Petition to eliminate yearly car registration fees in California! - The Petition Site (buy, price)

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by Fontucky

There are few things more useless than an online petition.

Thank you; of course you are right. They go nowhere fast..

Nita

[steel7]

Do petitions really work ?

[steel7]

Originally Posted by handiquack

I shelled out $160 to re-register my car a few weeks ago. It's expensive, but every state gets you one way or another. In New York you have to get your registration renewed every two years, but you have to get yearly vehicle inspections which we don't have here.

New cars dont have to get smog checked for the first 4 yrs. Otherwise its every two yrs we need a smog test & its not easy.My smog is now due on my 90 Tbird but im blowing it off & selling or junking the car. The dmv wants my arm, leg & right fat toe. Screw them! My 85 olds smog is due 11/11 & my tags will be around 73 dollars. Just a few yrs back it was 55.00 & before that it was 45 & before that it was 39.00. DAMN....i HATE the dmv, ftb & coward legislature.

[cb73]

Your fees are set by the California State Legislature and have nothing to do with the DMV. Hoping that a DMV employee goes to hell because the assemblyman that you voted for raised your fees is odd at best.

This year's budget currently on the table includes an $18 yearly fee for state parks, whether you use them or not, increases in county fees and an intent, that may or may not pass to double the fees back to what they were when everyone got so upset that they recalled Grey Davis.

This is on top of last years budget which raised the fee going to the CHP from $9 to $30 and raised the VLF from .65% of the value of your car to 1.15%. It also greatly increased the penalties that the Legislature ordered the DMV to collect.

Has anyone not noticed that the governor's main campaign slogan was that he was going to "cut the car tax" and by the time he leaves office, it will be nearly 3 times what it was before he cut it.

Sign your petition. Just don't expect it to do any good. Raising DMV fees are considered "freebies" by the Legislature--they aren't considered to be taxes so no matter how high they are raised, your Legislator can still say he didn't raise your taxes, and they're considered a "rich tax" that everyone can afford, cause the poor people are taking the bus.

[steel7]

Originally Posted by cb73

Your fees are set by the California State Legislature and have nothing to do with the DMV. Hoping that a DMV employee goes to hell because the assemblyman that you voted for raised your fees is odd at best.

This year's budget currently on the table includes an $18 yearly fee for state parks, whether you use them or not, increases in county fees and an intent, that may or may not pass to double the fees back to what they were when everyone got so upset that they recalled Grey Davis.

This is on top of last years budget which raised the fee going to the CHP from $9 to $30 and raised the VLF from .65% of the value of your car to 1.15%. It also greatly increased the penalties that the Legislature ordered the DMV to collect.

Has anyone not noticed that the governor's main campaign slogan was that he was going to "cut the car tax" and by the time he leaves office, it will be nearly 3 times what it was before he cut it.

Sign your petition. Just don't expect it to do any good. Raising DMV fees are considered "freebies" by the Legislature--they aren't considered to be taxes so no matter how high they are raised, your Legislator can still say he didn't raise your taxes, and they're considered a "rich tax" that everyone can afford, cause the poor people are taking the bus.

This legislature is the worse most have ever seen. I know they are the root of all evil & dmv fees will continue to go up. Hopefully the voters dont vote for the yearly park fee but i bet the county fee goes up again. Its not cheap owning a car in ca but people continue to buy new or late model cars. I have talked to the dmv in sacramento a total of 4 times in the past 1.6 yrs. Two times they were quite rude.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by eagle7

My 85 olds smog is due 11/11 & my tags will be around 73 dollars. Just a few yrs back it was 55.00 & before that it was 45 & before that it was 39.00. DAMN....i HATE the dmv, ftb & coward legislature.

Life is too short to get worked up over a $73 registration fee.

[Voyageur]

Originally Posted by slonga

Because you demand all of the services to prop up your very generous welfare state.

Come to Texas .. my car registration fees were $58

However it is 106 degrees which keeps the Riff Raff out.

Ah, yes - Texas, that epicenter of fiscal responsibility... except for the $18,000,000,000 Texas budget deficit:
Calitics:: Texas Budget Deficit Shatters Myths About California's Deficit

[wrcousert]

Originally Posted by Fontucky

There are few things more useless than an online petition.

It can be used to gauge interest in a topic. If enough people are interested enough to sign the online petition, it might be worth trying for a ballot measure.

[jbunniii]

Originally Posted by eagle7

Do petitions really work ?

Considering that this thread is over a year old and we still have car registration fees, the answer is plain.

[jbunniii]

Originally Posted by wrcousert

It can be used to gauge interest in a topic. If enough people are interested enough to sign the online petition, it might be worth trying for a ballot measure.

I'm sure you could find millions of people who will sign an online petition declaring that ALL taxes should be banned. Just because it's popular doesn't mean it isn't a stupid idea.