whats the deal in california with tripling the car registration we pay every year?

[BooGiMaN]

has this been implemented are they going to ..whats the deal ...damn our politicians here suck...

 

[notfred]

I thought they gave up on that.

 

[rpc64]

Tripling?!? I'm glad I don't live in California

 

[BooGiMaN]

i still keep hearign about it...but cant find anythign concrete

 

[anxi80]

implemented this fall. ty state of california and especially a HUGE thanks to the government who made this all possible. without fumbling a budget and putting us in a larger deficit, where would we be?

edit: changed date and added link, which can be found HERE

 

[DnetMHZ]

they must need the extra money to remove all the ashtrays from public places.

 

[BooGiMaN]

Originally posted by: anxi80
implemented in july. ty state of california and especially a HUGE thanks to the government who made this all possible. without fumbling a budget and putting us in a larger deficit, where would we be?

implemented july of this year?

so we are getting hit with triple the amount?

 

[anxi80]

read my edit. i was wrong with the date...

Registration fees due before Oct. 1 will be paid at the lower rate. After Oct. 1 they'll carry the higher charge.

The increase means most drivers will have to pay 2 percent of their vehicle's value -- triple what they now pay.

"California is broke," he said (Finance Director Steve Peace).

 

[jadinolf]

I just paid mine. It was due Aug 10 so I sneaked in under the wire.

It was only $89 and next year it will probably be $300.

 

[Toasthead]

California politicians suck. Thats about all there is to say.

 

[anxi80]

i would sign that recall, but im not a registered voter. d'oh.

 

[CPA]

just another reason never to move to Cali.

 

[anxi80]

Actually, steps are being taken to have this reversed. Sen. Tom McClintock, a Republican from Thousand Oaks has filed papers and petitions to appeal this. He just needs the support and signatures to back him. A few others are standing up also to stop this. Hope it works out.

edit: link to the story im quoting and has good info on the appeal here

 

[yukichigai]

This is why I like living in Nevada. I drive around in a '94 Ford Explorer. You know what it costs me to renew my registration? $33.

But what if I bought a new Viper? Well I'm not sure what I'd pay off the bat, but you know what I'd pay to renew the registration the next year? $33.

California is full of s%$# as far as car registrations go. 2% of a $13,000 vehicle -- like some low-end minivan or something -- is $260! And that's not including fees for processing, license plates, smog check, blah blah blah. Utter crap.

 

[rudder]

Originally posted by: jadinolf
I just paid mine. It was due Aug 10 so I sneaked in under the wire.

It was only $89 and next year it will probably be $300.

Holy crap! I bitch and moan when I have to pay $50.

 

[amnesiac]

It's so the illegal immigrants can get forced off the roads.

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: rudder

Originally posted by: jadinolf
I just paid mine. It was due Aug 10 so I sneaked in under the wire.

It was only $89 and next year it will probably be $300.

Holy crap! I bitch and moan when I have to pay $50.

My first year with this car was $450.

 

[anxi80]

Originally posted by: amnesiac
It's so the illegal immigrants can get forced off the roads.

lol, the illegals dont drive with registration now. what difference will it make when its tripled? to them, it all ends up with the same penalty, deportation.

 

[bunker]

We pay the same in Georgia.

Any part of the fee that is based on the vehicles value is tax deductible.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

For my car it'll probably be almost an extra car PAYMENT that month. And they've been trying to get a "tougher" smog check going that would run about $90 instead of $40.


...I got my car on October 9th. So I'm screwed.

 

[kranky]

Man, that is one screwed-up state. How a state with an economy that big can be broke is just astounding.

It's a glimpse into what will eventually happen nationwide with the death of the middle class. There will be rich and poor, and nothing in between because they taxed the middle class into oblivion.

 

[Ylen13]

what will happen poor and middle class will get stuck paying the higher registration fee and rich will write it off as business expense.

 

[Encryptic]

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I paid $100 a few weeks ago to renew my registration on a freaking 2000 Honda. $300 is bullsh!t.

 

[NutBucket]

We can all thank Davis for FVCKING up royally:disgust: I wonder how much it'll cost to register my 13 y.o. Honda this December

 

[TheNinja]

Don't blame me, I didn't vote for Davis....aren't we supposed to get the Terminator into office or something?