# NYS VehicleTax and Registration question v. Straight-up trade/swap **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [April 28, 2009, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-vehicletax-and-registration-question-v-straight-up-trade-swap/66914 "2009-04-28T11:37:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-vehicletax-and-registration-question-v-straight-up-trade-swap/66914/21 "2009-04-28T12:31:43Z")
> [@ultradriver10000](#): > > How did you prove it? Did you take pictures? I would have ask them to prove the value to you or you were going to kick them in the nuts. I didn’t, my boss took care of it. I think that someone came out and looked at the thing. ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-vehicletax-and-registration-question-v-straight-up-trade-swap/66914/22 "2009-04-28T12:58:19Z")
> [@tpgsr](#): > > I didn’t, my boss took care of it. I think that someone came out and looked at the thing. Wow they came to you, that is awesome. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 2:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-vehicletax-and-registration-question-v-straight-up-trade-swap/66914/23 "2009-04-28T14:03:09Z")
> [@ultradriver10000](#): > > If it is a trade, I would imagine you might be able to get away with not paying tax. > > If you go to a dealer and trade a 10K car in on a 20K car you only pay tax on the 10K difference correct? > > You could just title hope, its illegal and all but who doesn’t do illegal things? Why stop there. right, afaik, you only pay tax on cash exhanged. and he cant hop the title if he wants to drive it… ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 3:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-vehicletax-and-registration-question-v-straight-up-trade-swap/66914/24 "2009-04-28T15:08:04Z")
The problem comes from wanting to drive it for a while. If you are hung up on that, the transit tag is going to be your best “get around” that isn’t going to land you in a ton of hot water unless you get pulled over multiple times with it. ---
**Author:** ![Garick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8797f3/32.png) [@Garick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Garick)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-vehicletax-and-registration-question-v-straight-up-trade-swap/66914/25 "2009-04-28T19:09:29Z")
If the vehicle is titled in florida you cannot get a NYS in-transit tag afaik. They are only meant for taking cars out of state or keeping them within the state. If temp registration is what you want then It most likely has to be done in florida. If you are lucky its only a small fee and they are available for private sales. The only catch is that a FL temp registration is not exactly legal in other states. ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-vehicletax-and-registration-question-v-straight-up-trade-swap/66914/26 "2009-04-28T19:16:49Z")
if the vehicle is titled in florida he can get an in transit tag FROM florida ive done it… wasnt bad, got to drive my audi a4 around on NJ temp tags for 30 days before having to register it [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-vehicletax-and-registration-question-v-straight-up-trade-swap/66914.md?page=1)