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God, Titles & Virginia
There is a God…and a benevolent one at that. I should have taken Ethan’s advice sooner
, but being two people away from GL and my multiple dealings with local DMV clerks, I thought…”no way that will work for me”. It goes like this…
I finally got fed up with the local DMV and the two people that had my truck between GL & me, I was just spinning wheels and getting nowhere fast (not to mention a boatload of weeds were wrapping around the axle)
. I downloaded the VSA 12 (Affidavit in Lieu of Title) and spilled the beans.
I told them that I had bought the truck from another private owner and that GL did not provide any title paperwork to obtain a title. The previous owner had it on a farm so never got it titled. I sort of forgot to mention that someone else was involved, not that it really mattered (I figured, Keep It Simple Stupid)
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I also downloaded and filled out the VSA 17A (Application for Certificate of Title and Registration) and sent both in with copies of my receipt and odometer statement. I also included a letter explaining that the truck had been bought from the government through GL and that I simply wished to restore it and use it in parades, shows and for pleasure.
This was about 2 weeks ago. Last Friday, I get a call from the titling division saying that if I fill out the credit card form for $55.00 that they will fax to me, they will issue me a title.
Of course I could not get the form filled out and faxed back fast enough.
Today in the mail, I got a title for my Deuce!
Although I don’t want to jinx myself, I think the rest is downhill.
I swear I take back every derogatory statement about Virginia and its DMV.
I cannot believe how freaking easy that was. I hope this gives some of you in Virginia some hope of maybe getting around GL and the current round of issues they are creating.
Just for the record, and I know this has been stated many times, both in this thread and others, if you bought a truck, trailer or whatever from GL in Virginia, GL HAS to provide you with a title. They have to POSESS the title PRIOR to selling the item.
Virginia law states:
§ 46.2-617. Sale of vehicle without certificate of title.
Except as provided in § 43-34, any person who sells, trades, exchanges, or barters a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer in the Commonwealth without first having secured a certificate of title for it or without legally having in his possession a certificate of title for the vehicle issued to its owner, except as otherwise provided in this title, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. ($500.00 Fine)
There is another thread somewhere about GL’s registered agent in Virginia and threatening lawsuits, etc.![Twisted Evil :twisted: :twisted:](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/images/smilies/icon_twisted.gif)
There is a God…and a benevolent one at that. I should have taken Ethan’s advice sooner
I finally got fed up with the local DMV and the two people that had my truck between GL & me, I was just spinning wheels and getting nowhere fast (not to mention a boatload of weeds were wrapping around the axle)
![Banging Head aua aua](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/images/smilies/icon_smile_banghead_125.gif)
I told them that I had bought the truck from another private owner and that GL did not provide any title paperwork to obtain a title. The previous owner had it on a farm so never got it titled. I sort of forgot to mention that someone else was involved, not that it really mattered (I figured, Keep It Simple Stupid)
![Wink :wink: :wink:](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
I also downloaded and filled out the VSA 17A (Application for Certificate of Title and Registration) and sent both in with copies of my receipt and odometer statement. I also included a letter explaining that the truck had been bought from the government through GL and that I simply wished to restore it and use it in parades, shows and for pleasure.
This was about 2 weeks ago. Last Friday, I get a call from the titling division saying that if I fill out the credit card form for $55.00 that they will fax to me, they will issue me a title.
![Shocked :shock: :shock:](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
Today in the mail, I got a title for my Deuce!
![Jumping :jumpin: :jumpin:](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/images/smilies/hop.gif)
I swear I take back every derogatory statement about Virginia and its DMV.
Just for the record, and I know this has been stated many times, both in this thread and others, if you bought a truck, trailer or whatever from GL in Virginia, GL HAS to provide you with a title. They have to POSESS the title PRIOR to selling the item.
![Evil or Very Mad :evil: :evil:](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/images/smilies/icon_evil.gif)
Virginia law states:
§ 46.2-617. Sale of vehicle without certificate of title.
Except as provided in § 43-34, any person who sells, trades, exchanges, or barters a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer in the Commonwealth without first having secured a certificate of title for it or without legally having in his possession a certificate of title for the vehicle issued to its owner, except as otherwise provided in this title, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. ($500.00 Fine)
There is another thread somewhere about GL’s registered agent in Virginia and threatening lawsuits, etc.
![Twisted Evil :twisted: :twisted:](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/images/smilies/icon_twisted.gif)