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Old 01-25-2021, 07:51 AM
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Where are the cars? If both are in florida then yes. I for example maintain a vehicle in minnesota. It never sees florida. Hence it is licensed mn I am a legal resident of florida. If that helps. Also, to license in florida, the car must be in florida. You could and most likely would be challenged to show me the car if you will
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I had two cars when I first move here part -time. One car was registered and insured in NY and that is where it stayed. My other car was left at my Florida house and was registered and insured in Florida. No problem.
That is the correct and legal way to do it. Although, many people don't want the extra expense for two insurance policies.
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Old 01-25-2021, 08:02 AM
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I'm assuming you meant "registered" and not "licensed," since cars don't get licenses. They get registrations. You, the driver, get licensed.

The term "license plate" is erroneous; the correct term is "registration plate."

And no, you can't have a car registered in more than one state at a time. You also can't have insurance from one state, and registration in another state.

You CAN have a drivers' license for one state, and drive a car registered in a different state.
You CAN do this, but if you get stopped, be prepared to get a ticket if both the driver license and auto registration are in your name. States do not like sharing revenue on these items. Ron
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Never understood the 90 day rule. One could possibly be responsible to four different states. What to do ?
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I have 2 cars. I keep 1 here and 1 in NY. The one I keep here is registered and insured in FL and the one in NY is registered and insured in NY. My driver's license is NY which is my primary residence.
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Yes you can, but you will probably need a separate insurance policy for each state since each state’s insurance requirements are different.
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As the title says, can you have cars licensed in Florida and you home state? I am finding conflicting information on line.

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If you are a permanent resident of Florida, you must register your car in Florida. If you are a “snowbird” and live at least one day more than 6 months in your home state, you may keep your car registered in that state.
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I need to clarify. I plan to keep cars in Florida and at my home in St. Louis. Should the registration be the same as my drivers license, or should they be registered in the state where they are located?
You will find insurance is cheaper in St. Louis. As long as MO. does not have annual vehicle inspections or require visual VIN verification to renew registration there. You'll find it easier and cheaper to "tag" the car in MO.

Be careful when the insurance company asks you where the car is kept. An independant agent can help with the tricky questions.

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You can register the car in Florida in Florida. And the car in St Louis in St Louis - I did this for my parents. I recommend using a National insurance company (Allstate or such) as it will make your life simpler if you want to ramp up and down the coverage when you are away.
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for years we had one car registered in Florida and one car registered in Massachusetts (which we left there year round)

we flew back and forth frequently and this made life simple
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I need to clarify. I plan to keep cars in Florida and at my home in St. Louis. Should the registration be the same as my drivers license, or should they be registered in the state where they are located?
If you have a car that stays at your non resident state it can be registered and insured in that state. You can have vehicles registered in different states, but only one registration per vehicle. You will have 1 driver's license from the state of your domicile ( resident state). State laws vary on the registration laws, so check with the second state for their laws on the matter.
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I have 2 vehicles registered and insured here in Fl, and 2 vehicles same in NJ.
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Most states tax autos based in your address. Leaving Connecticut fir Florida I had to tern in my CT PLATE to get a tax return from the city I previously liven in.
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To get plates in Florida the vehicle has to be in Florida at least once because they do a vin verification.
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Cars are to be titled to your state of residency
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