Require Driver's License to be on title of a new car

Submitted by Altruistic_Fill_7465 t3_10cshde in Washington

My girlfriend and I recently moved to Washington and recently placed an order for Tesla. I have a DL but my girlfriend does not have a DL yet but has other country's passport. Can she be on the title of the car along with me with no DL? Does WA allow both of us to be on the title and only I on the registration?

I know the above thing is risky but we are getting married and jointly be on the loan, the reason I am thinking of this is because I can't claim the 2023 EV credit due to my income limitation so want to add her to the title so she can get the $7500 federal tax credit while I be on the registration (as I believe she cant' without a DL). I agree with the risks but keeping that aside want to know if this is at all possible

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No_Concentrate9935 t1_j4hi3sr wrote

She doesn’t need to be on the title to drive it, but she should get a drivers license.

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FizzgigsDentist t1_j4hi9q1 wrote

Don't put someone youre not legally married to on the title unless you want to lose the car. Why does she need to be on the title if she doesn't even have a license? Shell still be able to drive the car after she gets one. This seems risky af

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lonerwolf85 t1_j4hjplq wrote

Why does your girlfriend, whom you're not married to, need to be the legal owner of a car she can't drive?

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Altruistic_Fill_7465 OP t1_j4hjx5x wrote

Replying to FizzgigsDentist (#1,370,033)

>Don't put someone your not legally married to on the title unless you want to lose the car. Why does she need to be on the title if she doesn't even have a license? Shell still be able to drive the car after she gets one. This seems risky af

I agree with your statement of it being risky but we are jointly going to be on the loan. I can't claim the 2023 EV credit due to my income limitation so want to add her to the title so she can get the $7500 federal tax credit while I be on the registration (as I believe she cant' without a DL). I agree with the risks but keeping that aside want to know if this is at all possible

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Altruistic_Fill_7465 OP t1_j4hkn9x wrote

Replying to lonerwolf85 (#1,370,107)

>Why does your girlfriend, whom you're not married to, need to be the legal owner of a car she can't drive?

I can't claim the 2023 EV credit due to my income limitation so want to add her to the title so she can get the $7500 federal tax credit while I be on the registration. I agree with the risks but keeping that aside want to know if this is at all possible

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toobadkittykat t1_j4hvyk2 wrote

must have more money than sense , buying a tesla !

let the downvotes commence

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Pristine_Read_7476 t1_j4ijyy8 wrote

Yes, she can be on the title without a driver's license. She will also be on the registration as an owner. This is a bad idea.

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ChampagneStain t1_j4jics8 wrote

All opinions and cautions aside (which I mostly agree with), yes, she can be named on the title but not on the registration. We (married) recently bought a used truck. When we signed over the title only my wife put her name down. I ended up registering it. It’s now registered in just my name, while the title is just in hers. Maybe an oversight by the kid at the licensing office, but here we are. And since we’re legally married, it doesn’t matter too much since all of our property is shared according to WA State.

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ChampagneStain t1_j4jnrs5 wrote

Replying to Altruistic_Fill_7465 (#1,373,779)

Also, please proceed with caution on your relationship, especially when tying up finances. I’m sure you two are 100% committed, but I have a close friend who got seriously burned by a non-citizen after they got married and became a citizen. Turns out she was definitely NOT the person anybody thought she was. It’s weird and rare, but he’s still dealing with stuff years later.

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