backpackster
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1969 Triple E Comfort 15'
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Post by backpackster on Sept 16, 2015 20:58:33 GMT -8
My sister had a trailer sitting on back lot for 21 years. She wanted it moved badly and was happy for me to give it a go. She could have given me a bill of sale but she didn’t have a title paper and we couldn’t even find a VIN anywhere on the trailer tongue. If we had a VIN, we would have gone with a hand written bill of sale and declaration of ownership. But in my case, homemade seemed to be the only way to go. Ontario will give you a homemade registration and lifetime license plate for $53. They only asked the weight and colour. I guessed the weight to be well under 2000 lbs (907 kg) so I said 900kg. I plan to weigh it after the rebuild. Luckily they said that they would only give a homemade registration if it was less than 900 kg (it is silly they just don’t say 2000 lbs). They take your word for it still. When I casually told her it was an camper trailer, she seemed to hesitate for a second. So leave that bit out, if you apply. I felt awkward with the first drive, as it wasn’t really a homemade, but only a crappy old trailer, on that drive back to my home. It will be easier to justify “homemade” once the rebuild is finished. There doesn’t seem to be a process to temporarily license a trailer for transport like there is for a car. They give you a file number in place of the VIN on the registration. You then need to stamp this file number on your tongue somewhere. Because I knew the history of the trailer, I had no doubt on ownership. However I would have problems buying an untitled trailer from a stranger. If it is a beater take a lot of before pictures to protect yourself.
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