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Dec 18, 2011 | 02:39 PM

#31

bnmccoy

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From: Edmond, OK

Oklahoma abolished vehicle safety inspections after 31 years of same on August 25, 2001. It was costing $5.00 at the time; one dollar went to the state and it cost the state about $783,000 to run the program for 3 million cars at the time. Motorcycles, travel trailers, etc. all required the inspection. Since the places doing the inspections only made $4 it wasn't very profitable for businesses and number of places one could go had started to decline; so it was a pain for the consumer (especially hauling in a travel trailer).

Cost me $1510 to initially register my 08; mostly taxes for the purchase.
Cost me $95.50 in Oct 2010 for annual registration.
Cost me $85.50 in Oct 2011 for annual registration.

I have an 67 GTO, 84 F-150 and a 78 F-350 they each cost the minimum annual fee of $25.50 each per year; none are running so they are also 'Black Tagged" with black sticker to indicate they are have no liability insurance requirement.

Bob

Dec 18, 2011 | 02:45 PM

#32

jack_pine

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From: Northern Il/Cabin in Wi

Quote:

Originally Posted by bnmccoy

Actually, that sounds pretty reasonable.

Dec 21, 2011 | 02:51 PM

#33

GZip

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From: Manassas, VA

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Originally Posted by DSLPWRD

VA:
Safety inspections for all vehicles (annual) = $16 / $12 for motorcycles
Emissions inspection (Northern VA counties only) = $28 (every 2 years)
Registration fee is dependent on your GVWR. I think over 10,000 lbs require Truck plates for around $80 a year.

I wish it was that straightforward...

I'm getting ready to order an F-250 and nobody seems to be able to tell me the straight answer. If you look at the reg's, 8500# is the magic number for registration as a passenger vehicle, which allows you to get the personal property tax reduction. It also serves as the breakpoint for emissions testing, and some other stuff, but the tax is the important piece.

Now the confusion...The VA Title will list several different weights. One of them is "GW" and another is "GVWR". The GW on an F-250 is below 8500#, and the GVWR is the number on the truck's B-Pillar. While not clear in the verbiage, I think they must go by the GW vs. the GVWR. Otherwise there wouldn't be so many SD's running around with passenger plates.

Another bit of confusion for me...

The dealer I'm working with is in MD. They said that the 9900# GVWR is now the limit for the F-250's vs. 10000#. I'm still seeing a lot of stickers with 10k vs. 9.9k. Anybody know any truths in this area? Is it state specific for the states that are < 10000 vs 10001 and over?

Dec 21, 2011 | 03:00 PM

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strokinbeast

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I am a Virginia resident also and learned with my old super duty to stay away from truck plates. The cut off is 7499 below you are on car tags and above you are on truck tags. So with just me in my truck I am very close to being overweight. But this saves me 66% on the first 20,000 on my personal property taxes, and the law enforcement in my area does not appear to be strict about the limits.

Dec 21, 2011 | 05:30 PM

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GZip

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From: Manassas, VA

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Originally Posted by strokinbeast

I have heard the 7500 number as well, and it specifically applies to Gross Weight vs. GVWR. Here's a couple of definitions from the VA Code:

"Pickup or panel truck" means every motor vehicle designed for the transportation of property and having a registered gross weight of 7,500 pounds or less.

"Truck" means every motor vehicle designed to transport property on its own structure independent of any other vehicle and having a registered gross weight in excess of 7,500 pounds.

I believe the F-250 probably has a GW of 6-7k depending on the model that the DMV uses for weight, so it would make sense that Pickup trucks may be eligible for passenger plates.

Dec 21, 2011 | 05:42 PM

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GZip

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From: Manassas, VA

Sorry to keep piling on, but I think I finally found something succinct on the VA PPT...

From deep in the VA DMV Site:

Vehicles Qualifying for Tax Relief

A vehicle must meet all three of the requirements below to qualify for tax relief. The vehicle must:

Be a passenger car, pickup or panel truck weighing less than 7,501 pounds, or motorcycle; and
Be (i) owned by a natural person or (ii) leased by a natural person under a contract requiring such person to pay the tangible personal property tax or (iii) held in a private trust; and
Be used for nonbusiness purposes.

Dec 21, 2011 | 05:46 PM

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jack_pine

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From: Northern Il/Cabin in Wi

No piling on, all good. My original thought was to make a table of all states with red. fees and inspection where required). May have been a lofty goal.....