Vehicle registration Fees

[SS MAYFLOAT]

I'm sorta like Homerr, Looking for an escape to a new locality.<br /><br />Just got the prices on vehicle registration and shocked to death. Cars went from 21 to 40, non com truck from 35 to 48, trailer from 10 to 15.<br /><br />So what do you pay for registration in your state. Just curious, it could have an impact on our decision on a location for retirement. Thanks

 

[Bigfun]

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Michigan- 2000 SD diesel $182.00 yr. <br /><br />Trailer reg. changed this year to a lifetime $200.00 charge.<br /><br />We our all going to see more and more of these "fee's". It's just an easy way to raise our taxes.

 

[neumanns]

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Wow...That's cheap, Do you want to register a couple of mine overthere for me? I do not remember cost's off the top of my head but they are approximatly 50% more than that here.

 

[FLATHEAD]

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Bout the same as you SS

 

[JGREGORY]

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$80 for the truck due this month and $40 for the car. Pop-up is $14 and don't know about the boat or trailer yet as I haven't registered them yet. Why pay sales tax and reg. on something I can't use yet.

 

[gaugeguy]

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$204 for my '99 F-150 and $527 for the '04 Envoy "Live Free or Die" my Heiney.

 

[gsbodine]

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somewhere round $75 for my '94 Toyota Pickup, $225 for my wife's '02 4runner, and $15 for my trailer.

 

[suzuki115]

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'97 Dakota $40; '91 Lumina $32; Boat $42; Boat Trailer $21; Motorhome $42; utility trailer $21

 

[Carphunter]

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Just went today, and to sum it up, Boat trailer, Pop-up, '93 Festiva, '92 Blazer, and '98 Contour, came to $213.63.

 

[Fly Rod]

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Your getting a good deal and don't know it!!!<br />You ever hear the old saying it's greener in the other persons state till ya move there???<br /><br />Here in Mass. I pay $110.00 for the vechicle and I pay $100.00 for my boat trailer over 3000 lbs.

 

[wajajaja]

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nj is as follows <br /><br />Boats <br /><br />Boat Length Pleasure Basic Automobiles (fees effective June 1, 2003)<br /><br />Note: The fees for senior citizens 65 and older and handicapped citizens are $7 less than those stated below in all PASSENGER car categories. The $7 registration fee reduction does NOT apply to boat registrations. The citizen can be the owner, co-owner or lessee of the vehicle.<br /><br /><br />Weight Class Model Weight Fee <br />1 1970 or older Under 2700 lbs. $32.50 <br />2 1970 or older 2700 lbs--3800 lbs. $41.50 <br />3 1970 or older Over 3800 lbs. $62.50 <br />4 1971 – 1979 Under 2700 lbs. $35.50 <br />5 1971 - 1979 2700 lbs--3800 lbs. $46.50 <br />6 1971 - 1979 Over 3800 lbs. $69.50 <br />7 1980 and newer Under 3500 lbs. Fewer than 2 years old $56.00 <br />More than 2 years old $43.50 <br />8 1980 and newer Over 3500 lbs Fewer than 2 years old $81.00 <br />More than 2 years old $68.50 <br />9 Commuter Van* ** Fewer than 2 years old $81.00 <br />More than 2 years old $68.50 <br /><br />Less than 16 feet $12 <br />16 Feet but less than 26 feet $28 <br />26 feet but less than 40 feet $52 <br />40 feet but less than 65 feet $80 <br />65 feet or more $250 <br />duplicate registration $5 <br />and trailers are 14.<br /> jg, the state has a law(rulling) that will charge you a late fee, and it is an offense to be in possesion of a unregister vehical over 30 days. they made that part of the anti insurance fraud liability law. Ive see people get hung up over a old car in the yard on this because of a unrelated incident.

 

[roscoe]

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Wisconsin.<br /><br />vans and lt trucks $48.50<br />autos ......... .... $55<br />trucks up to 6000#, $61.50<br />trucks up to 8000#, $77.50<br />moped or motorcycle, $23<br />boat, $14.50 for 3 years<br /><br />Trailers under 3000#, FREE<br /><br />Airplane, Municipal - State, county or local government aircraft and Civil Air Patrol. Registration fee of $5 annually

 

[Kiwi Phil]

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What are you guys gripping about.I today registered a 4 cyliner vehicle for $623 for 12 months.<br />6cylinder about $200 more.<br />8 cylinders another $200 approx.<br />Have a really nice day chaps.........<br />Cheers<br />Phillip

 

