When do you no longer tag an offroader?

[GaWag]

When I get my 1-ton's done, I will have 36 IROK's on beadlocks, SOA with 2" body, Propane conversion, No doors or glass except for the windshield. Stock 4.10's welded front and rear. Full hydraulic steering.

I trailer everywhere so I guess it's time to kill the ins and tag.

Watcha think?

[uglyjeepling]

Well in my state you have to tag everything that is considered a vehicle. Cops can and will give you a ticket here if they see it. Also, trails are documented as roads so you can get a ticket there also then its failure to have ins.. I dont know how the states compare but its cheap to ins and tag these things I wouldnt risk tickets. no ins is a large fine or loss of license.

[babywag]

Check your laws, in Cali you have to register/tag offroad vehicles.

Depending on where you're off-roading, can mean BIG fines and/or loss of the vehicle for not having it registered.

[joe]

Yeah check with your state DMV. Here you can park anything in your yard unlicensed and all is well. Some states make you have even dead not running rigs licensed that are parked behind the garage...<shrug>.

[GaWag]

Well what I was really thinking was when are you insuring a vecle to be street legal when it truly isn't street legal. My wag is more buggy like than it is like my 90 DD.

[Slick Willie]

I don't see a problem in Georgia. :rolleyes: As long as it's on a trailer and not bumper pulled.

[will e]

yep, tag and insure it if you can. THe insurance will be good in case you hit something else.

[joe]

Well what I was really thinking was when are you insuring a vecle to be street legal when it truly isn't street legal. My wag is more buggy like than it is like my 90 DD.
If "anything" goes wrong on your end, someone elses end and the ins co gets involved and the rig isn't "street legal"...you have no insurance period. You may as well stop now buying insurance for a street legal vehicle if yours isn't street legal. If you've got a bunch tied up in your rig I'd just get comp insurance(fire/theft etc) way cheaper than street insurance. Of course you have to prove to them it's worth what you want to ins it for. And no...sum of parts costs does make the rig worth that much. It's all about resale/replacement value. I for sure for a trail only rig would drop whatever street coverage you have ASAP. You're just p*ssing money away forr nothing.

[J10_Jimbo]

Strange how laws differ, in Louisiana you don't need insurance or tags unless you drive it on the road and if your truck is considered a farm vechicle, which it can be classified if your house is on 5 or more acres you can get cheap long term tags and minimum insurace if that.

[Tad]

I do not know Steve, but look into it.
I have been looking into the NM registration laws for my GMC (not a 4X4), it appears there may still be a farm & ranch registration, limited mileage work truck, I'm not sure if it works for me yet (it appears this was some type of grandfathered clause), but maybe GA has something similar.

[will e]

I was thinking liability insurance. If you run into someone or run over someone or some other accident.
If someone is in the truck with you and you roll it and they get hurt. That kind of stuff.

[JeepNOFEAR]

I got an antique tag for my woods truck, it's great. To bad yours isn't old enought yet.

[Stuka]

I am pretty sure all 50 states require a green sticker for offroad use. Its really cheap, and doesnt require insurance. This is what you do with dirt bikes and ATV's. Well, unless they are race only, then they have a red sticker.

[scotty]

here in ohio you cant have outside storage of "unliscenced,unoperable motor vehicles".

if it doesnt have a tag,it cant sit outside,and you definately cant be driving it on the street.

if it lives in the garage and rides on a trailer,and never,ever gets driven on the roads to the trails,or on trails that are technically public "roads" then you dont need insurance or a tag. if you check into it youll prolly discover that your auto policy does not cover you if you slide into someone in the mud off road,so why bother.

if you flat tow,or need a tag to park it in your back yard,you need a tag,even if you dont drive it.

if you drive it to the trails,you need a tag and at least liability insurance,period,no room for discussion.

i havent had a tag on my jeep in years.since i quit driving it ;)

[Sambo]

steve also here you can register vehicles as an rv,they're several diffrent types,like dune buggys to regular rigs being towed behind rv's!!! i did this with my bronco years ago,and ins was like $90 for 6 months :D

[funhog]

Steve,

If you park it outside your house you will have to have it tagged unless it is covered and parked on a hard surface. I have been on both sides of this (at least in Cobb). But to tag it here you have to have insurance (or pay uninsured) and have emissions.

I think I would tag and insure just for liability. If not and you parked it on the road for some reason and someone hit it...

[billyrb]

Steve, Don is correct for Cobb as well as many other cities / counties around here. You need to check the zoning ordinances, as having a vehicle outside your house / garage may require it to be tagged. Also, many of the National Forest trials require that every vehicle on the trail be tagged / carry minimum insurance. If your rig rolls and kills a kid on the side of the trail, you can bet someone will be suing. Or, if towing down the road the rig comes off the trailer and hits a car, etc., etc., etc.

For insurance though, there are many options (limited use, recreational vehicle, etc.). For tagging, from what I understand the options are pretty limited.