{"id":2019,"date":"2012-07-12T16:59:16","date_gmt":"2012-07-12T20:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/?p=2019"},"modified":"2024-05-23T07:12:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T13:12:08","slug":"how-to-register-a-car-or-truck-in-maine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/blog\/how-to-register-a-car-or-truck-in-maine\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Register a Car or Truck in Maine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve recently moved to Maine or bought a car, you&#8217;ll need to register your vehicle in Maine. Before you can do that, you&#8217;ll need to provide proof \u00a0of \u00a0<a title=\"Maine Car Insurance and Online Auto Insurance Quotes | Noyes Hall &amp; Allen | South Portland\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/maine-auto-insurance.html\">Maine auto insurance<\/a> and pay excise tax at your local city or town hall.<\/p>\n<p>It takes a little time, but it&#8217;s not a very complicated process.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How To Register A Vehicle In Maine and Get Your Maine Drivers License\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wRuJ_GOzCco?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>1) <strong>Buy Maine Auto Insurance &#8211; <\/strong>Maine law requires you to carry at least <a title=\"Auto Liability Insurance Requirements by State\" href=\"http:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/um-map.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">minimal liability insurance<\/a>. If you have a loan or lease on your vehicle, you&#8217;ll also need to buy physical damage coverage (commonly called &#8220;comprehensive and collision&#8221;).<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>If you have moved to Maine, you will need to insure your car here in order to register it here. If you live in Southern Maine, you can <a title=\"Up to 5 Free Maine Auto Insurance Quotes from Noyes Hall &amp; Allen | South Portland \" href=\"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/compare-quotes.html#ed-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">get up to 5 Maine auto insurance quotes at once<\/a> on our web site, or simply call us for a quote. If you have a <a title=\"Maine Commercial Vehicle Insurance from Noyes Hall &amp; Allen | South Portland\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/business-insurance.html\">Maine commercial vehicle, insurance<\/a> is still required. Call Noyes Hall &amp; Allen for a business auto insurance quote.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2020\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2020\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Iphone-ID.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2020\" title=\"Smart Phone Proof of Maine Insurance\" src=\"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Iphone-ID-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"Noyes Hall &amp; Allen Insurance can send proof of insurance to your smartphone\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Noyes Hall &amp; Allen can send proof of Maine car insurance to your smartphone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Your insurance company or agent will provide you with an insurance card. You&#8217;ll need to bring that to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Pay Maine Excise Tax<\/strong> \u00a0at your local city or town hall. Most municipalities accept faxed or emailed insurance cards if you forget yours. We can also email one right to your smartphone, and you can simply show it to the person at the excise tax desk. If you&#8217;re re-registering a vehicle, you can do that at the same time at many municipal offices. If you&#8217;re registering a vehicle for the first time, though, you&#8217;ll need to&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Register Your Vehicle and Pick Up Your Plates<\/strong> at a\u00a0<a title=\"Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles Locations and Hours\" href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/sos\/bmv\/locations\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles\u00a0location<\/a>. Generally, the fee is $35.00 a year for personal vehicles, unless you have a specialty plate. You&#8217;ll need to bring evidence that you&#8217;ve paid your excise tax and your proof of insurance.<\/p>\n<p>Re-registration is usually an easy process. Simply bring your proof of insurance to your city or town hall. Many municipalities allow you to pay excise tax and registration right there &#8211; no need to go anywhere else.<\/p>\n<p>If you have questions about insuring Maine personal or business vehicles, contact our experienced <a title=\"The Noyes Hall &amp; Allen Insurance Team | South Portland Maine\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/meet-our-team.html\">Portland Maine area insurance agents<\/a> at 207-799-5541.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve recently moved to Maine or bought a car, you&#8217;ll need to register your vehicle in Maine. Before you can do that, you&#8217;ll need to provide proof \u00a0of \u00a0Maine auto insurance and pay excise tax at your local city or town hall. It takes a little time, but it&#8217;s not a very complicated process. 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