Registering Your Car in Florida | What You Need to Know
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- Опубликовано: 18 июн 2024
- What you need to know about registering your car in Florida is the topic of today's video. If you are thinking about moving to Florida and you are bring a vehicle or vehicles with you then you are probably wondering what has to be done in order to transfer your out of state license to Florida and what the process to registering your car in Florida is. In this video I take you throught the whole process that Josue and I recently went through in order to switch everything over from New York to Florida including getting our Florida drivers license, transferring the out of state title to Florida, registering our car, and getting our new Florida license plate. I also break down the cost of everything including how much it cost to transfer our drivers license, how much it cost to transfer our title, and how much it cost to register our car. If you are also wondering what documentation you will need to register your car in Florida and change over your license, I also go over that documentation in this video as well. I pretty much go over what you need to know about registering your car in Florida. I know it may sound a little daunting, so let me help you and walk you through the process of registering your car in Florida.
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Resident and document requirements here:
www.flhsmv.gov/new-resident/
Tax Collector locations here:
www.flhsmv.gov/locations/
I hope this video was helpful! If you have any other questions outside of what I talked about in the video, you can definitely leave them and maybe someone else can answer from their experience! However, my knowledge ends with my experience. I will help with what I can, but I do not work for the office so I don’t have all the answers to the more intricate questions. If you feel I forgot to mention anything, then I probably didn’t experience it because I went into all the details. 😊 thanks again for watching!
Thank you so much! I am about to move to Orlando Florida for my job and I was very nervous and confused about the whole process but I am at ease now. Thank you again.
Glad it helped. Best of luck!
This information was very helpful to my husband and myself. We have recently moved. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this video.
Glad it was useful for you! :)
Thank you so much for your help, I’m moving from Binghamton NY to Miami with a friend and all this info is helping so much!
Glad it helped! Best of luck!
Just moved from Queens, NY to Pasco County in FL. Cant believe i can pull up on my house and having my own driveway lmao! Thanks for all the info! You really ROCK!
Extremely helpful! Thank you so much!
You're very welcome! :)
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I was feeling completely freaked out having to do all this.
Thank you very much. Very informative. I am planning to move during the summer.
Glad I could help! Good luck!
Thank you! You saved me a trip to the dmv.
Thank you very much.
Very informative.
Glad it was helpful!
Super helpful, thank you!
you're very welcome! :)
Very helpful thank you very much
Great info. very helpful
Glad to hear it!
Awesome clip. Very helpful
Glad it was helpful! Planning on moving to Florida?
@@GeniseKrystalxo Yes!
its 2024 and appointments are still required. also if you do not have the documents to verify residency you can go to the county recorder (I think) and get a sworn affidavit. Also its still extremely expensive to do a first time registration and trust me the a police everywhere that will pull you over to ask questions about your out of state licence plate.
Very helpful
Thank you so much ❤
Another cost to keep in mind is the sales tax in FL for cars is 6%. So if you recently got a new car (I think within 6 months), you have to pay the difference in sales tax on your price of the car between your old and new state. Can rack up quickly if your state has a low tax for cars
Thank you for the information!
If you bought your car within the last 6 months and paid sales tax at the time of purchase you don’t pay it again in Florida but you do have to bring proof that you paid the sales tax when you purchased it
Another thing to keep in mind is insurance cost, it probably won’t be a huge deal for people old enough to have the cheaper insurance but mine goes up almost double, from about $130 how I have it configured here in NC to about $250. If you’re pinching pennies I’d recommend calling and getting a quote, then making sure you have about another 20% in case it goes up. All in all I’d recommend having $1000 just in case if you’re doing one vehicle.
Mine is currently at about $130/month for one vehicle insured under Geico, but we own our vehicle so we don't need to be insured up the wazoo like we did when we still had a lien on it.
Thank you! I’m moving next week. I figured it would be around $500. That’s rough!
Yeah. It definitely hurt to swipe our card that day. Lol good luck!
You didn't mention the $225.00 initial registration fee which is payable if the vehicle
you are registering has never before been registered in Florida. Please correct me if i'm wrong.
The part that I don't understand is: after paying this fee you'r able to transfer the tag to another vehicle. So if you were to sell or otherwise dispose of your current vehicle you
could keep the Tag and use it on your replacement vehicle. and not have to pay it twice. Which happens to be in conflict with the law stating that the tag would have to be surrendered. Very confusing!
I still have the tag from a vehicle that I sold over 2 years ago. Went down to the tax collectors office with the new owner to transfer title and register the car under his name.
Nobody said anything to me about having to surrender tag. Nor was I ever sent anything
in regard to surrender of tag when the my registration was expired and not renewed.
It's maddening the way that they set this whole boondoggle up.
