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What're you supposed to do at that point, anyway? This happened to me, and I just contested the debt and got it wiped out. That was like 10 years ago, though,

What're you supposed to do at that point, anyway? This happened to me, and I just contested the debt and got it wiped out. That was like 10 years ago, though, and I'm guessing the credit agencies are a lot less willing to side with human beings nowadays Can you take someone to small claims court for claiming you owe them money, in order to not pay?

bigyikes 5y ago
I’m mildly upset right now because The State of California is doing this to me. I moved out of California on 7/10, and my vehicle registration expired on 7/14. The Vehicle Registrations Collections office sent a “Demand for Payment” to my new address because my registration is past due. I have to call to contest. How can they charge me money for something I never wanted or legally needed?
- ViViDboarder 5y ago
  I don’t have mine automatically renew. I had to go online and submit a renewal.
- gameshot911 5y ago
  I think it's reasonable for a state to assume you're going to renew your registration. That assumption is true in most cases, and greatly streamlines things. What's the alternative? Don't ever assume that any resident wants to renew, but silently start accruing fees and potential criminal charges that'll be levied when they inevitably realize they forgot to re-registry, and do so months late? Sure that may be technically legitimate - the onus is on the resident, after all - but it'll lead to a ton of unnecessarily pissed off people. Assuming the call they want is simply to confirm that you have moved out of state, I think that's a reasonable ask. ------ Aside: Wisconsin sends multiple reminders before registration is due. It can be via mail, or email. And there are late charges, but only $10 or so (applied by the DMV - driving without registration is also a criminal issue that police can enforce separately if you're driving on public roads). I thought it was a pretty good system.
  - orangepurple 5y ago
    Thankfully, no other state does this
  - willcipriano 5y ago
    PA doesn't assume you want to renew. If you don't send the money in, you won't get a registration card and can be fined if you get pulled over.

bigyikes 5y ago

I’m mildly upset right now because The State of California is doing this to me. I moved out of California on 7/10, and my vehicle registration expired on 7/14. The Vehicle Registrations Collections office sent a “Demand for Payment” to my new address because my registration is past due. I have to call to contest. How can they charge me money for something I never wanted or legally needed?

ViViDboarder 5y ago
I don’t have mine automatically renew. I had to go online and submit a renewal.
gameshot911 5y ago
I think it's reasonable for a state to assume you're going to renew your registration. That assumption is true in most cases, and greatly streamlines things. What's the alternative? Don't ever assume that any resident wants to renew, but silently start accruing fees and potential criminal charges that'll be levied when they inevitably realize they forgot to re-registry, and do so months late? Sure that may be technically legitimate - the onus is on the resident, after all - but it'll lead to a ton of unnecessarily pissed off people. Assuming the call they want is simply to confirm that you have moved out of state, I think that's a reasonable ask. ------ Aside: Wisconsin sends multiple reminders before registration is due. It can be via mail, or email. And there are late charges, but only $10 or so (applied by the DMV - driving without registration is also a criminal issue that police can enforce separately if you're driving on public roads). I thought it was a pretty good system.
- orangepurple 5y ago
  Thankfully, no other state does this
- willcipriano 5y ago
  PA doesn't assume you want to renew. If you don't send the money in, you won't get a registration card and can be fined if you get pulled over.