I bought my terminator from a guy in October. I still cannot license the car because the guy I bought it from owes taxes on 4 other cars. According to the county clerk the guy has to pay the taxes before I can transfer the car into my name and license/register it. It is in Kentucky, same state I bought it from. It really sucks because god only knows when the guy will pay those taxes. It might be many months before I can drive my car due to this bunch of BS. To me this doesn't seem right. I mean really, how do car dealerships do it if someone owes taxes and so forth, how do they license a car if the previous owner owed taxes. I'm looking for any loopholes you guys can think of. I mean, I don't plan on driving a lot anyways, only on nice days. But when there is a nice day I have to leave it in the garage because it is not legal for me to drive it. HELP.
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I would think that you would have to consult a lawyer. They should have garnished the payment you made to him to cover the taxes.
That is the biggest bunch of bull I have ever heard. It is not your fault some retard has money issues. I wish I could help but I can't good luck.
I agree, they should have taken out some of your payment to cover what he owed.. I guess he had title in hand then right:shrug:.. I hope you get it figured out.. I would also recommend consulting a lawyer.. It will probably be a few hundred but worth it IMO
No, he owed on the car. I got it for payoff. My bank mailed Ford Credit the payoff for me, so the guy didn't make a dime off the car. Lucky me on that, but unlucky in that I can't drive it.
that doesn't sound right at all... i would be pissed too. good luck getting it figured out...
showme cobra
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that really sucks, get a lawyer and good luck
you have realtives that live in another state. use their address and register in that state then when the title comes in your name for that state go back to kentuckey and have ir registered in your name . can try that or ask
Doesn't sound like your fault so I don't understand what the problem is with letting you register it and they deal with him:shrug:
get a po box in TN and register it there....
Agree with registering it out of state and then re-registering it in KY. I have had to do that with almost every car I have bought in this backwards ass state, of sorry, commonwealth.
Actually, you do not have to register it, just get the title in your name from another state.
03cobramanIII
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title >did it say it had a lein on it ? or it was payed for already? if it was payed for the 03 and had no leins. i dont get it . ?
or if he got it. and didnt resg. it ? then sold it to you.?
or if he got it. and didnt resg. it ? then sold it to you.?
I agree. I'm confused about the title, too. Unless there was already a lien against the title by the county (did the seller state there was or wasn't?) then how can the county turn around and tell you that you, as the new owner, cannot get the title and register the car. And if there WAS a lien on the title why didn't Ford Credit know that? Or why didn't your bank discover it? Because if there WAS a lien against the title then the taxes would have to have been paid out of the proceeds of the sale, keeping you clean.
No? I just confused why this could have happened without some non-disclosure by the seller.
No? I just confused why this could have happened without some non-disclosure by the seller.
The title is clear. I paid Ford off when I bought it from the guy. They sent me the lien release and I took it to the courthouse. But the problem isn't the title. They will not transfer it out of the other guys' name till he pays taxes on 4 other cars that his mom and dad put in his name due to bankruptcy. It's a real mess. Good idea on transferring to WV. My wife has a business in WV, sounds like a good idea if worse comes to worse.
So you get punished for his tax issues??? Stupid ass system they have
WTF does that have to do with you?? And how does a person end up owing taxes on cars anyway? Everywhere I've ever lived sales tax has to be paid up front before the title is transferred to the new owner :shrug:
Sorry to hear about this BS, you need a new state.
Welcome to KY, State and way of life
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