2 things - VT does issue temp plates with only a bill of sale, you don't need to have the title, so you could have the seller mail/fax you a bill of sale (or for that matter, write one yourself) and get the temp with that - not all the offices do that, though - I know Springfield, Bennington + Montpelier do...

Also, I used this statute to get out of some trouble in Massachusetts a few years back - notably where it states you can use your "old" plates for 30 days without being subject to a fine so long as you are applying for the registration...

Good luck :)

Title 23: Motor Vehicles
Chapter 7: Registration
321. Procedure upon transfer



§ 321. Procedure upon transfer

Upon the transfer of ownership of any registered motor vehicle its registration shall expire. The person in whose name the transferred vehicle was registered shall immediately return direct to the commissioner the registration certificate assigned to the transferred vehicle, with the date of sale and the name and residence of the new owner endorsed on the back. However, the commissioner may accept any other satisfactory evidence of the above required information. The transferor shall forthwith remove the registration number plates from the transferred vehicle and may attach the same to another unregistered motor vehicle owned by him or her. Upon the transfer of registration plates from a motor vehicle, the registration of which has expired as above provided, to another motor vehicle, owned by the transferer, the owner or operator shall not, for a period of 30 days, be subject to a fine for the operation of the latter motor vehicle without the proper registration certificate, provided he or she has, within twenty-four hours of the transfer, made application, as provided in section 323 of this title, for transfer of the registration number plates. If such application for transfer is not so received by the commissioner, the number plates shall be returned to the commissioner at the end of five days after the transfer of ownership. (Amended 1975, No. 68, § 1, eff. April 18, 1975; 1987, No. 112, § 8.)

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• buy a car in a different state, Liam, Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:40:43
  • Vermont DMV info seems to give the solution, KDA, Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:23:50
  • Similar story to John..., JustinHiFi , Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:28:22
  • we had a funny experience with this last year (long), John in Bismarck, Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:24:15
    • Laminate temp tags, No Snaab, Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:42:22
    • From GA to VT you have to go thru VA, MD, NY, TimBrown, Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:16:22
  • I had this issue recently, Rod , Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:19:52
    • Re: I had this issue recently, oldsaab, Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:14:42
  • From the DMV..., Liam, Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:00:26
    • Re: From the DMV..., es9, Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:34:18 <-- Viewing This Message
  • In Vermont, Wayfarer , Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:38:18
    • Re: In Vermont, JohnVT, Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:19:45
  • its either VT or MA, Adam , Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:24:12
  • Start with your insurance agent, Noel, Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:28:47
  • apart from Herb's method, which would work,, TimBrown, Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:20:03
  • Transport of car to an out-of-state buyer..., Herb Hirsch , Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:04:42
    • small risk of a very big event, TimBrown, Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:13:53
    • Re: Transport of car to an out-of-state buyer..., swede-murphy , Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:13:51
      • Not too good, TimBrown, Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:25:51
        • I have done it recently............, Mysaab, Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:16:46

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