registering a car in MA

[allli.livejournal.com]

Does anyone have an opinion or information on how illegal or bogus registering a car in the state you just moved FROM is, even though you now live in Mass?

Complications include transferring my insurance (Geico isn't in Mass) and converting my out-of-state driver's license (it's $110). Can I just pretend I'm still from NH, keep my plates and so forth? Or will someone notice since I'm now registered to vote in Mass?

Comments

[kundrie.livejournal.com]

No, it isn't. Neither Geico nor Progressive offer insurance here, so
I've often wondered the same thing--why do they show ads here?

[csbermack.livejournal.com]

The ads are bought based on national coverage, or the companies sell insurance other than car insurance, or the broadcasts cover parts of other nearby states. The companies aren't in MA because car insurance is regulated, so every company will give you the same price based on your car, where you park it, and your driving rating.

Practically speaking, I had an out-of-state license and a locally registered car for months and got a TskTsk when I got pulled over. But if you're planning to stick around, might as well do it all as soon as practically possible.

I would consider it mighty sketchier to register a car to an address you no longer live at than to just fail to transfer the registration when you move, fwiw.