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Is that the same as de-registering the car? In Australia if you have a car that you don't intend to drive on the road, you can just hand the number plates back.

by taneq 3y ago

Is that the same as de-registering the car? In Australia if you have a car that you don't intend to drive on the road, you can just hand the number plates back. They refund the remainder of your licensing fees and you're done. The car can still be driven (even without a driver's license) on private land, just not public roads. If you want to drive it on the road again, you have to re-register it and get it inspected.

inconceivable 3y ago
it's not the same. un-registering and re-registering a car in california is a giant bureaucratic pain in the ass.
- jjav 3y ago
  > it's not the same. un-registering and re-registering a car in california is a giant bureaucratic pain in the ass. Have you done this? I have, multiple times. Not a big deal. There is no process for "un-registering" a car in California that I know of. Just stop paying annual registration. To re-register it, if you did not pay NO-OP fees, in theory you need to pay for the years you didn't pay to get up to date but aside from the cost, it's easy. I say in theory because having done this three times, I've never been asked to pay the back fees. One time the agent waived all the fees, the other two times they waived all the past years except one. But if you get an angry agent having a bad day, you might have to pay more.
oceanplexian 3y ago
The California DMV hates people who own cars with a passion. I moved out of California and forgot to inform them, so 2 years later they levied my bank account for $500 of unpaid vehicle registration fees. Oh yeah, registering a car costs several hundred dollars per year.
- jjav 3y ago
  No reason you should have to pay that. As I mentioned in a peer comment, I've owned many cars (and still own two) where I simply stopped paying registration (California). As long as I don't drive them on the street in CA, the CA DMV doesn't care.
- civilitty 3y ago
  You’re lying. California DMV doesn’t have that power. It never did.

by taneq 3y ago

inconceivable 3y ago

it's not the same. un-registering and re-registering a car in california is a giant bureaucratic pain in the ass.

jjav 3y ago
> it's not the same. un-registering and re-registering a car in california is a giant bureaucratic pain in the ass. Have you done this? I have, multiple times. Not a big deal. There is no process for "un-registering" a car in California that I know of. Just stop paying annual registration. To re-register it, if you did not pay NO-OP fees, in theory you need to pay for the years you didn't pay to get up to date but aside from the cost, it's easy. I say in theory because having done this three times, I've never been asked to pay the back fees. One time the agent waived all the fees, the other two times they waived all the past years except one. But if you get an angry agent having a bad day, you might have to pay more.

oceanplexian 3y ago

The California DMV hates people who own cars with a passion. I moved out of California and forgot to inform them, so 2 years later they levied my bank account for $500 of unpaid vehicle registration fees. Oh yeah, registering a car costs several hundred dollars per year.

jjav 3y ago
No reason you should have to pay that. As I mentioned in a peer comment, I've owned many cars (and still own two) where I simply stopped paying registration (California). As long as I don't drive them on the street in CA, the CA DMV doesn't care.
civilitty 3y ago
You’re lying. California DMV doesn’t have that power. It never did.