Thursday, January 19, 2012

If I live in Florida with a Florida drivers license, can I regularly drive my parents car registered in NJ?

Sure, as long as your FL license is valid. Just watch the expiration date; it's easy to let it slip by.If I live in Florida with a Florida drivers license, can I regularly drive my parents car registered in NJ?
Where is the car normally?



If the car is with you, in Florida, then it can't remain registered in NJ. Many people do this, mind you, but it's not legal to "permanently" garage a vehicle in a state other than the one where it's registered. The definition of permanent varies, but for the sake of argument, let's go with more than half of the year.



Outside of that, I assume your question is about the insurance. If you are the primary driver, then the insurance company will expect you to be listed as such. If they find that the car is in FL, but your parents are in NJ (and they're the ones listed as primary drivers), they could fail to pay a claim on the grounds of fraud.



On the other hand, if you're simply asking if you're allowed to visit your parents and drive their car... then, yes. Most insurance will allow an occasional driver. But if it's more than occasional (say, more than 4 or 5 days out of the year), they'll want you listed explicitly as a driver.



There are specific cases if you're at college.If I live in Florida with a Florida drivers license, can I regularly drive my parents car registered in NJ?
Yeah you can actually get in trouble for bringing a car to another state for over a period of time without registering it. In missouri its 6 months the same with your drivers license if you move to another state. Its a money thing for the state. Im shure most cops will let you go if you tell them its your parents car unless they are assholes or you give them a reason not to. hope this helpsIf I live in Florida with a Florida drivers license, can I regularly drive my parents car registered in NJ?
If said car resides in Florida now better get it registered in FL. If they folks bounce back and forth with the car, then where ever gets them the best value. Make sure you meet FL insurance regulations.

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