Selling a car in Illinois

I'm leaving the US in a couple weeks, and therefore am in the process
of selling my car. Actually, I've never done that before and even
after looking at all the information pages of the DMV here in
Illinois, I'm still not quite sure how the process works...

Once I find a buyer, and have the money, I will
Draft a bill of sale that contains all information (mileage, VIN,
....)
Sign over the title to the new owner
Take my plates off the car

But what then? How does the buyer get to the DMV with my (his) car?
Can he drive without plates for the time being? Or can he go to the
DMV and obtain a temporary permit or a registration before he gets the
title? Do we both have to go to the DMV?

Looking forward to any answer!

Thanks!

Marc

On 4 Dec 2004 12:04:20 -0800, (Marc Rohlfing) wrote:
>
>But what then? How does the buyer get to the DMV with my (his) car?
>Can he drive without plates for the time being? Or can he go to the
>DMV and obtain a temporary permit or a registration before he gets the
>title? Do we both have to go to the DMV?
>
The buyer can go to the Secretary of State's office himself, and he
needn't drive the car to go there. Give them the title and bill of
sale, pay the fees and they'll happily hand you a set of plates then
and there for the car. Go home, put them on, drive as you please.
Emanuel
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