| Frequently Asked Questions:
Titling and Vehicle Registration |
Is
there a maximum or minimum age requirement for registering
a motor vehicle?
How long will it take to receive my registration
card?
What if I don’t receive my Vehicle
Registration card
in ten (10) days?
Can I renew my vehicle registration if I do not
currently
have insurance on my vehicle?
How do I renew my Vehicle Registration?
Where do I get my motor vehicle forms?
What if I did not receive my application to renew
my
vehicle registration?
How do I get a duplicate Vehicle Registration?
How do I change my address on my Pennsylvania
Vehicle
Registration?
How much does it cost to renew my registration?
I sold my vehicle after receiving the annual
invitation
to renew my registration. What should I do?
I have just moved to Pennsylvania. How do I
transfer/apply
for Vehicle Registration? How soon must I apply?
What documents do I need to transfer ownership to a
Pennsylvania vehicle?
How do I get a duplicate title?
What is an apportioned registration?
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Is
there a maximum
or minimum age requirement for registering a motor vehicle? Top |
Pennsylvania
law does not dictate a minimum or maximum age as for owning/registering
a vehicle. However, you should check with your insurance company to see
if they have any restrictions regarding an owner’s
age.
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| How
long will
it take to receive my registration card? Top |
You
will receive your permanent registration card within ten (10) days.
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| What
if I don’t
receive my Vehicle Registration card in ten (10) days? Top |
You
will need to complete form, MV-44,
'Application for Duplicate Registration Card, Replacement of
Registration
Plate, Renewal Sticker or Weight Class Sticker of Transfer of
Registration'.
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| Can I
renew my
vehicle registration if I do not currently have insurance on my vehicle? Top |
No.
Only trailers are exempt from maintaining insurance.
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| How
do I renew
my Vehicle Registration? Top |
You
can renew
your vehicle registration at our office
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| Where
do I get
my motor vehicle forms? Top |
Motor
vehicle form are available at our Skyline Services office
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What
if I did
not receive my application to renew my vehicle registration?
Top |
If
you never received an application to renew your registration in the
mail or you lost your renewal application, you may use the MV-140,
‘Request for Registration / Renewal’ form.
Applications are available at Skyline Services office.
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| How
do I get
a duplicate Vehicle Registration? Top |
To
obtain a duplicate registration card and/or renewal sticker, you
will want to complete an 'Application for Duplicate Registration,
Replacement
of Registration Plate, Renewal Sticker or Weight Class Sticker or
Transfer
of Registration' (form number MV-44).
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| How
do I change
my address on my Pennsylvania Vehicle Registration? Top |
Pennsylvania
requires that you report any new address to PENNDOT within
15 days of moving.
For vehicle
registrations, fill out form MV-63,
'Change of Address for Driver’s License, Photo ID and Vehicle
Registration'
and drop it in the mail. PENNDOT will send a new registration card for
your
vehicle.
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| How
much does
it cost to renew my registration? Top |
Please
visit PENNDOT's Fees
page for additional information.
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| I
sold my vehicle
after receiving the annual invitation to renew my registration. What
should
I do? Top |
If
the plate that was on the vehicle, which was sold, is not being
transferred
to another vehicle, you may destroy the renewal application. Be sure to
fill out a 'Request for Registration / Renewals' (form
MV-140) to complete your application.
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| I
have just moved
to Pennsylvania. How do I transfer/apply for Vehicle Registration? How
soon must I apply? Top |
Please
visit PENNDOT's New
Residents page where you can learn more about
transferring/applying
for a Pennsylvania vehicle registration. Or Skyline Services office.
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| What
documents
do I need to transfer ownership to a Pennsylvania vehicle? Top |
You
will need the Pennsylvania title and Form MV-4ST.
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| How
do I get
a duplicate title? Top |
You
must complete an 'Application for Duplicate Certificate of Title
by Owner', (Form MV-38O).
If you are the lien holder of the vehicle, you will need an
‘Application
for Certificate of Title by lien holder' (Form
MV-38L).
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| What
is an apportioned registration? Top |
Apportioned Registration is needed when a
vehicle(s) travels or is intended
for travel in two or more of the member jurisdictions and is used for
the
transportation of persons for hire or is designed, used, or maintained
primarily for the transportation of property, and (1) is a power unit
having
a gross or registered weight in excess of 26,000 pounds, or (2) is a
power
unit having three or more axles regardless of weight, or (3) is used in
combination when the weight of such combination exceeds 26,000 pounds
gross
vehicle weight.
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