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Post by flanz on Dec 20, 2023 19:39:53 GMT
UPDATE
Thanks for all of your replies!
I must have gone to a third party site, and I should have clued in because it didn't look like what I was used to seeing. duh! I wasn't clicking a link in an email from DMV reminding me of the renewal date... which I what I usually do. I had Googled CA DMV and the 3rd party site is the first one that came up!!!
Before heading out the door I mentioned my situation to a friend, who told me that there is a machine at a nearby supermarket (VONS) where she pays her DMV renewal fees with a $10 charge for the privilege. I just came back from there. That was true until 2 weeks ago, when the machine was removed by DMV. I picked up cash on my way home.
I am heading to AAA to pay in cash in order to avoid the substantial credit card fee and to GET IT DONE.
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WTBLEEP!!!
I've always renewed online without any processing fee.
There are now 2 fees to do so: service fee of $49 and transaction processing fees of $30. Crazy!!! I might just have to go in person. It’s due Dec 26. They have the gall to boast that by GOING GREEN almost 2 million DMV hours have been saved!!
Another way costs/burdens are being shifted onto consumers. GRRRR!!!
Have you renewed a CA auto registration lately?
Curious about other states.
When I was home in Ontario, Canada a couple of months ago, I learned that the gov't got rid of renewal fees altogether, and that they had never been tied to the value of the car. Everyone had paid $120 annually. My total before fees is $631.
It's due on Tuesday so I need to drag myself over to the local DMV this afternoon. On principal, I refuse to pay such ridiculous fees, and yet, my time is valuable too. I'll check out the line and see how fast it's moving. Ugh.. I wonder if I should take cash... since they'll probably charge me the $30 fee for using a credit card
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Dec 20, 2023 19:42:16 GMT
I renew online in NJ.
FEE $1.50...
Oh, and my registration is $39.00 a year.
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Post by katlady on Dec 20, 2023 19:43:41 GMT
I renewed in July. There were no crazy fees. Are you sure you are at the actual DMV site and not a third-party that does the registration for you? You can renew at AAA if you are a member. ETA - This is from the DMV site. Your payment information. All credit/debit card transactions include an additional 1.95% payment processing fee. If paying directly from your bank account, there are no additional fees. Here is the real website: www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/vehicle-registration/vehicle-registration-renewal/ |
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Post by pantsonfire on Dec 20, 2023 19:44:24 GMT
WTBLEEP!!! I've always renewed online without any processing fee. There are now 2 fees to do so: service fee of $49 and transaction processing fees of $30. Crazy!!! I might just have to go in person. It’s due Dec 26. They have the gall to boast that by GOING GREEN almost 2 million DMV hours have been saved!! Another way costs/burdens are being shifted onto consumers. GRRRR!!! Have you renewed a CA auto registration lately? Curious about other states. When I was home in Ontario, Canada a couple of months ago, I learned that the gov't got rid of renewal fees altogether, and that they had never been tied to the value of the car. Everyone had paid $120 annually. My total before fees is $631. It's due on Tuesday so I need to drag myself over to the local DMV this afternoon. On principal, I refuse to pay such ridiculous fees, and yet, my time is valuable too. I'll check out the line and see how fast it's moving. Ugh.. I wonder if I should take cash... since they'll probably charge me the $30 fee for using a credit card Are you sure you are on the right site? I say that because I thought I was in August to renew dh's vehicle and backed out when I saw the fees. Google again and low and behold it was a Ca DMV user portal for a business where you can renew...for a fee. Then it was $60. Went to DMV correctly and no fee. |
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Post by caangel on Dec 20, 2023 19:44:49 GMT
I mail a check, also in CA
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Post by pantsonfire on Dec 20, 2023 19:45:11 GMT
I clicked on CA DMV renewal and went to the 3rd party site without knowing.
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Post by pantsonfire on Dec 20, 2023 19:46:20 GMT
You can also pay over phone. 🤷♀️
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Post by pantsonfire on Dec 20, 2023 19:51:54 GMT
I renewed in July. There were no crazy fees. Are you sure you are at the actual DMV site and not a third-party that does the registration for you? You can renew at AAA if you are a member. ETA - This is from the DMV site. Your payment information. All credit/debit card transactions include an additional 1.95% payment processing fee. If paying directly from your bank account, there are no additional fees. Here is the real website: www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/vehicle-registration/vehicle-registration-renewal/I love doing it at AAA. Get your sticker right then and there. |
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Post by mom on Dec 20, 2023 19:54:37 GMT
In Texas, most are $33 and a $1 processing to use online.
Edited: Ignore me. I was referring to DL renewal and not registration like the OP.
