Just my 2 cents.

Like has been mentioned every state has its own unique rules governing titling and registration. Add to that not every DMV is easy to work with, hell, not every employee within the same DMV is necessarily competent or helpful.

That was driven home to me over the last couple weeks when I went into DMV to do a title change and registration on a trailer. First trip I got the new girl with the not so competent supervisor who told me I needed additional paperwork. When I brought the paperwork in, I got the experienced employee who did all the title and registration in 15 minutes with the paperwork I originally brought in. Told me I didn’t need the extra paperwork it had taken a week to get.

On a title that may be complicated, it might be worth it to go thru a title service. They generally work with DMV on a daily basis, know the particular states system and usually have experience with the out of the ordinary title requests. Additionally they actually work for you, not the state. They can be easier to explain the situation to and usually provide good information on what paperwork they will need.

It’s been a long time ago, but when I turned a Vega station wagon into a V8 powered Vega pickup truck I had several trips and phone calls to the Illinois DMV to try and do a corrected title on the truck. I usually got contradictory information and often dealt with uninterested DMV employees and state police officers.

I finally thru up my hands up and hired a title service……..a month (and $150) later I had a correct title and license plate in my hand.



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