And finally...You'r supposed to drive an unregistered untagged vehicle to the tax office so someone can verify the VIN, mileage?? any guidance you can give will be greatly appreciated1
I've been in Florida for a year and haven't gotten my FL tags registration yet... for damn good reason. The process has been insanely frustrating and reached a screeching halt when they turned me away after transferring my title because my dad wasn't present with me as he was the co-signer (he lives in Pennsylvania). So now I would have to get power of attorney in order to do something as simple as getting my registration and tags. Anyone else been through this debacle? Because I'm honestly just thinking of keeping my out of state plates and registration.
It can be frustrating jumping through all the hoops. I know, but I believe the power of attorney paperwork is something you can find online on their website and have your dad mail it to you signed. I would go through a little bit more of the stress if it saves me from the possible fines or legal repercussions later if I ever get pulled over. I mean, I obviously can't tell you what to do, but I'm personally too chicken to pull it off. lol
Just in case... :)
www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/forms/82053.pdf
I would nd I am
Listen you forgot to mention license plates how much is it and do they have them there that you get to pick which one you want
what if i have an enhanced NY license? Will i get the florida equivalent right then and there?
I have a heavily modified 2022 Toyota GR86 Premium. I want to register it as a custom car in Kissimmee Florida. How can I do that so I can legally drive it around and show off?
Tanks to take the time to make this video, my wife and I recently moved from Vermont to Florida, now we are taking care of all this, I have a question do you know if to register a motorcycle I also have to take it to them to see? Or can I fill out the form and bring to them?
Sorry. I don't know about registering motorcycles. I will say they like to verify whatever info you put down on the paper. I physically had to walk outside for the employee to look at my vehicle.
hey i have a question. im thinking about buying a car from a private seller. Im 19 and I have a learner permit and my sister has me on her insurance. cif I buy the car would I be able to register it in my name?
Does your E-Zpass from NY still works in FL or did you trade it for the Sunpass? And thank you for your informative video 👍
The EZ Pass works on some of the more major highways here especially in the Orlando area, but not everywhere. So I traded mine in for the Sunpass.
@@GeniseKrystalxo thank you 😊 I will be moving to Florida in a couple of weeks so this is very informative. Also did you trade your ezpass for the sunpass at the FL tax collectors office?
@@Stephaniesworld1212 No. We had to mail the ez pass back to NY and I ordered my su pass online. Last I checked the tax collectors office didn’t seem to handle any of that.
@@GeniseKrystalxo ok 👍 thank you so much for your help. Blessings to you and your family.
Great video. Can anyone give me a hand? I own a car, no lien on it and i'll be driving it down from MA. I was going to buy a new car in Florida shortly after I arrive. (the car i'm driving down I have already verbally sold to a family member and they are going to drive it back when i buy the new car). To buy a new car in florida do I need to register it in FL / have my drivers license already changed over?
Any insight on insurance cost change?
We are with Geico. To keep the exact same insurance coverage that we had in NYC, we were looking at a small drop of around $30 monthly, which was still nice. However, being that we had paid off our car, we didn't feel we needed as much as we needed in NY, so we played with a couple of the limits, and are currently set to pay an average of $145/month as compared to the $220 we were paying in NY. And that includes myself and my husband.
How much is it just for the title transfer and to get tags to drive in Florida I already have insurance under the vehicle
12:13 :)
Hey! Did you just schedule 1 appointment to get all of this done or separate appointments for every type of transaction? and if only 1 appointment what did you schedule it under?
Yes. We did everything in one shot. We scheduled it under the card services or license services. I forget the exact wording. But we did it this way because if you’re going in for your license you need an appt if you’re just going in for the registration then no appt required. So we just wanted to play it safe since we were doing both. I hope that makes sense!
@@GeniseKrystalxo Oh I see, great thanks! I was about to schedule it under registration, fortunately I asked. I will schedule it under License. Thank you.
So here's my nightmare: I moved back to FL from NY and I found out they needed a 2nd proof of ID, either a passport or birth certificate. My car is paid off but has a lien on it so my lien holder is sending me a lien release letter which is what the FL tax collector needed. I do not have my birth certificate and neither parent knows where the hell my birth certificate is so I ordered a replacement from Vital Chek which is what the FL tax collector recommended. Meanwhile, I did the right thing and switched my car insurance from NY to FL before this nightmare began and that told NY to start telling me to send in my plates or maintain liability coverage on my car, which wasn't there. The birth certificate replacement and lien release letter will take 50-60 days I was told, and since I still have to go to work I'm stuck with my NY plates, while waiting on my documents! All I can think to do is put the liability insurance on my coverage again and hope NY goes away until I get my documents, wait it out, or if anyone has any other ideas please share because I don't want any fines from either state or anything else bad to happen. Thank you for any help!
