Why did South Carolina put my GVW at 10,000# for a 1/2 ton truck?

[RollingsFarms]

Got my new registration in the mail today for my new 2014 Silverado. Noticed that the GVW was listed at 10,000# I looked on the sticker that came with the truck and it had it listed it at 7200#. Needless to say I high-tailed it up to the DMV to straighten them out. After showing them the window sticker with the listed GVW and arguing with them for what seemed like forever, I finally convinced them to list the truck at 8000#. I did this because the $80 fee was the same for a truck with a 7001-8000 GVW. Has anyone else had a major screw-up like this before with their DMV?

 

[RickB]

You think maybe they were looking for extra revenue?

 

[RollingsFarms]

You think maybe they were looking for extra revenue?

No clue! What I do know is they haven't the faintest idea the difference between what GVW and GCVW is. She was trying to tell me I could only tow 2300# or some such foolishness and I was like "um you're wrong lady". I said "see this window sticker? Here is the GVW for THIS vehicle". I could tell it went over her head. Only reason I set it at 8000 instead of the listed 7200 was the fee was going to be the same anyways.

 

[a1elcamino]

You need to get with your state troopers as to see what the law is as they are the ones that enforce that law. But being a Chevy technician in ohio we have always gone by the gvw not the gcvw. I think the GCVW is gross carring vehicle wheight by the way, do you have a 1500, 2500. or 3500. May not matter but, it is not how much you tow but how much load. I know she is wrong, Tony D.

 

[RollingsFarms]

We have always gone by gvw in SC too. I even went to the SCDMV website to double check and see what the fees were for various gvw's. Mine falls into the 7001-8000 range and is an $80 fee so that's why I went ahead and listed it higher as the fee wouldn't be any different. I have a 1500 and it has a 7200 gvw according to the window sticker as well as the sticker on the door. To be technical, the gvw is actually LESS then 7200 at 7175(5218 curb weight/1957 max payload). I can't even imagine how they would even allow a truck like mine to have a 10,000 gvw because it would GREATLY exceed the max payload. She tried to tell me the gvw had to do with towing and I said "no it does not!". I even showed her on the website with my phone where it stated that I was right. Couldn't they look at the curb weight of the vehicle and tell it was a 1/2 ton truck??

 

[RollingsFarms]

I think she was confused by thinking the 7200 gvw was just the weight of the truck. The reason I say that is I remember her making the statement of "that doesn't include the occupants and how much you're hauling" and I was thinking "say what??"

 

[motownbrowne]

My registration for my F250 says 12,000. The sticker on the truck says 8800. 12000 is the smallest weight bracket for farm vehicles I think. It's pretty cheap at $45/year.:thumbsup:

 

[sd455dan]

In our state we buy a truck tag and in my dodge 3500s case it was $78 to register GCWR of 26,000#s

 

[MattLynch]

$12 per year to register my F250 here

 

[tcartwri]

Recently got into a discussion with another member about this very thing. What it came down to was that the license bureau was including the weight of a light trailer in your Registered Gross Weight. I wonder if this is what SC is doing now.


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