Did the BMV overcharge me?

[K_W]

I about choked when the BMV asked for >$130 for the title/registration on a >20yr old Ranger I picked up for house work...

A couple days ago the plate arrived... a Truck 11,000 plate... for a 4,000 lb truck (5000 lb loaded).

I have to get my license renewed soon, can/should I request a partial refund or re-issue?

 

[Mounty09]

I just did a quote on their website. Looks like they only have 11,000# truck plates anymore. The total of the quote I did for a 1997 ranger was $115. $15 title fee, $45 registration fee, and $55 in taxes. sounds about right. Crazy!

 

[Mark 1911]

I think the license and registration fees for Indiana bottom out after about 6 years. Then they stay pretty much the same for the life of the vehicle.

 

[K_W]

Looks like they only have 11,000# truck plates anymore.!

Well, I can kinda see the reason behind that... new "compact" trucks like the Ranger was are all but extinct other than the new Ridgeline, but even that and the new Ranger are called a midsize.

 

[JettaKnight]

So, they got rid of the 7000# plates? Too many people with undersized plates?

 

[HoughMade]

My 2007 Silverado is $115 which includes $40 for a 4-H plate.

 

[K_W]

My 2007 Silverado is $115 which includes $40 for a 4-H plate.

96 Ranger, plain white truck plate $123 - title fee... I got ripped.

 

[HoughMade]

Trucks with a declared gross weight of not more than 11,000 can use a standard car plate.

https://www.in.gov/bmv/2620.htm

So to anyone out there driving a 1/2 ton or smaller- if they ask you if you want a truck plate, the answer is "no".

 

[K_W]

Trucks with a declared gross weight of not more than 11,000 can use a standard car plate.

https://www.in.gov/bmv/2620.htm

Yeah... they told me I could not... When I asked why I see pickups and huge SUV's with passenger plates, they said they were "transfers".

 

[HoughMade]

Yeah... they told me I could not... When I asked why I see huge SUV's with passenger plates, they said they were "transfers".

Website says they can. I've had this truck for a decade.

 

[K_W]

Website says they can. I've had this truck for a decade.

Well, I'm headed out to get my ugly mug immortalized in Big Brother's servers, so I can board airplanes I don't fly on.

I'll mention their error and see if there's a credit due.

 

[Bigtanker]

My 03 1/2 ton Ram has a "In God we trust" plate. Nowhere does it say Truck. Last year it was under $100.

 

[K_W]

My 03 1/2 ton Ram has a "In God we trust" plate. Nowhere does it say Truck. Last year it was under $100.

I'm back... once again they told me you can't... My coworker has an IGWT on his Ram 1500 too... -1 for the Carmel BMV.

 

[long coat]

Many years ago my sister went to the BMV to get plates for her new car.
She had talked to our mom and already knows what it's going to cost. They charged her more than our mom said it would be. She left and called mom, told her what it cost, mom told her they over charged her, so she goes back in. She told them they over charged her and told them our mom said it should only he this much. They responded with "who does your mom think she is?" My sisters response "The assistant manager of the Fortville License Branch", they refunded the
money they over charged her.

 

[AngryRooster]

Just looked at ours. 2013 4Runner x2. IGWT plate for hers was $193 and the standard Indiana plate for mine was $195.

 

[GLOCKMAN23C]

Had to look at mine...over $73 for my 23 year old truck. 7k truck plates.

 

[jzwhts]

96 Ranger, plain white truck plate $123 - title fee... I got ripped.

We all get ripped!!

 

[Bennettjh]

I'm gonna check my s-10. One moment.

 

[Bennettjh]

$57.35 for my plate for an '89. I can't recall if it's 7k or 11k. Truck isn't here to check. $130 is pretty steep.

 

[jsharmon7]

Make sure to pay your registration tax on the truck...even though you paid taxes on it when you bought it...with your taxed income...that is then driven on taxes roads...and propelled with taxed gasoline...and make sure you pay the parking meter on those taxed roads...oy...