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Post by bethany102399 on Dec 20, 2023 19:56:42 GMT
I wonder if I should take cash... since they'll probably charge me the $30 fee for using a credit card Part of it is a processing fee back to the card holder. I pay cash in person for this reason. When we bought my car I paid the title fees in cash, several hundred dollars. I hit the bank and then rolled up to the DMV with my hundreds in my little envelope. The teller didn't even blink. It irritates me to pay the processing fee. I also agree check and make sure you're not on a 3rd party site. |
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Post by breetheflea on Dec 20, 2023 20:02:25 GMT
I don't live in California but I think to have my registration stickers mailed instead of pick them up at the auto license place (Washington is weird it's not at the DMV), is less than $5.
I live in Washington, but DH works in Oregon. When filing our Oregon income taxes online I'm charged sales tax because my address is in Washington. I find it so incredibly stupid since Washington has nothing to do with our income, or our taxes except the address happens to be here, that I print and mail my taxes through snail mail every single year.
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Post by peppermintpatty on Dec 20, 2023 20:07:17 GMT
Maryland doesn't have any fees to do it online. It is $138 for 2 years.
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Post by valincal on Dec 20, 2023 20:09:02 GMT
When I was home in Ontario, Canada a couple of months ago, I learned that the gov't got rid of renewal fees altogether, and that they had never been tied to the value of the car. Everyone had paid $120 annually. My total before fees is $631. Wow! Here in Alberta it’s about $100 dollars a year to register a vehicle and you must do it every year. I’m reading that it is still $120/year in Ontario. As in Alberta, they are no longer issuing expiry stickers, but you still have to pay for registration. |
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Dec 20, 2023 20:09:26 GMT
In Texas, most are $33 and a $1 processing to use online. That's for a driver's license and it's only every 8 years. I think she is referring to the annual auto tag renewal, which is more like $75 and $1 fee. |
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Post by mom on Dec 20, 2023 20:11:51 GMT
In Texas, most are $33 and a $1 processing to use online. That's for a driver's license and it's only every 8 years. I think she is referring to the annual auto tag renewal, which is more like $75 and $1 fee. Ahhhh ok. Just ignore me, lol. |
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Post by femalebusiness on Dec 20, 2023 20:29:13 GMT
I mail a check, also in CA This. One of the few things that I write checks for. I also pay my property taxes by check. There is no way that I will pay any bill that charges me money for the privilege of paying online. That is ridiculous. |
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Post by caangel on Dec 20, 2023 20:47:44 GMT
I mail a check, also in CA This. One of the few things that I write checks for. I also pay my property taxes by check. There is no way that I will pay any bill that charges me money for the privilege of paying online. That is ridiculous. I pay property taxes through my bank's bill pay but I think they just write/send a check |
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Post by MZF on Dec 20, 2023 20:49:42 GMT
I renewed both of ours this month--AAA with no fee (if paying cash or ATM), credit card fee of 2.9% if you charge it. And you get the renewal sticker right then. DS does his at the Safeway nearby--only $5-6 and gets the sticker immediately also.
I agree with pp to make sure you are on the right site for DMV.
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Post by pinklady on Dec 20, 2023 20:50:34 GMT
I had to renew in October. There was a fee to renew online but it was a % of the total. I think it totaled about $15 in fees. I won't give them any additional money so I went to AAA to renew. Otherwise I would have mailed a check.
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Post by lucyg on Dec 20, 2023 20:53:34 GMT
All of the above. And, if you still want to mail a check, I believe it’s considered on time as long as it’s postmarked by the due date, just like income taxes. But you can double check that online.
I didn’t pay any crazy-high fees like that when I renewed my older car in June.
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Post by flanz on Dec 20, 2023 21:20:47 GMT
When I was home in Ontario, Canada a couple of months ago, I learned that the gov't got rid of renewal fees altogether, and that they had never been tied to the value of the car. Everyone had paid $120 annually. My total before fees is $631. Wow! Here in Alberta it’s about $100 dollars a year to register a vehicle and you must do it every year. I’m reading that it is still $120/year in Ontario. As in Alberta, they are no longer issuing expiry stickers, but you still have to pay for registration. You're right, thanks for correcting me! I was misremembering. |
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Post by twinsmomfla99 on Dec 20, 2023 21:29:51 GMT
I renew at the WV DMV kiosk at Kroger or Sheetz. There is a $3 convenience fee, but the machine spits out a sticker and registration card. Unless you are late with your registration, then you have to wait for it to come in the mail because they only stick stickers with the current month, but you do get a receipt that counts as a temporary registration.
Renewal is $52 for one year, so $55 total at the kiosk.
