Moving to Tennessee- Car issues

[jjohan35]

Hi there,

I am shipping my vehicle to Nashville, Tennessee from California. Can anyone provide input regarding car issues? Should I register my vehicle in Tennessee? Should I switch car insurance? Any input is GREATLY appreciated.

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[coldweatherblue]

Hi there,

I will be attending Meharry Medical College soon (Class of 2012). I am from California. I am shipping my vehicle to Nashville, Tennessee from California. Can anyone provide input regarding car issues? Should I register my vehicle in Tennessee? Should I switch car insurance? Any input is GREATLY appreciated.

heh, I'm moving from Tennessee to California to go to med school and I have some similar questions.

Tennessee requires an emissions test, but it isn't too difficult to pass. Honestly I don't know your situation so I don't know if your insurance would be lower or higher in TN. You should register your vehicle if you want TN plates. 😎

 

[FuturePhysician]

I will be going to Meharry too. Hopefully someone can answer your question because I would like to know

 

[-Goose-]

You need a car at Meharry. I am from Nashville and have a few friends that went to MMC. You will be doing rotations at Metro General, the VA (which is by VUMC), and I think even in Clarksville (1 hour away). Not to mention Nashville's public transportation STINKS.

 

[QuantumMechanic]

I'm sure the fees to have your car registered in TN are cheaper than they are in CA. Additionally, insurance is probably cheaper here than most parts of California.

It would probably be more fun to drive the car (not to mention cheaper) over yourself than to ship it.

 

[nogolfinsnow]

Don't you know for sure about Tennessee, but I think in most states if you are strictly a student then you don't have to register your car or change your driver's license to the new state. If having Tennessee residency will benefit you in another way, then you should switch. For me, I switched to my current state b/c I can get a nice discount at the local golf course.
For insurance, it depends who your company is. If you're happy w/ them, try to stay with them.

As for the person moving to CA, CA has much stricter emission standards than most of the country. Again, I'm not sure if you're required to register your car in CA if you can prove you're only there as a student.

 

[diosa428]

FYI, idk if you guys need to get your car inspected every year or every other year or what in CA, but unless you plan on driving your car back to get it inspected, you might want to register it in TN.

 

[loveboatdoc]

TN has no state income tax, but sales tax is ~9%.

Registering your car in TN, voting in TN, and getting a TN driver's license can help you establish TN residency.

 

[Mr hawkings]

TN has no state income tax, but sales tax is ~9%.

Registering your car in TN, voting in TN, and getting a TN driver's license can help you establish TN residency.

I dont know about TN but most states dont allow you to establish residency if you are currently registered as a student.
As for the vehicle registration, CA does not require yearly inspections. in fact you can do everything online and they just mail you the renewal sticker wherever you are.

 

[just one]

TN has no state income tax, but sales tax is ~9%.

Registering your car in TN, voting in TN, and getting a TN driver's license can help you establish TN residency.

Unless the OP is a really slow driver/learner, I think over the past 2.5 years since this thread was started they probably have it worked out.

 

[coldweatherblue]

Unless the OP is a really slow driver/learner, I think over the past 2.5 years since this thread was started they probably have it worked out.

don't be so sure.. i still don't know wtf is going on in california; i get fines for paying my registration wrong like every year lol.

 

[2012mdc]

don't be so sure.. i still don't know wtf is going on in california; i get fines for paying my registration wrong like every year lol.

Has anyone had an experience with getting a smog check out of state for california registration?

 

[asdf123g]

does anybody know if it is required to register your car (and car insurance) in the state you are attending school or can you have it registered where you live when you're not in school? Obviously while in school...I will be spending most of my time not where the vehicle would be registered then since my school is OOS for me.

 

[DubVille]

does anybody know if it is required to register your car (and car insurance) in the state you are attending school or can you have it registered where you live when you're not in school? Obviously while in school...I will be spending most of my time not where the vehicle would be registered then since my school is OOS for me.

I would call your insurance provider. Better to be safe and make sure your insurance doesn't try to screw you over, if you got in an accident.

 

[Fedekz]

does anybody know if it is required to register your car (and car insurance) in the state you are attending school or can you have it registered where you live when you're not in school? Obviously while in school...I will be spending most of my time not where the vehicle would be registered then since my school is OOS for me.

I'm a police officer in the northwest - in my state you have 10 days to notify the department of licensing in writing of an address change. That being said, I plan on keeping my car registered to my parents house, which is out of state of my medical school and keeping my insurance through that state. I will keep my drivers license there as well.

It would probably work out better if you have your car registered to whatever state your driver's license is out of though. If you get pulled over, it may be harder to explain why you have a driver's license in Nevada, but the plates on your car are out of New York - one of the addresses is likely not current.

 

[asdf123g]

I'm a police officer in the northwest - in my state you have 10 days to notify the department of licensing in writing of an address change. That being said, I plan on keeping my car registered to my parents house, which is out of state of my medical school and keeping my insurance through that state. I will keep my drivers license there as well.

It would probably work out better if you have your car registered to whatever state your driver's license is out of though. If you get pulled over, it may be harder to explain why you have a driver's license in Nevada, but the plates on your car are out of New York - one of the addresses is likely not current.

I cant find a solid answer but ive read if you are a student you dont have to register it in the state you attend school.