Her son got his car towed for not registering it (after owning it for two years).

And it's my fault for explaining why he needs the title (which he lost) to get it registered and out of impound.

Sovereign Citizen?

Don't need no stinking title! :-)

That's likely to be an expensive lesson for him. A replacement title fee of somewhere between $30 and $100 to start with. Then the registration fee, which varies from state to state and can run into the hundreds of dollars. Plus the storage fees at the impound yard, which is a per-day charge for every day it takes him to get his paperwork in order. The towing charge will be the least of it. Oh, yeah - does he have insurance on it?

I'd rather have stupid hurt than cost money....although they often go hand in hand.

This is going to be an expensive lesson. And even more expensive if he lost the title before transferring it into his name, which wouldn't surprise me since he never registered it.

Maybe if he tells them they're making him feel like he isn't safe the impound lot will just release the car to him and the state will waive the mean old registration requirements.

Only advantage on the kid's side is he bought it from his dad who feels the kid should've registered it two years ago and piss poor planning on the kid's part does not constitute an emergency on everyone else's.

(His dad and I tend to agree on this one as I told the kid back then he needed to register it and get the title in his name. "But why, nothing's going to happen, everyone knows my dad sold it to me" attitude.

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"But why, nothing's going to happen, everyone knows my dad sold it to me"

How old is he?

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Originally posted by bigwagon:
This is going to be an expensive lesson. And even more expensive if he lost the title before transferring it into his name, which wouldn't surprise me since he never registered it.

$300 towing + $45 per day (it's been there since Sunday night) + the three or four tickets (which he admits to) for out of date registration + two years worth late fees.

I wish I had that much money to burn.

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Originally posted by V-Tail:

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"But why, nothing's going to happen, everyone knows my dad sold it to me"

How old is he?

20. 21 in April 2018

Damn, what's the car worth? Might be cheaper to walk away.

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Originally posted by bigwagon:
Damn, what's the car worth? Might be cheaper to walk away.

Trust me, I'm not bringing that up.

Answer: maybe $1,500

Perhaps dusting off the old lesson "decisions, and lack of decisions, have consequences " might be in order.

My wifes nephew is a Rhodes Scholar in stupidy and always needs to be bailed out and he is 36 yrs old.

Kid's not the sharpest knife in the drawer, is he?

In my State (MI), the Seller has liability for any accident or bodily injury caused until the title is transferred. I would NEVER allow a buyer to forgo a trip to the Secretary of State (DMV) in my company. Never.

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Originally posted by ensigmatic:
Kid's not the sharpest knife in the drawer, is he?

Wait till legalized pot gets to your state.

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$300 towing + $45 per day (it's been there since Sunday night) + the three or four tickets (which he admits to) for out of date registration + two years worth late fees.

Ouch that hurts thinking about. Around here those late fees really add up $$$ fast. Plus I think Cal will also collect on previous years registration.

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Originally posted by LS1 GTO:
Her son got his car towed for not registering it (after owning it for two years).

And it's my fault for explaining why he needs the title (which he lost) to get it registered and out of impound.

Problem is that one way or another you're going to be the one paying.

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Originally posted by OKCGene:
Perhaps dusting off the old lesson "decisions, and lack of decisions, have consequences " might be in order.

Sometimes experience is the best teacher.
Don't bail him out. Let him solve his problem.