Happy Birthday!! (This time for real)
ByHappy Birthday to me, this time for real.….While we have decided not to put a plate on the car at this time, I had my new insurance agent write a policy and apply for a Title as the vehicle has never had one and we will need it for the registration process later on. Fran and I were a little concerned about the title process because there was so little paperwork available to us to document the car. Well, we filled out a special DMV form for undocumented vehicles, had it inspected by a local police department to verify the numbers and submitted it all to the Registry Of Motor Vehicles. First, the good news, we now have a shiny new Title issued by the Commonwealth Of Massachusetts documenting our ownership of the car, then the bad news, we were informed that we were being assessed a sales tax based on a value almost three times the amount we actually paid for the vehicle. WOW…I guess I just need to sit back smile and think about what a great deal we got, but did the taxing authorities really have to rain on my parade, especially on my birthday. The saga will continue, we are going to file an application for a rebate of part of the sales tax, but I’m not holding my breath.
I just want to take a minute to thank Cary Jubinville of the Jubinville Insurance Agency in South Hadley, MA., and his whole staff who were extremely helpful throughout this process. They researched the vehicle serial number for me and investigated the process we would need to go through to document and register this car. They then took all of the paperwork to the DMV, registered the Title, and paid the sales tax, without collecting a dime from me, telling me they would just send a bill. All of this for a new customer who had never before done business with their Agency. To say that I am very impressed would surely be an understatement, it is refreshing in today’s world to deal with a local Company with good old fashioned customer service, something rarely seen anymore. Cary and his Company will now handle all of our insurance needs, including vehicles, homes, business insurance and any other issues that arise in the future. Need insurance or service, see these guys first, you can find them here www.jubinville.com you won’t be disappointed.….
