Slateman Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 So I finally got my bimmer from Hawaii and have a question about registering it in VA. Ummm ... how? Will Virginia honor a Hawaii state registration and safety inspection? I'm a VA resident and have a VA license, but the car was bought in Hawaii so it has Hawaii plates (BTW, if you see a metallic violet 95 M3 with Hawaii plates, its mine ) Do I get the safety inspection first? Then take the safety inspection with Hawaii registration and title and trade them for Virginia ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Ask and ye shall receive. http://www.dmv.state.va.us/webdoc/citizen/vehicles/index.asp Short answer. You have to get a vehicle inspection and an emissions inspection (unless your car is a certain age or you live in a certain location). You get the inspections first, they are jetted over the net to the DMV so when you get there, the results of your test are there also. At the site, download the appropriate forms and fill them out before you go to the DMV so you'll breeze through. The website has the forms/fees etc. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Ummm ... how? Will Virginia honor a Hawaii state registration and safety inspection? I think you have to furnish the original, long form, sales contract. ---------- On a more serious note: I'd do the inspection, first. Because if you register the vehicle, first, then you are likely to get pulled over as you leave the DMV parking lot for driving without an inspection sticker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkabong82 Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 There are gas stations all over NoVA that do safety and emissions inspections. Get both of those, take the paperwork and your title to the DMV and get your car registered. I definitely don't miss doing all of that. Down here you go to the DMV with your title, register the car, and that's it. No inspections ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 I just went through this Slateman with a car I bought from my brother who lives out of state. I had to pay a tax on the sale price, but since you already own the car, just bring your bill of sale from the dealer and you should be good. My situation was different because I didn't previously own the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 Didn't buy it from a dealer. Title should suffice, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC_RedskinsFan Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Move to SC, we don't have saftey or emission inspections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Didn't buy it from a dealer. Title should suffice, no? You should have a bill of sale too. Title should suffice, but I document all this stuff anyway. Scan and PDF are your friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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