Submitted by Recent_Mode_2220 t3_yjj034 in massachusetts
My dad is giving his car to me. We live in the same state but different addresses. We need to go to the RMV to get this done it seems like there are no appointments for this type of transaction. Would we have to walk in and wait all day?
Thank you! I must be really stupid then because the website won’t let me make an appointment if I choose “register my vehicle”. Am I choosing the wrong thing?
Yeah I just looked and I am also not seeing a registration link for appointments. I just did a car in the summer and made an appointment online, so it certainly was there then, but I am not seeing it now.
On this page... https://rmvmassdotappt.cxmflow.com/Appointment/Index/2c052fc7-571f-4b76-9790-7e91f103c408 (hope that link works) it seems to imply walk in service for registration...
"Registration Related Transactions
Transactions that CAN be performed at an RMV Service Center without an appointment:
Register My Vehicle
Reinstate My Registration
Transfer Vehicle to a Surviving Spouse
Amend My Registration
Confirm Identity for a Registration Renewal
Please note that WEDNESDAY mornings between 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. are reserved for SENIOR CITIZENS. WALK IN SERVICES ARE ONLY AVAILABLE DURING THIS TIME FOR THOSE CUSTOMERS OVER 65 YEARS OF AGE."
Weird. I registered a bike early September and the Leominster branch wouldn't serve me without a reservation. Maybe it changed, Following this close now because I'm about to buy a car and will need to figure this out again soon. The rmv is one of my least favorite things about living here.
Appreciate the comment and input from folks! I do trust that they offered that earlier. My worst fear is walking in and then getting turned away. I read that for some people they made appointment at the RMV after not getting after waiting the whole day. I read the same thing on the mass.gov and was hoping they meant appointment wasn’t mandatory. I don’t think anyone likes to walk-in and wait hours on end unless they couldn’t get an appointment beforehand.
Just checked and if you have a AAA membership, they are still taking appointments. Might be worth it to get a basic membership for one year just for this if you don't already have one.
Thanks for the insight on that one! When I looked at the services offered from AAA, I don’t think they handle register/title a vehicle. I’ll call tomorrow just to double check though!
They do. That is where I took mine this part summer I mentioned. I actually had made an appointment with the RMV and then kept checking AAA. When an earlier appointment opened up I grabbed it and registered my car there. Then I cancelled my upcoming RMV appointment (no way I was going to cancel it until I knew I was all set with the AAA attempt).
Now that I am thinking about it more, I bought it from a private seller and was transferring the plates from another car so I didn't need plates. If you need plates, then maybe that is different with AAA, so yeah, you should check that.
Good luck!
Thank you!!!!
Check at 7:00am on a weekday. That’s when new appointments open up and they go fast. Expect to have to make one three weeks out. I am dealing with registration transfer right now also.
Are you able to make one for registration?
You should be able to.
DirtDawg21892 t1_iuo2oz5 wrote
You can definitely make appointments to register a vehicle. I don't recommend walking in without an appointment, I tried that earlier this year and after standing in line for 2 hours I was turned away and told to make a registration appointment online.
Edit: be sure to use the MVU-26 form so you don't have to pay sales tax on the car.