Temporary Registration

Temporary vehicle registration allows temporary movement of unregistered vehicles under specific circumstances.

72/144 Hour Temporary Registration

Customers may use 72-Hour or 144-Hour temporary registration if:

• The vehicle is not registered.
• The vehicle is properly registered in an IRP state without Texas listed.
• The vehicle is registered in a state which does not have a reciprocity agreement with Texas.
• The vehicle is registered in a state which has prorate agreement with Texas, but the vehicle does not have a prorate sticker or registration cab card for Texas.
• To increase weight, if the vehicle is not registered for its maximum allowable weight.

One Trip Temporary Registration

Unladen vehicles needing to move temporarily on Texas highways are eligible for one-trip registration. The route must either begin or end in Texas. These permits only allow the vehicle to travel from point of origin to a point of destination and are valid for 15 days.

Eligibility for One-Trip Temporary Registration

• passenger cars carrying passengers and property or a pulling travel trailer,
• travel trailers,
• a truck or truck-tractor in combination with an unladen semitrailer (both vehicles in the combination require temporary registration),
• a truck with a mounted camper unit,
• a charter bus from another state or country (may carry property and passengers), or
• mobile offices which are completely gutted or empty of furniture.

Not Eligible for One-Trip Temporary Registration

• manufactured housing,
• Texas-based charter buses carrying passengers and property,
• any laden vehicle, meaning truck, trailer, etc.,
• a fixed load vehicle, regardless of whether the vehicle is of the conventional type or the unconventional type, and
• mobile offices, mobile laboratories and mobile bunkhouses (must have full registration or purchase 72/144-hour temporary registration).

How Do I Apply?

You can apply for temporary vehicle registration electronically, submit Form 1710, Temporary Registration Facsimile Application [pdf, 1 page, 22.5kb] by facsimile (512) 465-3565, or use Form 1700, Texas Self-Issue Application and Permit [pdf, 2 pages, 35kb] by telephone (800) 299-1700.

Other Information

To obtain temporary registration customers must have on file with the Texas Department of Transportation one of the following:

• proof of financial responsibility in the form of Motor Carrier Registration; or
• Certificate of Accord (submit by facsimile to (512) 465-3565); or
• Texas residents may submit an insurance card by facsimile to (512) 465-3565.

Fees

72-Hour Temporary Registration Fee: $25
144-Hour Temporary Registration Fee: $50
One-Trip Temporary Registration Fee: $5

Fees are payable by:

• credit card ($1 service charge)
• PAC-Permit Account Card
• personal check, business check, cashier's check, or money order, payable to the Texas Department of Transportation, or cash, (MUST be delivered to a cash office) or
  with funds deposited in a pre-established escrow account
  If submitting your application electronically, you must have a customer account number.
  All fees are nonrefundable