California registration SUCKS!!

[falvarez12001]

You are getting hosed. I live in the inlad Empire, just renewed my tags yesterday and I paid $76.00 My weight fee is $24.00 for a 1 ton C30 Longhorn

[Stocker]

I went to the DMV website. Falvarez, you are getting a killer deal, likely b/c a previous owner fudged and somehow got the truck listed in an incorrect weight class. And Geno, you should do as previously advised -- strip your truck and have it re-weighed to get below 5K#. Here's a partial list of weight fees:


0 - 1999# $8

2000 - 2999# $8

3000 - 4000# $24

4001 - 5000# $80

5001 - 6000# $154

6001 - 7000# $204

7001 - 8000# $257


note: these are unladen weights for 2-axle trucks, including pickups.

[WorkinLonghorn]

When I first registered mine here in Calif I did so with an old camper on back and I got regular non-commercial plates. My reg.fees are something like $41 and I've been using it exclusively for commercial purposes for the last ten years.

[Rupdog]

well, mine's listed as 4133 lbs, and my WF = $80.00. Maybe I should try to dump 150 lbs off it. =)

[WorkinLonghorn]

Read my post above yours.My truck weighs over 4600 totally empty.I don't pay ANY WEIGHT FEE.

[Rupdog]

i don't understand why they call these trucks "commercial vehicles" anyway. do you guys out there who own new f150s etc pay a weight fee? what gives??!?!?!?!!

[Stocker]

Originally Posted by WorkinLonghorn

Read my post above yours.My truck weighs over 4600 totally empty.I don't pay ANY WEIGHT FEE.

Sweet deal, I wish I could pay no weight fee! Per the DMV site, trucks with campers are supposed to pay the fee, based on the unladen (without the camper) weight of the truck.

Originally Posted by Rupdog

i don't understand why they call these trucks "commercial vehicles" anyway. do you guys out there who own new f150s etc pay a weight fee? what gives??!?!?!?!!

Simple -- Cali calls 'em that so they can squeeze more $$$ from your wallet! It is supposed to apply to all pickups. I disagree with it except if someone's truck is actually being used in commerce; that is, it's being used to earn a living, like a contractor's truck. There is a way to avoid paying the fees, but then you are not allowed to carry anything in the back of the truck.

As to what new F150s pay, see my post #52 above, with the weight fees.

[jd4300fel]

as far as I know all trucks unless they have a camper on them are commercial vehicles which have a weight fee. I have had several trucks and they where all commercial.

[extd56]

I pay a weight fee on my 56 Chevy truck that I know will never carry a load of anything besides me and I also have a weight fee on my 2003 Avalanche because they call it a truck.

[13lazer]

i could write a manifesto about how greedy our state has become, we are all taxed and fined and worked over nonstop. i might be crazy but i think george orwell's only error was in his title "1984" he was off by about 20 years. i hope the rest of the country can keep kalifornia contained, otherwise i wouldnt be surprised to see fidel castro university right in the middle of texas in the next century.
13lazer
i think i can speak freely, all the castro supporters are on other message boards.:bansex:

[AlienYouth]

correction, California sucks : P

[gmc1969custom]

I bought a Dually a little over a year ago from a guy that had moved to Texas from California. All I can say is that 99% of the people that I dealt with at the CA Dmv while trying to get the title transferred in my name were a total pain in the rear. The lady that was assigned to my transfer could barely speak English. And all of the fees that you guys have to pay is rediculious. Paperless Title???? I thought I'd heard it all.. Us Texans like to hold the real title in our own hands. NO offense to you Californians, just your politicians. $50.00 for 5 years is what I pay. I'll take the little Gray headed ladies in the East Texas tax offices anyday.

[Tom Vogel]

ChevyDude is so right, great state... but we are leaving as soon as we can sell. We were both born and raised here. Its a shame, the state is beutiful but the politicians are not. (time for another revolution soon)

[magsnubby]

WTF??????Am i the only one that noticed the op let his registration expire, was driving with out insurance or current registration, got busted, still didn't register the truck, never made arrangements to pay the fine, ignored the warning letter, then blames his mess up on the state?

[st1x10]

I do love Oklahoma. No inspections and cheap tags. I think it is $20 a year.

[stsalvage]

i bought a 1972 and the fee's are 135.00 In time it will go down be thank ful that you did not buy one of them 40K new trucks or suv's in calif its 1500.00 a year they go buy Value and it being a brand new car or truck thats why i'm never buying new

[GREASEMONKEY72]

mine was $80 this past time and my truck is registered as commercial just like all trucks

[Geno]

Dear Mr. "W.t.f ?" aka magsnubby,
Yes I did note that and thank you for noticing. And that still doesn't explain the outrageous weight fees we are discussing,

thank you.

[magsnubby]

Sure the weight fees are ridiculous. But so is driving a non-registered non-insured vehicle.

[68GMC454]

what is a weight fee..now i know im not ever moving to cali. does this mean they go by the wieght of the truck. shoot my 84 weigh almost 6000...sure hope that dumb idea doesnt spread...

[A.P.]

Hopefully this explains it for you 68GMC454.
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d03/vc9400.htm

[Tom Vogel]

Originally Posted by magsnubby

WTF??????Am i the only one that noticed the op let his registration expire, was driving with out insurance or current registration, got busted, still didn't register the truck, never made arrangements to pay the fine, ignored the warning letter, then blames his mess up on the state?

Uh-oh... nope didnt notice..
Wait a minute... let me look... Nope, state still sucks.

[WorkinLonghorn]

A.P. Thanks for posting that link. It says;

Whenever a camper is temporarily attached to a motor vehicle designed to transport property, the motor vehicle shall be subject to the fees imposed by this section.

I don't know how I get away with not paying WF but when I first took my '69 in in 1997 (?) it still had the original camper on it with special mounts in the stake-pockets with chains to the camper,also had front mount brackets going to the cab. Maybe the guy thought it was a permanent mount,and thus outside of this above section. I did have to remove the old black commercial plates and replace them with white non-commercial ones. I've never paid a weight fee and use it exclusively for hauling stuff. Never had any problems with LE either.
I had it initially inspected at the Chatsworth DMV by an older guy there.-Brian