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Post by flanz on Dec 20, 2023 21:30:39 GMT
Update in OP
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Post by flanz on Dec 20, 2023 21:31:22 GMT
I renewed in July. There were no crazy fees. Are you sure you are at the actual DMV site and not a third-party that does the registration for you? You can renew at AAA if you are a member. ETA - This is from the DMV site. Your payment information. All credit/debit card transactions include an additional 1.95% payment processing fee. If paying directly from your bank account, there are no additional fees. Here is the real website: www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/vehicle-registration/vehicle-registration-renewal/Thank you! You called it! |
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Post by twinsmomfla99 on Dec 20, 2023 21:33:16 GMT
WTBLEEP!!! I've always renewed online without any processing fee. There are now 2 fees to do so: service fee of $49 and transaction processing fees of $30. Crazy!!! I might just have to go in person. It’s due Dec 26. They have the gall to boast that by GOING GREEN almost 2 million DMV hours have been saved!! Another way costs/burdens are being shifted onto consumers. GRRRR!!! Have you renewed a CA auto registration lately? Curious about other states. When I was home in Ontario, Canada a couple of months ago, I learned that the gov't got rid of renewal fees altogether, and that they had never been tied to the value of the car. Everyone had paid $120 annually. My total before fees is $631. It's due on Tuesday so I need to drag myself over to the local DMV this afternoon. On principal, I refuse to pay such ridiculous fees, and yet, my time is valuable too. I'll check out the line and see how fast it's moving. Ugh.. I wonder if I should take cash... since they'll probably charge me the $30 fee for using a credit card Are you sure you are on the right site? I say that because I thought I was in August to renew dh's vehicle and backed out when I saw the fees. Google again and low and behold it was a Ca DMV user portal for a business where you can renew...for a fee. Then it was $60. Went to DMV correctly and no fee. Something similar happened to me when I was getting a taxpayer ID as executor of my SIL’s estate. I filled out the application online then got to the final step that required a $200 fee! For something that was free through its.gov. |
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Post by flanz on Dec 20, 2023 21:33:29 GMT
Wow! I hadn't realized how much we Californians pay for our auto registrations compared to you living in other states.
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Post by pantsonfire on Dec 20, 2023 21:37:47 GMT
UPDATEThanks for all of your replies! I must have gone to a third party site, and I should have clued in because it didn't look like what I was used to seeing. duh! I wasn't clicking a link in an email from DMV reminding me of the renewal date... which I what I usually do. I had Googled CA DMV and the 3rd party site is the first one that came up!!! Before heading out the door I mentioned my situation to a friend, who told me that there is a machine at a nearby supermarket (VONS) where she pays her DMV renewal fees with a $10 charge for the privilege. I just came back from there. That was true until 2 weeks ago, when the machine was removed by DMV. I picked up cash on my way home. I am heading to AAA to pay in cash in order to avoid the substantial credit card fee and to GET IT DONE. You can still do it on line with DMV. There is no fee. I had it directly come from the checking account in August. Just make sure it is the DMV site. Then print your renewal and keep that with you until the sticker arrives. I did that as I had to wait till August this year to pay and it took 2 weeks to get the stickers. Those 2 weeks the sticker was invalid by the date but DH just kept the print out per instructions and was never pulled over (CHP and Police can see it has been paid) |
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Post by katlady on Dec 20, 2023 21:55:50 GMT
I renewed in July. There were no crazy fees. Are you sure you are at the actual DMV site and not a third-party that does the registration for you? You can renew at AAA if you are a member. ETA - This is from the DMV site. Your payment information. All credit/debit card transactions include an additional 1.95% payment processing fee. If paying directly from your bank account, there are no additional fees. Here is the real website: www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/vehicle-registration/vehicle-registration-renewal/Thank you! You called it! Glad you got it all straigthened out! |
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Post by AussieMeg on Dec 20, 2023 22:10:27 GMT
I know that the original issue has been sorted, but I have to say, you guys have got it good! I assume you're talking about vehicle registration? In Australia (well, my state anyway) the standard vehicle registration is over $800 per year. I pay mine quarterly, and it's $220 per quarter.
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Post by katlady on Dec 20, 2023 22:25:44 GMT
I know that the original issue has been sorted, but I have to say, you guys have got it good! I assume you're talking about vehicle registration? In Australia (well, my state anyway) the standard vehicle registration is over $800 per year. I pay mine quarterly, and it's $220 per quarter. Our California registration fee includes various taxes and fees. One of the fees (Vehicle License Fee) is 0.65% of the purchase price/value of your car. And this fee decreases every year for the first 10 years. So if you have an older car, you can be paying about $300/year for the entire registration fee. |
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