Update: I now have my Florida plate and registration done😀 For anyone that needs help I used Etags to get it all done online. I also just received my birth certificate in the mail yesterday so I'll soon have my Florida license. I ordered it on August 11th, so it took that long to get it from Vital Chek
Does anyone know if i can buy or lease a car in florida with a nys Lic, or do i have to switch it over before purchasing? I'll be there in 2 weeks and buying a car over there. Or should i buy it here in nyc.
do you know the answer now?
Hi. I have a question, if you please can answer me. To renew my expired registration for more than a year, should I bring the car?
Did you end up registering? I’m going through this right now and I’m freaking out about it.
What did you have to do with your NY plates? I know they require you to surrender them. Did you have to mail them to the NYS DMV?
Yes. We mailed them back certified mail. Made sure we got the receipt.
@@GeniseKrystalxo Okay thank you! I am going next week to do mine. This video was really helpful!
@@meghanmckune2853 glad I could help!
Great information thank you.
Many things are going to blow your mind here in Florida.
(Taxes, small business support, opportunities, life quality, liberty, etc)
If you like how things are done here in Florida, then don't vote Democrat, leave them in New York, vote Republican.
Why leave, just to bring it with you all over again, I will never understand that.
But like you say "there are those kind of people".
Welcome to Florida!
You're preaching to the choir, my friend, but thanks!
Hello! I’m 17 and I’m getting my license very very soon, and I have everything except proof of residency because I rarely receive mail, so I haven’t saved any of my mail that had my name and address on it. What could I do?
Hey! Sorry, I'm just seeing this... :/ I know it may be too late to help you, but I did want to post this here just in case anyone else has the same issue. This is a Certification of Address form I pulled off the Florida highway safety website. On the second page it lists what can be done if you have no proof of residence.
www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/forms/71120.pdf
Hey can I send my documents including my license in soft copy?…will that be accepted?
Hi. I'm going to say no just because when we went, we had to surrender our NY licenses in office and the lady cut them up right infront of us. In regards to the other documents, check this out... www.flhsmv.gov/driver-licenses-id-cards/what-to-bring/document-help/ Hope that helps :)
Thanks for the info I'm moving to tampa in 3 months
Good luck! Glad the video could help!
@@GeniseKrystalxo thank you
Can i register a car at the dmv with a permit license ?
I'm sorry. I'm not 100% sure on that one. I would definitely give your local office a call and ask. They were very helpful when I called with a question recently. :) all the best!
No
Do you have to pay car taxes? If you buy a car from Florida. What if you buy a car from New York and move to live in Florida with that car, do need to pay taxes?
I can only speak from my experience and when we went, we didn't pay any tax probably because we outright own our car, no liens, and we've had the car for a few years already. I don't know if the same would apply for newly bought cars. I don't want to give you misinformation, so I will point you in the tax collector's office direction. They really are very helpful when you call. Sorry I couldn't be of more assistance! best of luck!
@@GeniseKrystalxo if you bought the car within six months you just have to bring proof that you paid the sales tax when you bought it in the other state
@@pattycake178 yessss… I just went to the tax collectors this morning with my dad who was registering his NY vehicle here in Florida and we were informed about this. I believe she said the tax here in FL is 7% so he would have to pay the difference.
My car is a LOAN I came from New Jersey, now living in Seminole County. I have no title since I am still paying the car. Where do I go, and what is the process? Please any help it will be greatly appreciated
Give the tax collector's office a call and they will direct you to, or email you a copy of a title request form that you need to send to your lienholder.
I was actually able to pull it up online
www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/forms/83060.pdf
@@GeniseKrystalxo Thank you so much for responding!
Why all the social security department temporarily closed in Florida?
It may still be due to COVID. The population that they mostly serve are elderly and we know they are highly susceptible. Not 100% sure though
Does this works from a Private Dealer
As long as you can prove you are the owner of the vehicle I assume it will. You can always give the tax collector's office to double check.
Polk county!!!!!
Hello Krystal like listening to you
Thank you :)
It's been a year since my family and I moved to Florida. Watch my thoughts on Florida here: ruclips.net/video/bbupg4N53lM/видео.html
11:08 Skip to cost here
Thank you ☺️
@@GeniseKrystalxo 🤗
$455.58 for me. Ridiculous.
Ouchie!
@@GeniseKrystalxo only a one time fee
@@pattycake178 oh I know… still hurts lol 😂
That’s for license and registration?
Tags violate your fourth amendment.#1
Change your status and go without tag insurance and license
Could of made this video is 2 minutes. So much rambling
lol I do have that tendency. Now you know for the future- click the 2 minute video instead. Thanks for watching!