USA ROAD TRIP - BUY AND DRIVE A CLASSIC CAMERO PLEASE HELP !
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Hi Guys
I am resident in the UK and have had a full licence for over 30 years, no points, no accidents and 14 years no claims.
In 2017 I am going to realise my dream road trip and plan to fly to the west coast, buy a Classic Camaro (1967/68) to then drive back across the States over 8-10 weeks, ending up in New York and then ship the Camaro back to the UK.
Two big issues therefore to sort and I seem to be running into a brick wall on both.
1) Registration? Given that I am not a US resident, how will register the car? I understand the dealer can put temporary plates on the car which last for 60 days? If I run a couple of weeks over, is this going to be a problem? I have a relative in the US and could use their address if really necessary but want to avoid having to bother them with it if I can.
2) Insurance? This seems to be the biggest headache! How can I get insurance to drive the car I buy? I know I can drive a hire car and pay for extra insurance cover but can I get insurance myself? I will have to be road legal of course and will want to insure the car for theft and accidental damage to me and any third party (we call it fully comprehensive insurance) but I have contacted a couple of American motor insurance companies and they all say they don't insure non US resident drivers. There must be a way of doing this? I can't be the first Brit that has wanted to buy a classic American muscle car and drive it across the USA?
Hope you guys can help and give me some useful leads/answers Cheers guys
I am resident in the UK and have had a full licence for over 30 years, no points, no accidents and 14 years no claims.
In 2017 I am going to realise my dream road trip and plan to fly to the west coast, buy a Classic Camaro (1967/68) to then drive back across the States over 8-10 weeks, ending up in New York and then ship the Camaro back to the UK.
Two big issues therefore to sort and I seem to be running into a brick wall on both.
1) Registration? Given that I am not a US resident, how will register the car? I understand the dealer can put temporary plates on the car which last for 60 days? If I run a couple of weeks over, is this going to be a problem? I have a relative in the US and could use their address if really necessary but want to avoid having to bother them with it if I can.
2) Insurance? This seems to be the biggest headache! How can I get insurance to drive the car I buy? I know I can drive a hire car and pay for extra insurance cover but can I get insurance myself? I will have to be road legal of course and will want to insure the car for theft and accidental damage to me and any third party (we call it fully comprehensive insurance) but I have contacted a couple of American motor insurance companies and they all say they don't insure non US resident drivers. There must be a way of doing this? I can't be the first Brit that has wanted to buy a classic American muscle car and drive it across the USA?
Hope you guys can help and give me some useful leads/answers Cheers guys
Edited by essexstu on Thursday 6th August 11:42
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