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How Can I Prove Ownership of a Vehicle if the Title Date Does Not Match Registration

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  • 08-17-2009, 02:43 PM
    beckyt
    How Can I Prove Ownership of a Vehicle if the Title Date Does Not Match Registration
    My question involves vehicle registration or title in the state of: New York

    I bought a vehicle one year ago - August 2008. The previous owner signed the back of the title, I countersigned and brought all of the appropriate documents to the DMV, registered the car, surrendered that title, and took my plates (in August). When I received the title in the mail, the title was dated 9/3/08 (according to the DMV, basically the date they process the paperwork). BUT they also say that I owned the car between 8/6 and 9/3 (since the previous title was "assigned" to me)...

    I am now being asked to prove that I've owned the car for the past year (cash for clunkers), and the dealership is saying that according to the title records, I have not been the owner for a full year yet...

    Is this true? Is there any way to prove that I've been the owner since August when I surrendered the original title and registered the car? Carfax even has "new owner reported" on the earlier date...but the (the dealer) are still sticking to this September date on the title history saying it does not prove that I've owned the car since August....

    Or do I really just need to wait another 3 weeks...

    Thanks!
  • 08-19-2009, 04:50 PM
    Mr. Knowitall
    Re: How Can I Prove Ownership of a Vehicle if the Title Date Does Not Match Registrat
    The program, on its face, requires that the vehicle be continuously insured and registered to the same owner for the full year preceding the trade-in. For obvious reasons, there's no guidance from the courts on the flexibility of the program's requirements, so I can understand why the dealer prefers to stick to the letter and avoid the possibility of having to come after you for the money when the vehicle is rejected.
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