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<font face="" size="2">In the US the "title" is the document that says you own the vehicle. We never carry the title with the vehicle.</font>
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In Canada, the registration document is also the title to the vehicle. I always carry the registration document in the car, because it may be requested if you are stopped by the police. It is not essential to have the original of the document, a photocopy will do.
But, having said that, if someone stole my vehicle, I would hope and pray that they would be stupid enough to take the original title document and try to re-register the vehicle. If they did, it would provide a sure-fire way of tracking down the stolen vehicle, and the thief. This is because if you want to re-register a vehicle, the licencing authorities will communicate with the previous province, state, or country of registration to make sure that they have de-registered the vehicle - to make sure that you don't have more than one set of licence plates in circulation for the same vehicle.
I think the bit about 'not carrying the original document' is a bit of an urban legend, perhaps passed on from your grandfather's days, when there was less co-operation between different authorities, and certainly no computer systems.
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