I bought a car not tagged, smogged or not running for 2 yrs. why costing me 221.00 to register and tag?

bought used car and not tagged or smogged since it hadnt been running. now they say i have to pay 221.00 just to transfer it over to me. why does it cost so much since it wasnt running?

I bought a car not tagged, smogged or not running for 2 yrs. why costing me 221.00 to register and tag?
direct this question to your local DMV before you pay.
Reply:In Cal. ask the DMV for a form


for the previous owners which


certifiy that the auto was


non-operational. They have


probably done that already so


THEY would not have to pay


fees. You must get it smogged


but I don't think you will have


to pay anything for the non-


operating years...just for the


coming year. Who is "they"?
Reply:Depends on the state that you live in. Some states pay a sales tax, or a wheel tax or a registration fee or you have to pay taxes if it was a gift or so forth and so on. You get the idea
Reply:it's call the goverments way of making money
Reply:it's called a no operational fee
Reply:Registration and tags run around 90$ depending on what state you live in. You also have to pay sales tax on the purchase price. They dont care if it doesnt run or not.
Reply:This more than likely is the sales tax, and the fee to transfer the vehicle to you.
Reply:Since the previous owner did not pay the fee for NON-OPERATIONAL status before fees came due, DMV collected those two years of registrations fees plus penalties.


06/07 FEES AND PENALTIES, and 07/08 FEES AND PENALTIES. Plus taxes bases on the sale price. You can always ask the clerk for a FEE SCREEN and it will show a break down of exactly where all the money went to.
Reply:The registration was not paid during that time and you are being charged for that. Even if a car is not running you have to pay fees yearly. You can pay less if you register it non-operational.