...and it's only a one time fee... you don't have to pay it each year.
-g
At 8:49 PM -0600 11/15/99, Brad Fornal wrote:
>Considering what it could be, I see your point. Here in Texas I have a 68 GTO,
>running but not driven 'till new paint is applied, and the two Mayflowers.
>So I
>would hate to have a yearly fee for these cars as well as keeping the Sprite,
>Midget, and Colt licensed and inspected and insured. I guess since there
>is not a
>choice in the matter, less is better, but I am spoiled as nothing is
>better yet.
>But upon reflection, your wonderful state is usually a testing ground for
>all the
>new laws before they are inflicted upon the rest of our country (Emissions
>Testing) so I soon may lose my fee free status sooner or later myself. Ah
>Government, don't we just need more of it!!!! Brad
>
>Gerard Chateauvieux wrote:
>
>> Brad,
>>
>> Hey, I'm happy to pay the 10 bucks... back on 1995-96 when I first decided
>> to finish my original Bugeye and get it back on the road, I was initially
>> dealt a crushing blow by the DMV. The last time it had been registered was
>> in 1980. My first inquiry to a DMV employee was met with the reply that I
>> would have to pay the registration fees for every year since 1980, plus
>> penalty fees for late registration. What do you figure 16 years of back
>> payment to the DMV would cost!?!... certainly more than the car is worth,
>> well a few thousand dollars anyway. Turns out this was only true for smog
>> required vehicles, but man was this ever discouraging to hear!! If it
>> _were_ true, I would have used it for a parts car (that ultimately was it's
>> fate anyway). Compared to that... take my ten dollars... please!
>>
>> Did you hear about the $300 out-of-state registration fee that the State
>> detemined was illegal to collect? The DMV has to refund $300 to everyone
>> that paid this fee. I'm not sure how far back this goes, but I did bring in
>> two cars in the 70's. There's a 3 page form to fill out... that one has got
>> to be a mess. I'm sure thay still don't know what to do.
>>
>> Gerard
>>
>> At 7:36 PM -0600 11/15/99, Brad Fornal wrote:
>> >Man, am I SOOOOO Glad that I don't live in CA. I have never even heard of a
>> >non-op fee until this ............thread........sorry Jay ;-) Brad
>> >
>> >Gerard Chateauvieux wrote:
>> >
>> >> Bill,
>> >>
>> >> I have two non-ops, both were one time $10 fee (used to be $5) and I
>> >> receive renewal slips every year by mail. No charge until you register.
>> >> I've heard they will stop sending them after about 4 or 5 years. When I
>> >> went for a new title for the MKIV, they tried to make me pay $100+ in
>> >> resigtration and title fees even after I showed them photos of the body
>> >> shell stripped of paint and all running gear! After insisting several
>>times
>> >> that all I wanted was a title, and giving them a statement of fact, they
>> >> finally relinquished their desire to collect all the fees and just
>>charged
>> >> me the $10 for the title and $10 for the non-op. The key is to know
>>exactly
>> >> what's required by the DMV (the people at the branch usually don't). I've
>> >> never received the same answer twice from DMV employees... if you can
>>find
>> >> one that will help, either try a different branch or ask for a
>>supervisor.
>> >>
>> >> Gerard
>> >>
>> >> At 8:37 AM -0800 11/15/99, BILL wrote:
>> >> >Does anyone have experience with registering their LBC on a "Non-Op" in
>> >> >California? I'm finally conceding that HRBYTOY won't be running in the
>> >> >near future and I don't want give the state more money than I have to.
>> >> >
>> >> >My question is , what happens when you re-register? Do you have to get a
>> >> >safety check, etc? Just want to know what I'm in for when I do this.
>> >> >
>> >> >Thanks,
>> >> >Bill Hunt
>> >> >64 MKII - HRBYTOY
>> >>
>>
>> Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity.
>>
>> G G Gerard Chateauvieux
>> E A
>> R R pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com
>> A A
>> R G Pixelsmith on Duty
>> D E
>> S http://www.gerardsgarage.com
Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity.
G G Gerard Chateauvieux
E A
R R pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com
A A
R G Pixelsmith on Duty
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S http://www.gerardsgarage.com
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