Confused about NC Vehicle Tax

[abloodragon]

about 3 months after each annual vehicle registration, you will recieve a tax bill from your county for 'property tax' on your vehicle. If you don't pay it, they will revoke your tags, and notify your insurance company. For our, 2004 trailblazer it was an annual fee of about $200. If you have an unregistered vehicle sitting on your property, you are required to list it on your home's property tax statement. This fee varies from county to county.
We just moved to PA from NC. What a difference, registering our vehicles and getting our drivers license was idiot proof here in PA and all under one roof. Our insurance went down $300 per year, and no more stupid property taxes on the car.

[WhyMe]

After registering your car in NC you must also get it inspected within 10 days of registering.

The cost will be either $9.10 or $30.00, depending upon which county you live in, and what year model car you have. Any car 1995 and older is $9.10 in any county, 1996 and newer is $30.00, since these years have to be emission tested.

The emission test are not manditory in every county, yet.

Coming in October, NC will be phasing out the windshield inspection stickers and giving each person a form that must be kept in the vehicle. After that the inspection will run out on the same date as the license tag, and will need to be inspected within 90 days before the expiration date of the tag.

This is new, and not widely publized yet, but I spent today in a class that this was a major part of.

[mm34b]

Originally Posted by WhyMe

Coming in October, NC will be phasing out the windshield inspection stickers and giving each person a form that must be kept in the vehicle. After that the inspection will run out on the same date as the license tag, and will need to be inspected within 90 days before the expiration date of the tag.

This is new, and not widely publized yet, but I spent today in a class that this was a major part of.

Now, that's interesting.

[mm34b]

Originally Posted by WhyMe

Coming in October, NC will be phasing out the windshield inspection stickers and giving each person a form that must be kept in the vehicle.
This is new, and not widely publized yet, but I spent today in a class that this was a major part of.

Safety/Emission Inspection Changes

S.L. 2007-503 (HB 679) establishes a new electronic safety and emissions vehicle
inspection process. Specifically, the act:

�� Authorizes electronic safety and emissions inspections, and eliminates the
requirement for an inspection sticker.

�� Provides that inspections expire at midnight of the last day of the month designated
by the vehicle registration sticker of the following year.

�� Requires a vehicle to have a current safety or emissions inspection prior to renewal
of registration.

�� Requires registration plates that are not renewed to be surrendered within 120 days
of expiration.

�� Requires applicants for a license as a safety or emissions inspection station to have
equipment and software to transfer information on inspections to the Division of
Motor Vehicles by electronic means.

�� Requires, during initial implementation of the electronic inspection process, that the
vendor selected by the Division of Motor Vehicles provide the equipment and
software at no cost to a station that holds a license on October 1, 2008.

�� Requires an applicant for a safety inspection mechanic license to have training in use
of the system.

�� Requires sellers of new and used vehicles to provide a receipt certifying compliance
with the electronic inspection process.

�� Authorizes out-of-State emissions inspection if the inspection meets federal
standards.

�� Increases the safety inspection fee from $8.25 to $12.75.

�� Requires the Division of Motor Vehicles to report to the Joint Legislative
Transportation Oversight Committee by May 1, 2008, on its progress in implementing
this act.

This act becomes effective October 1, 2008, and applies to offenses occurring on or after
that date. (GSP)

SL2007-0503

[ncnewguy]

My wife and I got our driver licenses today. Now we're going for the tag and title. We just moved here from another state. Do I have to fill out the title application before I go to the plate office? What if I put the wrong thing in a blank and it's already been notarized? What about the "Eligible Risk" form? How do I get the "qualification number" from form MVR-615A?

[SunnyKayak]

Do not have it notarise before it is filled out completely in case you do make a mistake and they will not accept white out .

[thebalogas]

I got my license plate today. All I needed was my driver's license (NC) proof of insurance, information for my lienholder since I don't have my title, and my registration from FL. She asked me what my odometer reading was and filled that form out and notarized it on the spot. it cost $5.00 for that. She gave me a letter to mail to my bank for them to change the title to NC. It cost $219 I have a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. My brother in law took it and got it inspected and that was $30. I live in Rutherford County until next week, when I move to Union County.

[chrharris]

NC sure does rip off their residents on vehicle tax, allocation tax and inspection don't they?

It is just as corrupt as any other government crap.

Just lie about the mileage and say your car has 300,000 miles on it when you move to NC to lower the value of your car.