[Bilyclub]

Originally Posted by nn0wheremann

Your DL follows your primary state of residence. If you bring a car into Florida you have to pay an “impact fee”, and that is not cheap, several hundred dollars. Keep the documents in Missouri, but list the “Principal place of Garage” with the insurance where you keep the car, the way a college student does. If you are not employed, Florida does not care where you are licensed. Just don’t try to vote or claim a homestead property tax exemption in Florida with your Missouri drivers license.

Initial Registration Fee $225.00
Automobiles (3,500 or more pounds) $32.50 a year

Still cheaper in the long run for me. Cost $151 a year for plates up North.

[PPLEPEU]

We’re snowbirds and keep cars at both of our homes. The Michigan Secretary of State allowed us to obtain MI titles for vehicles and register them in Michigan despite our Florida residency status.

As far as insurance, we use State Farm Insurance at both ends. The residency issue was not a problem for them at either end, but we always insure a vehicle with insurance purchased in the state in which the vehicle is titled.

Based on other poster’s comments, it sounds like each state has their own set of requirements.