yes the dealership takes care of the registration of the car for you. You are still responsible for the car insurance and sorting your DL out. Registration isn't that straight forward and the DMV in the Westchester area is a nightmare.
WOW that's fantastic!! I've never heard of the dealerships doing that! Is that a regional thing?
It's surprising that they're even able to to do it on somebody's behalf, as from what I remember you're required to present loads of identification and proof that you are you, you live where you claim to live, have the car you're claiming to register, and loads of other red tape. I remember new cars from a dealership coming complete with an inspection that was good for 2 years, or maybe 5, but not the registration! That's really wonderful!
Registration was indeed an utter nightmare, and even my lifelong citizen mates still have a wretched time with it. The DMV is awful everywhere in America, I think, and it's constantly used as the butt of bureaucracy jokes and as the main example of government waste and apathy and general awful-ness. I remember being required to visit no fewer than 3 entirely separate offices - all across town from one another, all of which required a different set of paperwork and identification, none of which ever communicated with the others - in order to get everything sorted for owning a car. That was in Texas and in DC/Virginia, but never New York, though everyone I ever spoke to said it was equally horrible everywhere.
I wonder if Texas has caught on to that really lovely service yet? I'll have to ask my cousins if it's available to them. I'd be genuinely surprised, but who knows?
Haha, sorry, I know this post is silly rambling, but I am so impressed with that service and a bit jealous that it wasn't available to me! What a wonderful convenience!