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Owner Registration Issues?

A friend of mine a few years back purchased a used car from an owner. The prior owner lost the pink slip but gave my friend a bill of sale. My friend has since lost the bill of sale he received and my boyfriend and I have inherited the car. I'm trying to give the car to my brother but without a bill of sale, I keep getting the run-around at the DMV. One suggestion from the DMV was to contact all previous owners to get a pink slip but they won't release the information on the previous owners. Another suggestion was to lien it but for whatever reason that wasn't possible with the DMV. And another suggestion still: to get an insurance bond on the car... and not even a clue on how to do that. I could use any advice that anyone has... !!!

Public Comments

1. Your best bet is to lien sale it. tell D.M.V. that the car was abaned, and then the can set you up with the right paper work.
2. The only previous owner would be the one who started this mess a few years back. Get his name and try again. Since he was the last one to register the car, DMV should have the info. If not , then that person lied about even owning the car. I'd walk away from the whole mess since you have no money involved. Good Luck!