What happened to the $30 vehicle licensing fee? Seems our friends in Olympia have done just about everything they can do to get more money out of us.
I just got my renewal from the Washington State Department of Licensing for my 2007 Nissan Altima. It reads as follows:
• $3.00 filing fee to the county.
• $30.00 License fee for road construction and maintenance projects.
• $10.00 Vehicle weight fee for highway improvements, transit, and other transportation needs.
• $0.75 License service fee supports the computer system used to provide licensing services.
• $20.00 Replacement plate fee for road, street, and highway purposes.
• $4.00 Plate reflectivity fee funds road, street, and highway maintenance and improvements.
Subtotal: $67.75.
• Add $5.00 Optional state parks donation.
Total: $72.75.
Last year it totaled $43.75, not including the costs of plate replacement. Included in the envelope was a flier on buying a Discover pass for $10 or $30.
I do not see why we have to get a new plate every few years. The state is wasting a lot of money on this and causing some people a hardship with these fees.