i've researched this a little online but a lot of the posts and stuff i've
found are from a while back, not to mention they leave out a lot of
details. my question. is it possible to obtain an oregon p.o. box, buy a
car in oregon, register it to oregon, obtain oregon license plates, then
bring the car to california and drive it here legally? iow, what is the
worst case scenario? if a cop stops me and notices i have a ca dl and
oregon plates, what illegal act does that prove (since i technically have
an address in oregon)? tia.

It is perfectly legal to posses a valid drivers license from a
state other than the one for which the vehicle is licensed.
However few, if any state(s,) allows a PO Box to be used as
an address for the purposes of registering a vehicle. Because of
different tax laws, several of my vehicle are registered in
Delaware where I own a home and one vehicle I keep in Florida
that is registered in Florida where I own a home. Some are
registered in Pa. where I am domiciled in another home and my
drivers license in issued by Pa.



mike hunt



swen wrote:

"swen" <swen-no-spam (AT) news (DOT) net> wrote

DO NOT DO THIS. You will end up with a car that you cannot drive in
California. California laws do not allow California residents to buy
new or used cars with under 7500 miles from out of state. If you have
the car in California for any period of time, at some point some sharp
CHP or local police will notice it and you will be SOL. There may be
some exceptions, but military personnel are the only ones that come to
mind. Unless you buy a car in cash, if you finance it the lender is
not going to accept a PO box as an address, not to mention any
insurance company.

Move to Oregon.........
"D Lawrence" <carfan56 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote


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That works better than the PO box. The PO box is too small to use as a garage.

On 3 Sep 2003 10:52:03 -0700, carfan56 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com (D Lawrence) wrote:

Dunno... PO box could work well with the new Minis or even a Neon...

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