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rhintransit
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info please on HOW TO register a car in South Dakota
I know this has been addressed before but the posts generally turn into moral, legal, ethical brawls rather than giving useful information. please
refrain, if at all possible, from such detours. All I want to know, preferrably from someone who has done it, is "how to" and any suggestions/tips
about the process.
I have been given two resources, both mail forwarding outfits, Americas Mailbox and Alternative Resources. can anyone recommend others? u2u if you
prefer.
reality\'s never been of much use out here...
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Baja&Back
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America's Mailbox in Rapid City is who we used. Lowest price & friendly service. They actually have an office, rather than running out of a
garage.
We happened to drive thru Rapid city, so went to the DMV ourselves, but AM will do the legwork for you for 25 bucks or so.
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Hook
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Middle man??? You dont need no stinkin' middleman to do this!
Here is a list of county treasurers in SD. Call one up and see if they will register vehicles by mail. They will give you the instructions you need,
if they do.
http://www.state.sd.us/drr2/Assessors/treasurers.htm
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Baja&Back
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Sorry, Hook, Pennington County Treasurer's office would NOT issue a vehicle registration unless we had a working South Dakota delivery address. They
stated they will NOT mail annual renewals out of state. Mail services are considered valid addresses for residency but PO boxes are not.
I imagine all SD counties work the same way, seeing as vehicle registrations are administered under state regulations.
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Hook
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Well, things have changed since you did it, then. I handled the whole thing through Clay County and I also talked to the treasurer in Minnehaha County
last week and they are processing out of state addresses as well. There is lots of info about Clay County on the net. Our SD titles ACTUALLY SHOW OUR
OUT OF STATE ADDRESS ON THEM.
We also procured our SD driver's licenses using a PO Box, but you do have to be there in person to take the eye exam and turn in your license from
another state.
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bajalou
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Call Clay County Treasurers office and they will give you all the info. Other counties do things differently. PHONE: 605-677-7123
Or go to their website http://www.claycountysd.org/ and look at treasurers office.
It works just like Hook said and has for years.
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tripledigitken
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Perhaps this is a dumb question.
Why are so many getting registration and licenses from SD?
Is it all about low fees?
Ken
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rhintransit
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tripledigitken
Perhaps this is a dumb question.
Why are so many getting registration and licenses from SD?
Is it all about low fees?
Ken |
it has nothing to do with the fees. see your u2u for brief explanation.
I hesitate to answer this on the forum (go back my original post starting the thread). if you are really interested, and want to wade through 7
pages, see the last thread on the topic.
reality\'s never been of much use out here...
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vandenberg
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Roberta,
You're welcome.
You need a husband.
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BMG
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I registered another car just last month with SD. Call the Clay Co number. You'll get a live person who is pleasant and helpful. You'll be told which
form to print and mail in along with the amount due. A couple weeks later you'll get your new plates and registration.
I think the world is run by C- students.
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oxxo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tripledigitken
Perhaps this is a dumb question.
Why are so many getting registration and licenses from SD? |
Because people don't want to go to the trouble to get their car smogged even though it cuts down on polution. The idea is that they want to do their
part to increase pollution in Baja.
Do the right thing for future generations, get your car smogged regardless of where it is registered. You are either part of the solution, or you are
the problem.
[Edited on 10-5-2008 by oxxo]
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Cypress
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This SD registration bit is a scam. Smogged? Give me a break! 
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by oxxo
| Quote: | Originally posted by tripledigitken
Perhaps this is a dumb question.
Why are so many getting registration and licenses from SD? |
Because people don't want to go to the trouble to get their car smogged even though it cuts down on polution. The idea is that they want to do their
part to increase polution in Baja.
Do the right thing for future generations, get your car smogged regardless of where it is registered. You are either part of the solution, or you are
the problem. |
dodging taxes, fees, pollution and insurance laws. you see a SD plate on the highway, give it room, as irresponsibility is near you.
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BMG
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| Quote: | Originally posted by oxxo
Because people don't want to go to the trouble to get their car smogged even though it cuts down on polution. The idea is that they want to do their
part to increase polution in Baja.
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It is 1933 miles (about 40 hours of driving) from La Paz, BCS to Boise, ID (our U.S. residence.)
Driving 3,966 miles roundtrip would burn about 147 gallons of gas in our Camry and 283 gallons in our Blazer. Fuel costs would run about $1400 @ $3.25
gal.
Figuring 10 hour driving days (more than what we usually do), we would have at least 12 nights in motels @ $50 per night for another $600.
Add in the costs of 8000 miles of wear and tear per year on our vehicles.
It would also require about 16 full days of driving every year.
I cannot see how anyone is getting scammed here. Maybe the guy in the red van in Boise that smogs the car for $30?
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Sorry, I had to reply to the accusation that all we want is to pollute our air in La Paz because we are too lazy to spend over 2 weeks and $2000 every
year to perform a test to tell me our well tuned vehicles are running well.
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dodging taxes, fees, pollution and insurance laws. you see a SD plate on the highway, give it room, as irresponsibility is near you.
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Nice knock on all the citizens of South Dakota.
I think the world is run by C- students.
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BMG
I cannot see how anyone is getting scammed here. Maybe the guy in the red van in Boise that smogs the car for $30?
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Maybe the mexicans are being robbed. you want to live in mexico, live legally, and pay fair share of taxes for government services you rely upon, pay
import fee per your apparent import of cars to mexico. be legal, instead of illegal alien.
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BMG
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
| Quote: | Originally posted by BMG
I cannot see how anyone is getting scammed here. Maybe the guy in the red van in Boise that smogs the car for $30?
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Maybe the mexicans are being robbed. you want to live in mexico, live legally, and pay fair share of taxes for government services you rely upon, pay
import fee per your apparent import of cars to mexico. be legal, instead of illegal alien. |
We are perfectly legal. Mexico does not require that either of our vehicles be imported, only that they have valid U.S. tags. If the law changes,
we'll abide by it. And what does this have to do with slamming all the citizens of South Dakota?
I think the world is run by C- students.
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vandenberg
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BMG
We are perfectly legal. Mexico does not require that either of our vehicles be imported, only that they have valid U.S. tags. If the law changes,
we'll abide by it. And what does this have to do with slamming all the citizens of South Dakota? |
And I wonder why you even waste your breath argueing with these guys.
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BMG
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vandenberg
And I wonder why you even waste your breath argueing with these guys.
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I don't know. Might be I am not partial to being called a robber, an illegal alien, a cheat, irresponsible, a scam artist, a polluter and lazy.
Although I will admit to being lazy.
I believe the original question posted has been answered. I'll let it rest with what I've already presented.
I think the world is run by C- students.
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oxxo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BMG
We are perfectly legal. |
You may be legal in Mexico, but do you get your cars smogged every two years? It is the right environmental thing to do. Just because Mexico doesn't
require smogging does that mean we who have cars here should not have our car smogged? Just because some Mexicans throw garbage and trash out their
car window, does that make it right for us to do the same?
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bajaguy
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Does South Dakota require an Emission Control test, either statewide or in certain non-attainment areas????
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