Tag fee shock!!!

RandyT · Oct 20, 2020

dodge man said:
I don稚 remember the exact numbers but trailer tags went from something like $40 to a $140 here in Illinois. Cars and light trucks are $151. 3 vehicles and a trailer add up.

Trailer plates went up $100 and vehicles went up $50 So Trailer A (3000#) went from $18 to $118. My trailer C (8000#) plate went from $58 to $158. My nephews Trailer E (14000#) went from $170 to $270.

Jstpssng · Oct 20, 2020

I paid more to license my truck than I pay for property taxes on my home and 20 acres.

ultrarunner · Oct 21, 2020

It does appear CA isn't alone when it comes to steep fees.

riptides · Oct 21, 2020

dangier_VA said:
No one has yet mentioned the Virginia Personal Property tax on vehicles, so I will chime in...
Virginia taxes personal property at NADA blue book value annually. I think it is right around 4% or so. Cost me roughly $1,000 last year for tax and $65 for actual tags for my '06 Dodge 2500. Since it is registered for 10k gross, it does not get a tax rebate like vehicles less than 8k gross. Now my '02 Ranger was around $100 tax and $65 tags... Makes one wonder where the money is being used. My gravel road has potholes approaching the size of an old VW beetle....

Just the other day I sent in over 2k in tax payments.

A living quarters horse trailer is a huge part of the issue.

I think our personal property taxes are approaching our land taxes. LOL.

Lineman North Florida · Oct 22, 2020

ultrarunner said:
As far as I know CA is the only State that charges vehicle owners a fee not to operate.

Another really good reason in my opinion to not live there.

grsthegreat · Oct 22, 2020

Lineman North Florida said:
Another really good reason in my opinion to not live there.

i think Calif would charge for the use Of Oxygen if they could figure out how to meter it.

ultrarunner · Oct 23, 2020

Only expect it to get more expensive.

That said trailer owners did get a break awhile back even if the fee has been subsequently monkeyed with in terms of cost and duration.

Current California PTI (Permanent Trailer Identification) is $10 and covers 5 years so we now know the definition of permanent has been amended in CA to mean 5 years.

Of course this is CA and the kicker is $10 for 5 years or pay $22 Planned Nonoperation Fee not to use your trailer !

JTMachineDesign · Oct 24, 2020

My 2019 Ram 1500 was $508.00 for this year.. but my trailer has a "permanent plate" and only cost $10 for 5 years..

California is weird.

Ford850 · Oct 25, 2020

I just renewed mine for another year. SUV - $46. Ford F150 - $61. 10k dump trailer - $63. I can understand the first two, but the trailer kills me. I'll have at least 30 times the mileage on each of the vehicles compared to the trailer, but the trailer costs me the most.