This is what burns me, I own a boat, car, old military truck that I seldom drive/use and it just cost me an extra $45 bucks for them to sit in the garage. The DMV has already proven they charge incorrect fees.
Increase the fuel tax and tax the user fairly.
I just opened my registration forms. How in the world is my motorcycle charged basically the same as my car? No way does is put as many miles down the road or wear on the road surfaces as a car. I have noticed the $ amount creeping up but this is ridiculous.The boat/trailer is exempt. The military truck might be eligible for a collector plate or something. Two of our vehicles are going to be switched to collector vehicle plates as those are exempt since they are not used as main transportation vehicles. The motorcycles also appear to be exempt. Here is the link to the full text. https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/house/1002#digest-heading
This is copied from the text of the bill.
Establishes a $15 transportation infrastructure improvement fee that applies to the registration of all motor vehicles except trailers, semitrailers, non-motive recreational vehicles, special machinery, vehicles registered as military vehicles, vehicles registered as collector vehicles, motor driven cycles, trucks, tractors used with a semitrailer, and for-hire buses with a declared gross weight greater than 26,000 pounds. Increases annual registration fees for certain motor vehicles with a declared gross weight that equals or exceeds 26,000 pounds. Requires a person who registers an electric vehicle to pay a supplemental registration fee of $150 with an increase every five years based on an index factor. Requires a person who registers a hybrid vehicle to pay a supplemental registration fee of $50 with an increase every five years based on an index factor.
So the government says we need more taxes for our roads. Okay - I'm willing to listen. But first - what about this new terrain I-69 that was shoved down my throat? Some of did not support that, some did. Which is it, do we need more roads, or to fix the roads we have, or both I guess? I'm really not very excited to give up more money when they spend money on new stuff, then tell me they need more money to fix the old stuff...
I just opened my registration forms. How in the world is my motorcycle charged basically the same as my car? No way does is put as many miles down the road or wear on the road surfaces as a car. I have noticed the $ amount creeping up but this is ridiculous.
Sure is! I went in last year about now to get a replacement title for my boat and trailer. The boat wasn't a problem as they had it in their records. The trailer was another story. I have had this rig long enough that the state did NOT require a title back then. Even though I had original documentation of the sale and taxes paid and even the paid off bank note, BMV was wanting/going to charge sales taxes AGAIN on the sale! Now, it wasn't my idea to make a law that all trailers have to have titles and I was not going to ante up for sales tax that I already paid. The state should give anyone in this situation a free title under some kind of grandfather clause. SO....I became "that" customer for them that day. After arguing with them for 45 minutes they said "we're going to fix this and get you out of here." I ended up paying taxes on on dollar, which I should not have had to. I'll have to say this was the only bad encounter I have had with them in quite awhile but it was pure stupidity and bureaucracy in motion....snip... Oh wait...common sense is dead....
Sure is! I went in last year about now to get a replacement title for my boat and trailer. The boat wasn't a problem as they had it in their records. The trailer was another story. I have had this rig long enough that the state did NOT require a title back then. Even though I had original documentation of the sale and taxes paid and even the paid off bank note, BMV was wanting/going to charge sales taxes AGAIN on the sale! Now, it wasn't my idea to make a law that all trailers have to have titles and I was not going to ante up for sales tax that I already paid. The state should give anyone in this situation a free title under some kind of grandfather clause. SO....I became "that" customer for them that day. After arguing with them for 45 minutes they said "we're going to fix this and get you out of here." I ended up paying taxes on on dollar, which I should not have had to. I'll have to say this was the only bad encounter I have had with them in quite awhile but it was pure stupidity and bureaucracy in motion.
I just opened my registration forms. How in the world is my motorcycle charged basically the same as my car? No way does is put as many miles down the road or wear on the road surfaces as a car. I have noticed the $ amount creeping up but this is ridiculous.
I just opened my registration forms. How in the world is my motorcycle charged basically the same as my car? No way does is put as many miles down the road or wear on the road surfaces as a car. I have noticed the $ amount creeping up but this is ridiculous.
They have had and spent the damn money people. It has passed through heir hands and is gone. Now they want us to bail them out....again....some more. This is just more of the same.