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Old 05-02-24, 03:42 PM
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Default $600 license and registration fees for a new car in CA?

I bought a new 2023 ES 350 last year in CA. I got a letter from the Dmv saying that my license and renewal fees will be $600 this year.

Does that sound about right? I got personalized plates if that makes any difference.

It's my 1st new car so any help is appreciated.

Thanks again.


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Old 05-02-24, 03:44 PM
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That's cheaper than it would have been here in Nevada.
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It varies on state, and even within a state. That's slightly less than I pay in my location in WA state, but seems to be on par with what I've seen on here from other Californians.
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*screams in Ohio $40 registration*
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Originally Posted by Striker223
*screams in Ohio $40 registration*
$40 :-)

I am in California. @ OP. It is about right. For personal license plate, you paid extra (in additional to normal registration fee)
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Old 05-03-24, 11:56 AM
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CA...U wanna play U gotta pay...:{
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Old 05-04-24, 05:47 AM
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It’s a lot, but that’s our fine state for you. My IS350 was $438/yr for renewal in 2019 and I did not have personalized plates.
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It could be worse. To own a car in Singapore, you need a certificate of entitlement that costs $106,000 dollars (US equivalent). They charge this to encourage the use of public transport and reduce the number of cars. So a Camry would cost the equivalent of four Camrys to own in Singapore.
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No offense, OP, but NOTHING surprises me any more in California......nothing.

And welcome to CL as a new poster.
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Lol I never switched my plates to CA plates when I lived there, I kept renewing the TN ones.

We knew we weren't going to be there for more than a couple years.
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$600 a year sounds a little steep, daaaang.
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Originally Posted by AJT123
Lol I never switched my plates to CA plates when I lived there, I kept renewing the TN ones.

We knew we weren't going to be there for more than a couple years.
Sometimes you can get away with that, particularly if you are active-duty military, which is often exempt from local-registration rules, but, otherwise, a lot of places take a dim view of that. In Virginia, where I live, which requires both state and (in some cases) county-registration, one is usually required to register within 30 days.
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Originally Posted by Margate330
$600 a year sounds a little steep, daaaang.
Put it on the list. Everything is expensive here. I’ll stop before polotix.
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Sometimes you can get away with that, particularly if you are active-duty military, which is often exempt from local-registration rules, but, otherwise, a lot of places take a dim view of that. In Virginia, where I live, which requires both state and (in some cases) county-registration, one is usually required to register within 30 days.
I never drove anywhere, not really. I would have switched plates if we used the car a lot.

And yes, registration is outrageous there. Here it's $70 plus $30 for personalized.
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Paid $640 for first Calif. registration renewal on 2023 ES 300h. No personal plates.

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