Why is the florida vehicle registration fees increasing?
Floridians questioning motor vehicle fee increases By BILL KACZOR Driver license, registration and other motor vehicle fees are going up – way up in some cases – on Tuesday, and that’s got many Florida motorists asking “why?” and “why now?” Many politicians and bureaucrats are blaming the economy or something – or someone – else including their political opponents, the federal stimulus plan and simply the fact many of the fees haven’t been raised in more than 20 years. “Why couldn’t they wait until the recession is over?” asked registered nurse Carolina Gonzalez as she waited about an hour in Miami to renew the license plate on her Nissan Sentra. “I mean, there’s lots of people without jobs. This is the completely wrong time to do this to people.” Gonzalez is among thousands of Floridians who have saved money by rushing to renew their tags and driver licenses before the new fees go into effect. Initial driver licenses are going up from $27 to $48. Six-year renewals are more than doubli
Many politicians and bureaucrats are blaming the economy or something – or someone – else including their political opponents, the federal stimulus plan and simply the fact many of the fees haven’t been raised in more than 20 years. “Why couldn’t they wait until the recession is over?” asked registered nurse Carolina Gonzalez as she waited about an hour in Miami to renew the license plate on her Nissan Sentra. “I mean, there’s lots of people without jobs. This is the completely wrong time to do this to people.” Gonzalez is among thousands of Floridians who have saved money by rushing to renew their tags and driver licenses before the new fees go into effect. Initial driver licenses are going up from $27 to $48. Six-year renewals are more than doubling from $20 to $48. Motorists who renewed before Tuesday avoided the increase at least until their next renewal. Besides a base rate determined by a vehicle’s weight, annual registration includes a variety of other fees for such purposes as
