Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Legal Considerations for Shipping Motorcycles


You can have your bike shipped locally or overseas using different methods (by land, sea, or air), but one thing remains true – whichever path you take, motorcycle shipping is a very closely regulated process. You should take care to comply with regulations as much as you have to clean and gear your bike up before having it hauled away.

Documentation

You will need to conduct proper documentation of the current condition of your bike, so you will have to take pictures of it from as many angles as you can to accurately detail its actual state before shipping. Prior to snapping away, make sure that the keys aren’t in the ignition, the bike is upright, and in neutral gear in all photos, and the tires are inflated.

Papers

The next thing to prepare are the papers that proves your ownership of the bike. A certificate of title and a commercial invoice might be enough to show that you’re the owner of the motorcycle that you plan on shipping. If, however, you aren’t the legal owner, make sure to prepare an official authorization document.

Choose a shipping company that adequately complies with their end of the shipping agreement as well, otherwise you might not be able to successfully obtain compensation should anything happen to your motorcycle while in transit. Book your shipping well ahead of time and ask the company for more information on the various regulations or rules that you have to comply with.



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