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Old 10-04-2019, 04:12 AM   #1201
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Usually best to legally "garage" your vehicle in the same state where you are legally domiciled, driver's licence, voting registration, jury duty, etc.

Thus that becomes your insurance jurisdiction.

This does not need to have anything to do with where you actually are most of the time, and your mail forwarding service can also be somewhere else.
Awesome. Thanks so much. Getting the tags was a breeze. Gonna go for insurance next paycheck.

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Old 10-04-2019, 04:14 AM   #1202
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Thanks so much. Me and my ex had a few vehicles registered in other places where lice sing wasnt. Don't know why I thought it would be any different. I guess because of one terrible experience we had with progressive.
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Old 10-07-2019, 08:01 AM   #1203
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I'm a lil confused as far as the insurance go, I plan to be a full timer sojourner, and I'm currently licensed in NJ, and applied for VT reg, where do I insure? What companies are ppl using that went this route?
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Old 10-07-2019, 08:05 AM   #1204
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How is the insurance handle? I plan on being a full time sojourner, currently licensed in NJ, is there a list of insurance companies with hassle free processing in this case?
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Old 10-07-2019, 09:46 AM   #1205
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HowTo find insurance for your state

http://www.skoolie.net/forums/f18/ho...ate-28907.html
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Old 10-07-2019, 11:22 AM   #1206
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I'm a lil confused as far as the insurance go, I plan to be a full timer sojourner, and I'm currently licensed in NJ, and applied for VT reg, where do I insure? What companies are ppl using that went this route?
Your insurance comapny will want to insure it in the state it is stored or garaged in. Some who have no permanent address and live full time in their bus have issues getting coverage.
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Old 10-07-2019, 12:10 PM   #1207
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Your insurance comapny will want to insure it in the state it is stored or garaged in. Some who have no permanent address and live full time in their bus have issues getting coverage.
Addressing those issues

http://www.skoolie.net/forums/showthread.php?p=352616
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Old 10-07-2019, 11:53 PM   #1208
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Does this appear to be correct?

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I got my registration and sticker in the mail today. It says MH for body type. But under my tag number it says passenger car or school bus, is this correct? Or should that say motorhome?
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Old 10-09-2019, 09:27 AM   #1209
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Vermont DMV Check Cleared!

I mailed my check out on September 27th and it cleared at some point yesterday. I guess that means everything got accepted OK. My bus is under 15-years old, so I had to do the whole VIN Verification which had me concerned since CT uses a different verification database than VT was asking for. So this is a huge relief!


Now I start on the insurance adventure!
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Old 10-17-2019, 11:14 PM   #1210
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Recieved Plates ans Sticker, but not the title return

Hey,

I submitted all my documents to register my skoolie in Vermont. I included my title, and all documents with the $35 fee for the title return (<15 years old). I recieved my plates and stickers about 2 weeks ago but still havent gotten my title back. Im worried, what is usually the time it takes to get that back from Vermont?
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Old 10-18-2019, 11:01 PM   #1211
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I mailed my check out on September 27th and it cleared at some point yesterday. I guess that means everything got accepted OK. My bus is under 15-years old, so I had to do the whole VIN Verification which had me concerned since CT uses a different verification database than VT was asking for. So this is a huge relief!


Now I start on the insurance adventure!
�� I too submitted my paperwork on 1 Oct, I called earlier last WK and they told me that they were 2 wks behind on the mail and to call back, I called on 16th and the agent told that They returned my title fee as they were not issuing a title my bus is a 2001 and that as of that morning all was set and ready for mailing out.

On the Ins contact Wakaleeh at AIS 423 800 5512 I also have a 1996 Ford E350 and tried to insurance with Esurance as the title says Van and Esurance connected me to AIS cause the van's vin came up as motorhome and they don't insurance RV/MH or large vehicles. I was so happy that it turned that way as the premium when from $149 when first quoted (as intially she didn't notice, she said "oh this coming up as an RV") a month to a $39 down and $25 totally $242 annual , I'm in NJ and the vehicle garaged in NJ.

