$195~$220 every two year in NY for each car.

 

Thanks, good catch on my typo. I meant $151.

 

In TN, state tag renewal fee is $29, but each county adds its own fee as well. In my county combined renewal is $65, although I have a Support Our Troops specialty plate that is an additional $35 which is donated to the plate beneficiary.

 

NY makes up for it in high sales tax on sale, tolls / tickets and annual emissions inspections.

 

You nailed it. NY & NYC have many other ways to squeeze $$ from the legal driver. There are two thousand speeding cameras installed throughout NYC. What once meant for school zone only now expanded to everywhere to fine the leagally registered car. I fell in those speeding trap like 3~4 annually ($50 each). I accept the responsibility for those.

However, the city does nothing to stop unregistered motorcycle/car that flooding every NYC street. These unregistered motorcyle/car often speeding, disobeying traffic rule, runs red light/STOP, and hit & run.

 

It's not necessarily my idea.....I'm just explaining the state law and Constitution. And, if you go back to the thread topic, our actual registration fees here in VA are quite low.....as are the personal property (car) taxes if your vehicle is old and not worth much.

Remember...although the last few years have distorted the market somewhat, traditionally, the average vehicle loses about half of its value in three years or so.

 

usually about $75 per car, doesnt matter which, its not linked to value. Then $25 or so inspection

 

Folks reminder, keep the politics and debate content off our forum (posts removed)

 

Yeah, I'm at $185 (Blk Hwk's) and $251 for the (EV) stickers. I remember when actual metal plates were replaced each year for around $30.

 

So what is your point? Yes, both states (PA and VA) have annual registration fees, and neither state has county income taxes...and the registration fee in VA is low by national standards. In VA, some counties have the property car-tax, others don't...it generally depends on the County Board's policies. But my point was that, for those counties in VA that do have the property-tax, it is usually because of the lack of an income tax. In PA, I can't say for sure because I don't know the laws there in detail, but it is probably a similar situation.

And, don't forget, in many states, if you have a vehicle that is at least 20-25 model-years old, you may not have to pay any registration fees of taxes at all.....it may qualify as an Antique, which means free or reduced-fee plates/registration, but, in some cases, also reduced-driving-privileges, manly to and from auto shows.

 

The $334 I have to pay is broken down this way,

$157 is for the registration fee
$155 is for the license fee and
$22 is for a county fee

 

My point is exactly what I said. It may be a reason, but contrary to what you wrote, it's not the only reason. There's lots of reasons that go into adopting any tax structure.

 

It's not bad in florida at all, approx $100+.

In fact, we have a local private tag service close by that does tags, notary, etc services and I let them renew my tags for me every year.

They tack on a $35 fee and it's worth every penny cuz there's never a line and I'm in & out in 5 mins.

They handle the renewal and call me when I can come pick up my new tag or registration.

If ya'll have a local store that does tag and license services, I highly recommend!

 

It’s done by mail here. Never have to go into a DMV office. Driver’s license renewals are the same.

 

So might have the thread record (at least for now) because my truck just renewed and it was well over $1000. That's in part because the DMV treats trucks as commercial so you have an additional charge for that, in part because there's an EV charge added in lieu of gas taxes, and in part because the base renewal itself is based on the MSRP which for my truck was on the high side.