This is an old thread and things have changed. I don鈥檛 know much about bringing a financed car, other than you need a letter from the lender.
To register the car you will need to get it out of the Crowley lot at the port. Check in With Crowley security, go inside get paperwork, go outside to the cashier and pay the Crowley fee, then back to the parking lot and pay the suri tax. There are two trailers, you can use either service. Then back to the Crowley office and hopefully out to the car. And they are closed for lunch from 11 to noon.
You will need to make an appointment with the PR DMV. Google a website cescocitas then select the Tramites especial, box. I don鈥檛 read Spanish so I copied and pasted in a translator, look to make an appointment to register your car. It takes about 10 days, at least when I did it in May. So make the appointment before the car is shipped.
Btw, this is not an appointment for a drivers license, that is a separate appointment, and the wait was 2 months this past summer.
Once the car is registered, you will need a Marbetta, inspection. Bring the car to an inspection station, they are all over, it鈥檚 $11. They will give you paperwork. Bring this to a bank or Collecteria, you can pay a $99 additional fee for the PR minimum required liability policy.
Yes $99 but it鈥檚 only a small liability policy, or you can get a private policy from a company like Mapfree for about $1,000 for real liability, collision鈥�. If you bring proof of this private policy they will wave the $99 fee.
Put the Marbetta on the lower right side of the windshield. Now you are done.
