Originally Posted by
huntstevent
I am active duty military stationed in NC. VA is my home of record and I have a VA drivers license. My car is registered in Texas where I bought it as I was was recently stationed in Texas. I have just switched my car insurance to NC. It's my understanding that 2 of the 3 (DL, registration, insurance) must be of the same state. Is this true? My registration will not be due til August, same with Inspection.
To avoid future hassle I would like to clear this situation up now. Do 2 of the 3 have to match? If so what would be the easiest way to do this? Should I get a NC DL or should i register my car in VA or NC? Would that be an option because USAA has the Texas title because I have the car loan with them? Thank you if you can clear this up for me.
This is not an unusual situation that you should ask your command about. In a nutshell, you just need to get your vehicle registered and insured in NC. You don't need to worry about your license. Follow this link
http://www.ncdot.org/dmv/vehicle/title/ and scroll down to "For out-of-state vehicles with title held by a recorded lienholder, submit the following:"
Military members are permitted to maintain their drivers license and vehicle registration in the state of their home of record. This means that since VA is your home of record, you can keep your VA drivers license and your vehicles can keep VA tags. If you register your vehicle at a duty station that is not your home of record (as you did in TX), you have to register it again at your next duty station (like you have to do in NC). If you change the registration to your home of record, the only thing you have to do is insure the vehicle at each duty station and make sure your vehicle meets any inspection requirements.