How to immediatEly register your bus as an RV without conversion:

[wrenchtech]

My bus is already titled in my name in Wisconsin. I paid sales tax to Wisconsin when I titled it there. Am I correct in assuming that I will not have any tax due if I apply for Vermont registration?

The bus is listed as a 2008 model on the Wisconsin title. If I have my arithmetic correctly worked out it is 15 years old. If I understand the process, I will be applying for a transferable registration. Does this mean I will only need to pay the registration fee?

[Ronnie]

You will have to pay sales tax for Vermont

[BigDaddyO]

Vermont sent back my title paperwork without completing it.
They require me paying tax on $15,900 instead of the $4,500 that I paid for it.

At this point, I'm pretty close to finishing up the requirements for a MH in NY so I think i'm going to try and go through the process in NY now.

[Ace418]

Thank you for this

[MonsterMoto]

Originally Posted by Beowulf5g6

I got my plates 2 weeks ago, and just got the registration back today. I'm not sure what happened, I followed the instructions to the letter, but on the registration it says body is BU (assuming stands for bus), and under the plate number it says "Passenger car or school bus".

Also I had sent in the original title and didn't get anything back? Does that come seperate?

Seems this was a failure for me. Anything else I can do or try?

So has Vermont changed their policy on BU to MH? Or is this an aberration?

[Ronnie]

Mine came back BU. Not happy about it. Called them and they said because it is a bus body it will always be a bus where it says body type. But they said it is a motorhome license plate. Does anyone have a way to run a plate number the way a cop would and see what shows up? Seems they would see it as a school bus.

[musigenesis]

I don't think everybody at the Vermont DMV knows what's going on. I just got my registration renewal in the mail (fourth year running now) and it still says "MH" for body type. Vermont license plates don't say anything at all as far as the body type is concerned.

I would just keep calling them back until I got somebody with a clue on the phone.

[Jolly Roger bus 223]

long shot and i cant remember which one but some of the VIN decoders say if you dont know the VIN then to enter the license plate and they can look it up like that.

[Woodrunk]

Hello everyone, I’m trying to get a quote to ship my Bus to Europe, so they ask me about the title. I got the Vermont registration but I don’t have a Title. What do I need to do?

[vegabond]

I was sooo happy when I found this thread! I live in Texas and I was preparing to go through so many steps to just get my bus to register as a motor home. Then I decided to check the Skoolie site for some advice and then I stumbled upon this thread. I sent out my completed application, original title, bill of sale, hand written note with my itemized details and my check for payment! I shipped it out via 1 day Express delivery and am crossing my fingers and toes that I get titled, and registered for 2 years as a Motor Home with Vermont plates!! The directions were phenomenal! I will update when they cash my check and when I receive everything in the mail. Thank you again for this thread of information!

Cody Vega