Comment by fhdkweig

I can't tell if you are talking about keeping the car in the US or Canada, but I can tell you in the US, you have to register the car. If you don't register the car, they don't just issue fines, they tow and charge daily storage until you register it. And if you don't pay the fines, you never the car back. The state will auction it off and keep the money, and if the auction price is less than the storage fines, they send you a bill for the rest.