Changing registration to my name

I have done the process twice, firstly in 2016 when I signed my bike to my then GF and 2019 when I bought a bike from an expat who was leaving. Both times the cost was 1,000p from 2 different attorneys (neither Ramacho). As to Nathan Ramacho I retained him on a possible land purchase which fell through at 11th hour when the seller withdrew from the deal. Notwithstanding spending over an hour with me and doing some work with the seller, he charged me nothing. I am sure he was confident of getting my business when I do eventually secure a lot but still, his actions were not that of a bloodsucker. Good luck with the remaining process. Mine was terribly difficult especially as the expat had lost all his papers. Hopefully, you have all the past papers from the owner and your experience will be easier than mine but there were a few times during my process I tossed upon whether to simply leave the bike at the highway patrol to rot away and not continue the process to put it into my name. Certainly, I vowed not to do that again. Please let us know of the outcome and good luck.

 

Awhile ago I had heard about a time requirement to report the transfer but not sure how strictly it is being enforced--read about it here: https://www.motopinas.com/motorcycl...of-motorcycle-transfer-of-ownership-asap.html

 

Thank you for your response. I had pretty much resigned myself to having been taken advantage of (yet again). It's one of those things that is a recurring annoyance and my patience for it has been wearing short of late. It's the same thing that ultimately chased me out of Thailand so I'm sensitive. Even though it's a nominal sum, it was something that was bothering me through the day. So I'm glad to hear that either I paid an appropriate amount or that I've company. :-)

I did get the registration process completed today. I had received a private message from another member who walked me through the process from his own experience. Much appreciated. As is so common here, my experience wasn't exactly the same as his but close enough to head me in the right direction. I got the serial numbers copied, secured insurance and made the appropriate copies. From there, I was notified I needed "confirmation" from the LTO because the previous registration was done in Bacolod, a different region than Dumaguete. I was also informed that I would need to have the bike inspected at the police station. Fortunately when I got to the LTO I met someone I knew and he waived all of that. It's always interesting to have so many variations to what should be a standard routine. It's also pleasant when things get easier because of "who you know". I'm not going to say more on a public forum but the process seems to be complete except for the waiting period for my or/cr to be created. The lesson I learned is to either buy new or buy from a dealer.

 

What are the advantages of changing the registration? With he old papers you can just renew every year, why bother? Or is this a bike you ant to sell one day?

Would not bother at all, like most locals dont bother. 'Just have a notary public do the selling papers and it is yours. (sorry, using the wrong names for sure for all the papers)

I would make sure it is registered yearly with his insurance comes with it. It is just not in your name.

 

That's what I'v done with my car, had the car over 4 years no problems.

 

Same here with my toy truck and old Yamaha bike. As long as you got the owners papers, not worth my time.

 

He is dead, and from Cebu. If his surviving family wish to collect my car they can have it, Pajero 1990.