Brightonuk Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Well here's a dilemma. I am trying to get a plate for my Caterham in Florida and as the title say cater it raised a red flag. So I am told that Caterham is not a registered car company in the US as Caterham ins not in the national database This came from direct from Tallahassee. The guy at the tag place said I have two choices, I can contact Caterham and ask them, to complete their US registration or register the car as a "Kit Car" Can any US owner confirm their cars are licenced and registered as Caterhams as this seems wrong but I am not about to question the DMV as I do not have a tag yet and not looking to cause problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vovchandr Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Well here's a dilemma. I am trying to get a plate for my Caterham in Florida and as the title say cater it raised a red flag. So I am told that Caterham is not a registered car company in the US as Caterham ins not in the national database This came from direct from Tallahassee. The guy at the tag place said I have two choices, I can contact Caterham and ask them, to complete their US registration or register the car as a "Kit Car" Can any US owner confirm their cars are licenced and registered as Caterhams as this seems wrong but I am not about to question the DMV as I do not have a tag yet and not looking to cause problems Another member just registered his Atom in FL which is something I couldn't even dream of in NY. I got lucky with the fact that it was already titled as "Cater" Caterham in NC earlier in it's life and NY DMV didn't give me any issues. As a matter a fact the lady behind the counter looked up a few other owners in the state and said that there are at least 4 others within 100 miles or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brightonuk Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 Sorted had to do it as a kit car named a Cat dont care got a plate I'm sooooooo happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Caterham are not a recognized US manufacturer of cars - they import kits and rollers. If they were a recognized US manufacturer then they would sell cars that meet all NTSB requirements - impact absorbing bumpers, airbags, been crash tested, etc. Clearly that has not happened... Each state then chooses to title and register Caterhams their own way. I bought a Caterham out of FL in 2008 and just checking the old title copy I retained, it shows Caterham on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Panamericano just kindly pointed out to me that I should have referred to FMVSS - Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, a sub set of USDOT and not NTSB. Dont worry, situation normal, I am NFI! :jester: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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