Registering a non functional vehicle that needs an emmisions test. What kind of a pain will that be?

[def90]

If tags aren't current you can't park it on a street nor in any condo, apartment or HOA covered parking lot. Pretty much every lease I have seen states that any vehicle on the property must be licensed as well as most HOA covenants have similar line items.

So.. depends on where the vehicle is stored.

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[Great-Kazoo]

Someone mentioned that the max fine is $100 for late registration. I know from experience that if you are a couple months late they make you pay that two months of back registration. (As well they should, no free rides).

However, I have a collectable/specialty vehicle that was last registered in 2008 and has not been driven since, but instead parked on jack stands for mechanical reasons. Does anyone know if they are going to try to make me pay 10 years of back registration (plus a $100 max late fee) on this fine automobile when I walk into the DMV once it is back together?

Always call the source, DMV Like i said vehicles we had expired registrations on, the only thing they did charge for was new plates.

[Great-Kazoo]

Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo
Re: ten year registration

No, you only pay the $100 late fee plus your regular registration. I finally renewed the bike a bit ago, was only a six year gap. (2012 exp - 2018 exp). Cost: $100 + 92 reg. fee. Granted, it wasn't running during that entire period... but I have sometimes neglected my registration for a couple.... or fifty months.

So far I've kept a few hundred $ to feed my family over the last few years that would have otherwise been stolen from me on top of all sorts of other theft. Things are a little more laid back over here though.

Random factoid: They seem to use the same color scheme for stickers about every four years, btw. 2014: Yellow 2018: Yellow. I just have an exceptionally good memory for the color of those stickers.

ETA: By no means am I advocating "free rides" and YMMV. [For the record, I think you need to take advantage of a quid-pro-quo to have a free ride]. I have paid quid, I have not received quo. It is Colorado that has had a free ride.

You have me confused with another post.

[68Charger]

Always call the source, DMV Like i said vehicles we had expired registrations on, the only thing they did charge for was new plates.

Not so any more... if your registration expired, you WILL owe late fees on top of the new registration fee. It is capped at $100

It at least USED to be that you could turn in the plates (de-register), then when you went to re-register there were no late fees... I don't see that option (but it may still exist)
another trick is to xfer the title to your SO as a gift (so no sales tax) then they register it fresh, no late fees (but there is a title application fee)

I don't miss the Colorado DMV

[Great-Kazoo]

Not so any more... if your registration expired, you WILL owe late fees on top of the new registration fee. It is capped at $100

It at least USED to be that you could turn in the plates (de-register), then when you went to re-register there were no late fees... I don't see that option (but it may still exist)
another trick is to xfer the title to your SO as a gift (so no sales tax) then they register it fresh, no late fees (but there is a title application fee)

I don't miss the Colorado DMV

Interesting, but thanks for an update. Guess i'll have to register my vehicles in another state, hopefully sooner than later.

[ray1970]

another trick is to xfer the title to your SO as a gift (so no sales tax)

When did that change? When I signed my kid’s cars over to them when they graduated there was a “gift tax” involved. I found it easier to write them a bill of sale for $1 and just pay the taxes on that sales price than to pay their “gift tax”.

[ben4372]

The DMV is getting just as crafty as the rest. If you but a car you can transfer just title. As in a project not road worthy. Then go get your temp when operational. If you take a vehicle off the road to restore and want to keep the plates, you can pay just ownership tax. No registration, I think you post the paperwork to the window. You do this directly with the state. I think you need to go to the 20th and Peirce office. Transfer to a trusted person is easier. Some people like to keep it as a one owner car. Now it's a three owner if you get a CarFax. I find it funny the state wants money while you restore or park it.

[spongejosh]

You can register it as non-op. If you do it before the tags expire you avoid late fees. As expected with government, there's a form for that.

Affidavit of Non-Use of Vehicle
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sit...s/DR2303_2.pdf

[Irving]

When did that change? When I signed my kid’s cars over to them when they graduated there was a “gift tax” involved. I found it easier to write them a bill of sale for $1 and just pay the taxes on that sales price than to pay their “gift tax”.

I though this changed a few years ago, where no matter what you paid for the vehicle, the taxes are based on a set percentage of the new purchase price?

[Monky]

So there is another option.. you can bypass emissions I think if you've already spent over $700 to fix a failed emissions..

Otherwise.. let it lapse.. park it so the expired tags can't be seen.. HOA and such love to tow for expired tags.. or rather their contracted tow company that cruises the block will with their license plate scanners.