Certificate of Origin

I bought my car at an out-of-state dealer, so instead of them titling the car, I need to take the Certicate of Origin to either my state RMV or my insurance company and do it myself. Problem is, when I picked up my car, they didn't have the form ready, furthermore, they estimated that it would take a couple of weeks to put it together and then send it to me in the mail. I don't get it. They had the VIN number at least a week before I picked up the car. They are a reputable dealer with lots of positive reviews here. But the short of it is that my insurance company will insure it for a total of seven days, after which it will be uninsured, until the dealer makes the documentation available to me. Worse yet, after I drove my new car back home from Virginia, my insurance company informed me that the temporary plates the dealer put on my vehicle are not recognized in home state of Massachusetts, so any cop seeing me may at their discretion: do nothing, give me a warning, or impound my vehicle. So my new car sits at home in my driveway, unable to be driven. The dealership says they will try to hurry things up on their end, but I don't understand why the paperwork wasn't ready in the first place. Has anyone else here suffered through this? How long did it take your ou-of-state dealer to deliver to you the Certificate of Origin?

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(galaxee @ May 11 2006, 08:17 PM) [snapback]253807[/snapback]</div>

Doesn't matter. Massachusetts considers such vehicles to be unregistered.

Massachusetts requires that cars be taxed before they are registered. I can't pay the tax until I have the Certificate of Origin, because it is all the same procedure.

I don't think it's them. They have always been helpful and I get a great deal via my employer. They will insure the vehicle 7 days which is the standard in Massachusetts--I'm keeping it off the road because I don't want it impounded as an unregistered vehicle.