 months... now i figure that I should register and insure it before I get busted. my question(s):

When I get the salvage certificate, how do I re-register it? I read the DMV thing and it says that I need CHP to check it and have a shop check the lights before I re-reg it. So.. since this accident was just a door hit with no frame damage, will the CHP pass my car even though I didnt repair it? And how am I supposed to get the CHP to check it if Im not legally supposed to drive it to CHP because I will have to surrender the license plates and title to the DMV when I get the salvage certificate?

thanks for any help.

HyperTek · 07-08-2004, 12:31 AM

You should be in jail!!! If you woulda hit somebody, you woulda been screwed... anyways, DMV should give you a temporary registration paper that you stick in the window. But you gotta pay for those.

NotDave · 07-08-2004, 01:17 AM

you are driving around davis with no insurance?

try to re-register it online at the dmv website. or just call the 1800 number

MEisGQ · 07-08-2004, 01:43 AM

yea.. ive been pushing my luck... good thing I havent been caught yet... and when I got into the accident, my car was registered but she actually believed that a couple numbers i wrote down on a piece of paper were my insurance numbers... so, i didn't get a ticket for that accident - good thing it wasnt my fault too! I also drive down to the bay every week and have been down to so-cal twice since the accident. But yea, thanks for the info on the temporary registration paper... question though, the salvage process is two step: they will give me a temp reg paper when I get the salvage certificate so I can drive around til the CHP inspects the car?

vvtisupra · 07-08-2004, 03:01 AM

just talk to the chp about the accident they will loook at it and say okay and then pay 16 dollars surrender your plates get new ones and smog and you should be done

thx247 · 07-08-2004, 03:08 PM

Day use permit from the DMV to drive the car to the CHP.

07-08-2004, 12:26 AM	#1
MEisGQ Leaky Injector Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Georgia. Age: 42 Posts: 128 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: MEisGQ Feedback Score: 0 reviews	register a salvage in CA alrighty... so its been 9 months and I still dont have insurance and the car is supposed to be salvaged because it was deemed a no-repair total loss about 2 months ago... so I took the money and spent it... and I've been driving everyday for the past 9 months... now i figure that I should register and insure it before I get busted. my question(s): When I get the salvage certificate, how do I re-register it? I read the DMV thing and it says that I need CHP to check it and have a shop check the lights before I re-reg it. So.. since this accident was just a door hit with no frame damage, will the CHP pass my car even though I didnt repair it? And how am I supposed to get the CHP to check it if Im not legally supposed to drive it to CHP because I will have to surrender the license plates and title to the DMV when I get the salvage certificate? thanks for any help. __________________ 1991 240sx FB base model s14 checker seats = comfy butt Dent on driver-side door = aerodynamics Clear bumper lights = 10hp Cheap ass tint = 5hp American Racing rims = 10hp Stock non-US spoiler = 20hp Removed intake resonator = 40hp Loud sound resulting from removal = 50hp MR Coilovers = 10hp Stock hp = 155 TOTAL = 300hp!!!!!!!!

07-08-2004, 12:31 AM	#2
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,224 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	You should be in jail!!! If you woulda hit somebody, you woulda been screwed... anyways, DMV should give you a temporary registration paper that you stick in the window. But you gotta pay for those. __________________ Keep it Classy

07-08-2004, 01:43 AM	#4
MEisGQ Leaky Injector Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Georgia. Age: 42 Posts: 128 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: MEisGQ Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yea.. ive been pushing my luck... good thing I havent been caught yet... and when I got into the accident, my car was registered but she actually believed that a couple numbers i wrote down on a piece of paper were my insurance numbers... so, i didn't get a ticket for that accident - good thing it wasnt my fault too! I also drive down to the bay every week and have been down to so-cal twice since the accident. But yea, thanks for the info on the temporary registration paper... question though, the salvage process is two step: they will give me a temp reg paper when I get the salvage certificate so I can drive around til the CHP inspects the car? __________________ 1991 240sx FB base model s14 checker seats = comfy butt Dent on driver-side door = aerodynamics Clear bumper lights = 10hp Cheap ass tint = 5hp American Racing rims = 10hp Stock non-US spoiler = 20hp Removed intake resonator = 40hp Loud sound resulting from removal = 50hp MR Coilovers = 10hp Stock hp = 155 TOTAL = 300hp!!!!!!!!

07-08-2004, 01:17 AM	#3
NotDave Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: sacramento Age: 42 Posts: 99 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	you are driving around davis with no insurance? try to re-register it online at the dmv website. or just call the 1800 number

07-08-2004, 03:01 AM	#5
vvtisupra Nissanaholic! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SB and OC Posts: 2,118 Trader Rating: (16) Feedback Score: 16 reviews	just talk to the chp about the accident they will loook at it and say okay and then pay 16 dollars surrender your plates get new ones and smog and you should be done

07-08-2004, 03:08 PM	#6
thx247 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: bay area Posts: 1,455 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Day use permit from the DMV to drive the car to the CHP.