I have a 1998 Honda Civic, and it is in my father's girlfriend's name. She was previously insured on it, but now the car is not insured at all. I do not talk to her or my dad ever. The car is MY car now, It's been sitting for months and they said I could take it. I have to change the name the car is in to mine, do emission tests, and insure it...In what order do I go about doing this, and how?

Do I get temporary insurance, get emission tests done, change the name the cars in, then get fulltime insurance?

Is the title signed over to you? If not, that's your first step. Once you have the title signed over to you, go into an insurance office. Get insurance coverage... most insurance companies can bind coverage as long as the title is notarized on the back. After you've got an insurance policy get the emission test and registration and your new title.

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