So if youthinking about giving up on your Skoolie dream cuz of getting insurance or designation of MH get yourself an Ford E350 like this 1
httpss://www.equipmentfacts.com/listings/trucks/auctions/online/33116933/1996-ford-e350

this is not mine but this is the model I have it comes with the MH designation ! I suggest verifying the vin's designation b4 purchasing tho! I'm no expert. I now recall that when I purchased it, the title had MH body type but when I registered it I put van and NJDMV removed MH

On another note I had my skoolie previously insured with AIS however, they won't give me MH insurance but insured as Commerical for $138 monthly and said they would insure as RV once the conversion was done. And ya know the rest of the story with that. So I expect to be able to insure my skoolie as MH once the transferable registration arrives! This skoolie will be garage in FL so I expect it to be cheaper that my E350!
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Old 10-21-2019, 01:34 PM   #1212
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I mailed all my forms and check on 3 October.
My check hasn't cleared yet...
Should I be concerned or is this the current time delay for most peeps?

If I do try calling, I assume it's the Montpelier location I want to try?
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Old 10-21-2019, 01:52 PM   #1213
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I mailed all my forms and check on 3 October.
My check hasn't cleared yet...
Should I be concerned or is this the current time delay for most peeps?

If I do try calling, I assume it's the Montpelier location I want to try?
I think they do all the RV apps at once, once a month.
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Old 10-22-2019, 04:28 PM   #1214
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I mailed all my forms and check on 3 October.
My check hasn't cleared yet...
Should I be concerned or is this the current time delay for most peeps?

If I do try calling, I assume it's the Montpelier location I want to try?
Good news, bad news:
I got all my paper work mailed back to me from Vt.

Apparently $30 minimum tax required REGARDLESS of what you did or didn't pay for your bus. Damn -- wish they said that on their website instructions...

See letter below.

BUT, the good news is I will get my MH plates as soon as I get the extra $12 dollars in the mail to them.
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Old 10-23-2019, 05:59 AM   #1215
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Hey,

I submitted all my documents to register my skoolie in Vermont. I included my title, and all documents with the $35 fee for the title return (<15 years old). I recieved my plates and stickers about 2 weeks ago but still havent gotten my title back. Im worried, what is usually the time it takes to get that back from Vermont?

Just curious if you got your title yet? I'm in the same situation: bus is less than 15 years old and I mailed in the $35 extra for the title. I got the plates about 2 weeks ago and got the registration about a week ago. But still no title.
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Old 10-26-2019, 09:45 AM   #1216
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Vin verification

So I've been reading pages and pages on this thread. It seems that the vin verification really depends on the dmv employee you get. I've also read in this thread that if you bought the bus from a certified bus dealer you do not need it.
I got my bus from a bus auction and I have the title, it a 2009. Do I need to stress over this vin verification or am I okay without it or is it just a gamble?
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Old 10-26-2019, 10:12 AM   #1217
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I already have a PA title in my name. Its titled as a bus, I'm attempting to retitled in vermont as a motor home, so that I can get tags and insurance and legally drive it.
So even tho it's a 2009 (less than 15years old) because the title is in my name I do not need the vin verification?
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Old 10-26-2019, 02:26 PM   #1218
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So I've been reading pages and pages on this thread. It seems that the vin verification really depends on the dmv employee you get.
Varies by state.

In many it's the local police that sign off on VIN, not DMV.

Answers to this and all your other questions are in the thread above.
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Old 10-28-2019, 08:00 AM   #1219
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Varies by state.

In many it's the local police that sign off on VIN, not DMV.

Answers to this and all your other questions are in the thread above.
Yea I'm not concerned with WHERE to get my vin verification done.
My question is:
If I own the title to a 2009 bus do I need to send in a vin verification to VERMONT when I retitled it as a motorhome?
If the answer to my question is above in the thread I apologize. I've read over 10 pages of this thread and I've gotten a little turned around with the varying info from different people. That's why I posted the question.
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Old 10-28-2019, 08:04 AM   #1220
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I already have a PA title in my name. Its titled as a bus, I'm attempting to retitled in vermont as a motor home, so that I can get tags and insurance and legally drive it.
So even tho it's a 2009 (less than 15years old) because the title is in my name I do not need the vin verification?
You do not need the VIN verification. I also had a PA title in my name when I registered in VT and that was sufficient.
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