Originally Posted by kschachn
Originally Posted by Rmay635703
My car title plus registration is $555 in this county
But subsequent years are only $185 for the car
What county do you live in? Milwaukee?
Wisconsin used to have low(ish) registration and title fees but recently raised them significantly, more than doubling them in many cases. I have a coworker who bought a Volt from another coworker and his initial title and registration fees were in line with what you note. He lives in Milwaukee county.
A parting gift from Scott Walker, the high rates aren't just Milwaukee, there are 12 counties with very high rates.
It's not just Volts either, any car deamed a hybrid by A private company IHS Markit pays a high registration and 2.5 times that cost for title. My 20 year old non-plug in car is affected and will have Collector plates by fall (fool me once)
The law violates the equal protection laws but no one wants to take a class action on it "yet", though I am hoping it gets overturned.
(I pay enough tax into the general fund already, seems like the $48/month of utility taxes I pay would be enough already)