Purchase Order with Taxes/Proof of Insurance

[njech7]

I'm sure this has come up before and I'm duplicating information so I apologize but a search came up with nothing and my perusal of this forum did not either.

My credit union wants a more "standard" purchase order with the taxes detailed like I would get from a dealer. I don't see that as an option with Rivian, how have others handled this?

Also, both Rivian and my credit union want proof of insurance. Well, if I put my R1T on my insurance, I start paying for it today. And I think I can put a future date for it as well, but I don't know that either. How have others handled? Rivian declined my current ID card as a show of evidence. Not entirely surprising.

I have an email out to my guide. But I'm not patient, and I'm not sure if he's around right now either.

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[postino22]

You can get a standard purchase agreement from Rivian, my guide did it for me. For insurance, you can put an R1t on your insurance company anytime, but you need to adjust the effective date. In my case, the hardest part is the insurance section, the local company does not have information about the new company and vehicle. I sent two days for insurance.

 

[njech7]

Just to follow up for folks. My guide is out and I just want to give a quick shout out to Will who answered a bunch of questions for me this morning standing in. Much appreciated.

Just in case anyone else needs this. Your guide will provide a purchase order/summary. I learned today that NJ doesn't charge sales tax on EV vehicles. I'm not sure how I missed that little piece of information!

As for proof of insurance, Will recommended that he tells folks to wait until they have a better understanding of your delivery date. Nothing crazy and I'm sure most folks just dealt with this as they went along, but if anyone else was wondering and is just excited that they are in the 8 steps, I figured I'd update.

 

[Riviot]

How about set a future date for start, submit to the bank, and change if/when that date or delivery comes?

 

[njech7]

My insurance resisted doing that. I told them we can wait till I have more information. If we get to the point where my loan will expire, that is what we'll do.

 

[Flexnet]

Also, does your credit union need proof of insurance for the Rivian or just a policy in your name? My CU (in Texas) only needed proof of insurance on any vehicle in my name to get the loan approved and check cut for Rivian.

Rivian didn't budge however on needing the insurance with the VIN shown for delivery. My current insurance company is having issues getting Rivian added to their system so I got insurance just on the Rivian through Liberty Mutual and will probably cancel that policy after my normal insurance gets their act together. Liberty Mutual got me a policy and insurance card in 30 minutes.

 

[njech7]

When I didn't have the purchase order with the taxes, I didn't push the insurance. Once I have the PO part straightened out, I'll see about the insurance. I appreciate that info.

 

[nelsonair]

I'm sure this has come up before and I'm duplicating information so I apologize but a search came up with nothing and my perusal of this forum did not either.

My credit union wants a more "standard" purchase order with the taxes detailed like I would get from a dealer. I don't see that as an option with Rivian, how have others handled this?

Also, both Rivian and my credit union want proof of insurance. Well, if I put my R1T on my insurance, I start paying for it today. And I think I can put a future date for it as well, but I don't know that either. How have others handled? Rivian declined my current ID card as a show of evidence. Not entirely surprising.

I have an email out to my guide. But I'm not patient, and I'm not sure if he's around right now either.

I need this answer too.
Customer service was less than helpful as you can see. I don’t want to pay for insurance for a truck I don’t have, but I can’t get the truck without insurance. Many are posting to set the insurance date in the future, but if it’s not today, there’s no proof.

 

[njech7]

Just sit tight until you have your delivery date. Step 8 keeps moving forward without the previous 7 steps fully completed. Once you get your delivery date, I'm presuming you'll have a couple of days to finalize the last couple of details. Once the date is set, firm your insurance, and then finalize the rest.

Now if you have a loan, it may have a deadline (mine is 30 days), and you may need to figure something out at that point. I'm hoping the truck arrives much sooner than my loan expiration.

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