Moving to Northern VA from South Carolina

[CAVA1990]

Originally Posted by hilsmom

true, but someone coming from SC probably wasn't aware of a yearly tax on any car in their driveway. I know plenty of people who have come here from elsewhere and screamed about that because they never had to pay a yearly tax bill on their car before, even with the "relief."

I accept it as a fact of life because I've lived here for 14 years now - just trying to help someone who may not be aware of this yearly bill, that's all.

Except that many of those people paid higher registration fees where they came from than we do. We just call it a tax.

[ViennaSausages]

Originally Posted by CAVA1990

Except that many of those people paid higher registration fees where they came from than we do. We just call it a tax.

I prefer it as a tax. Then I can itemize it off my Schedule A.

Win win.

[car54]

Originally Posted by CAVA1990

Except that many of those people paid higher registration fees where they came from than we do. We just call it a tax.

Very true. There was a thread on the automotive forum (I think) that asked "What do you pay to register your car" or some such.

Many of the posters quoted numbers that ran well into the hundreds of dollars per year. Some even noted that it decreases every year as the vehicle ages. Sounded suspiciously like our "car tax".

But if it's all rolled into one and called a "registration fee"....folks don't get nearly as upset! LOL

[CAVA1990]

Originally Posted by ViennaSausages

I prefer it as a tax. Then I can itemize it off my Schedule A.

Win win.

Good point, but I'm sure our taxing authorities have factored that into how they set the rates.