That way the state
can make him buy physical plates, too, and double their sales
revenues.
Oh.. no, wait... it's
probably not that.
No, it is not that. The plates are included in the cost of registration.
Doesn't matter if its a new registration when you get the plates, or a
renewal. Same price.
LS: Ohhhh... see
that's different than this state. Here, the physical plate costs
actual money. If you need one, which you always do, you have to buy
one. BUT, if you turn around and sell the car, the plate
can be turned back in for a partial rebate that's not quite pro-rata.... minus
a 'fee' on top of that.
LS: But this state, Kansas, was
until recently the most costly state to tag a vehicle, costing upwards of a
thousand bucks for a brand new luxury car and right at a c-note for ANY
car. This has since changed, but not radically. Other states are
not so greedy with their registration as this one.
Also, to insure that you turn in the plates, the Ins Co will not cancel
your insurance until you give them the receipt for the surrendered plates. It
keeps a lot of unregistered, ununsured plates off the road.. A very good
system.
Why so much bellyaching?
LS: If you believe it's a good
system, that's fine with me. I'm certain, however, that your police
write tickets each and every day for unregistered, uninsured,
etc. So how well it works, without data, is up for
considerable discussion. Still in all, if you're satisfied with your
state, I have no complaint.
L.
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