[Link]

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I live in the "other WA" than suzuki115 <br />boat around 16-18 and same for trailer.<br /><br />About a 100.00 each for the car, truck and van.<br />Mind you that our state voters, voted in a flat $35.00 lic fee. !!! Grrrrrr<br /><br />Before that for a 25000 dollar Vehicle it was about $1500.00

 

[Dunaruna]

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Kiwiphil, are you serious? $1023.00 to register a V8!!! Does that include insurance? <br /><br />Down south I've just paid $522.00 including insurance (V8 Cruiser). $60.00 boat (23ft), $31.00 tandem boat trailer.<br /><br />Maybe your states motto should read: "Perfect one day, walking the next" <br /><br />Aldo

 

[18rabbit]

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I really don’t pay attention to it anymore. It got so out of hand in California most new cars were into 4 figures for their registration. Maybe a few hundred bucks for a car made in the last 10 years. Something inline with what Kiwi Phil pays.<br /><br />Funny thing was, for a short time the Republicans controlled California’s legislature. They removed a lot of the car registration burden. Shortly after the Democrats regained control, they started marketing the plan to return to the higher fees as “putting the fees back to where they rightfully belong”.<br /><br />The bill that put the vehicle registration fees “back where they rightfully belong” took effect in Oct 2003. Ar-no’d took effect in Nov 2003. Within minutes of his inauguration, with a stroke of a pen, he whacked the fees back to the previous, lower level. It was a key plank of his campaign platform and he kept his word! He also promised to save us … we’re still waiting for that.<br /><br />So, anyways, I don't know what the registration fees are this month. In California we don’t pay just a registration fee. We are privileged to annually pay:<br /><br />- registration fee<br />- vehicle license fee<br />- weight fee<br />- special plate fee (only of you have special plates)<br />- county/district fees (note: this fee is plural! … don’t know why)<br />- ownership responsibility fee (because we’re irresponsible in Calif?)<br /><br />I really don’t know what all these fees are but I’m sure I owe them and it’s my duty to willfully pay them and I’m sure all that money is going to good use somewhere in our bankrupt state.

 

[Kiwi Phil]

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Here is the breakdown of the registration I have just paid.<br />Vehicles here are rated on the number of cylinders they have.<br />For a 4 cylinder vehicle I just paid<br /><br />CTP (insurance for 3rd Party injury. This pays compensation to any person injured) $358<br /><br />Motor Vehicle Fee $187.25<br />Traffic Improvement Fee $ 38.15<br />Total paid on time $583.40<br />Late payment $623.40<br /><br />So the figure I quoted in 1st reply was wrong. I read the late payment fee.<br /><br />My 6 cylinder car was $718.95, so that was $135 more (not the $200 I quoted). So I believe an 8 cyl to be probably $850. (not the $1,000 I quoted).<br />You still have to insure your car for both 3rd party damage to another vehicle and comprehensive cover for damage to your own vehicle.<br />I am pretty sure I have everything correct this time.<br />Cheers<br />Phillip

 

[JGREGORY]

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wajajaja, Thanks for the Info. As it's out of sight out of mind nobody knows about it but I was planning on reg. everything this month or next. I guess I'll do it this month. As the Boat and Trailer are cover by my Car insurance which is paid There is no fraud. and I see unregistered boats and trailers all the time down at the shore. I do agree they need to be registered though.

 

[18rabbit]

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Originally posted by wajajaja:<br /> the state has a law(rulling) that will charge you a late fee, and it is an offense to be in possesion of a unregister vehical over 30 days. they made that part of the anti insurance fraud liability law.

NJ is a copy-cat state! We had that in Calif first!!! <br /><br />First offense was an automatic additional $100 fine in the late 70’s, the last time I tested it. I don’t know the amount now, but it’s automatic forfeiture of the vehicle on the second offense for either no registration or no insurance.<br /><br />We are required to show proof of insurance before we can reg our vehicles. Almost no one that is low income can afford the reg and ins in Calif so they buy a 30-day policy from a company in New Mexico. That's enough to get the reg then the ins expires.

 

[ae708]

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In SC they max out the sales tax at $300 when you buy a vehicle (car, boat, motorcycle, etc) but then they charge you Personal Property Tax on the damned things each year, forever as long as you own it. I paid $140 last year for a '94 Toyota Celica. One woman in line with me to pay was saying that the property tax on her Escalade was more than on her house... good old SC. And they STILL sell liquor by the drink in bars in mini bottles. Come to SC, go back 50 years in time.