So I'm active duty military (I'll tell you why this is relevant in a sec) and I recently bought a car from Georgia that was delivered here to a Virginia tuner just today. I will be able to pick it up tomorrow but apparently, there are quite a few laws that I have to abide by before I can even start driving the car.
One of the things is that I know I have to have an emissions test within the last 12 months from one of their approved states. Luckily, I got that taken care of and it was smogged last week in Georgia, which is one of the approved states.
Now, the laws that somewhat confuse me. So apparently I have to have it pass a vehicle safety inspection before I can register it and operate it. Does this have to be done by a law enforcement officer?
Also, before I can register it, I have to title it? Can someone please clarify for me the exact process that I have to take to drive my car around here? If I can't drive it until I register it, how am I supposed to go to the dmv, smog stations, and safety inspection stations? Sounds like a stupid question but I'm currently going through a training course in with the Marines here in Quantico and I just don't have time to knock all of these down at one time. This is where me being active duty military can be relevant.
I may not have time to register, title, or have this thing inspected for quite some time because by the time I am released every day all these previously mentioned service stations are already closed. Am I pretty much SOL until I actually do have time to take care of it all or is there a way around some of this? Or do I have the process mixed up?
Please, anyone with info or knowledge on this situation, if you could please enlighten me, I would really appreciate it. Thank you!
I just want to drive my car without being hassled...
One of the things is that I know I have to have an emissions test within the last 12 months from one of their approved states. Luckily, I got that taken care of and it was smogged last week in Georgia, which is one of the approved states.
Now, the laws that somewhat confuse me. So apparently I have to have it pass a vehicle safety inspection before I can register it and operate it. Does this have to be done by a law enforcement officer?
Also, before I can register it, I have to title it? Can someone please clarify for me the exact process that I have to take to drive my car around here? If I can't drive it until I register it, how am I supposed to go to the dmv, smog stations, and safety inspection stations? Sounds like a stupid question but I'm currently going through a training course in with the Marines here in Quantico and I just don't have time to knock all of these down at one time. This is where me being active duty military can be relevant.
I may not have time to register, title, or have this thing inspected for quite some time because by the time I am released every day all these previously mentioned service stations are already closed. Am I pretty much SOL until I actually do have time to take care of it all or is there a way around some of this? Or do I have the process mixed up?
Please, anyone with info or knowledge on this situation, if you could please enlighten me, I would really appreciate it. Thank you!
I just want to drive my car without being hassled...