Washington State DMV fees going up on July 1st.

[Finklejag]

My State‘s governor signed a $17 billion dollar transportation bill, so that means DMV fees are going up. One item they snuck in was raising the dealers “Doc Fee“ maximum to $200. I know this is still low compared to some states that don’t have a cap. I guess the dealers Association lobbyist greased a few palms in Olympia to add this to the bill. I like how they say the Doc Fee is optional, good luck trying to get a dealer remove that in the current environment. I already pay $40 a year to my city for transportation cost when I renew my car. Tax, tax, tax! They nickel and dime you to death.

• A new plate will increase from $10 to $50.
• A replacement plate will increase from $10 to $30.
• A new motorcycle plate will increase from $4 to $20.
• A replacement motorcycle plate will increase from $4 to $12.

Other fee increases include:

• Dealer temporary permits will increase from $15 to $40.
• A maximum optional dealer documentation fee will increase from $150 to $200.
• The stolen vehicle check fee, which is out-of-state vehicles registering in Washington for the first time, will increase from $15 to $50.

 

[dishdude]

Not bad at all. Buy a new car in AZ and the registration fee per year will be $1k+

 

[M56959]

Thanks for the update of the status of tax and fee changes, by nature inherently political.

As OP framed topic as political: "..lobbyist greased a few palms in Olympia.."

Topic falls outside BITOG purview.