does it need a tag? Google is not helping; neither is NCDMV's site

my logic is that if it has a tag, it needs sticker/inspection, and if it needs that, it needs insurance to drive to the inspection station.

so I'm thinking no, it does not need a tag

6/27/2013 9:31:18 PM

if you don't use it on public roads, then no, of course not

6/27/2013 9:34:40 PM

well you know... laws can get pretty stupid

6/27/2013 9:39:32 PM

technically if it COULD be driven on the road, it's supposed to be registered. tag is for road use. that's why i always leave my race bike titles open, because fuck taxes on something that never sees use inside the state borders.

6/27/2013 10:12:45 PM

You have to pay highway use tax($100+) to put the title into your name, even if you don't buy a license plate. And I suppose you don't really own the car unless you put the title in your name. I don't think you have to pay any tax bills after that point though, as long as you don't put a plate on the car.

6/27/2013 10:29:26 PM

you have to pay yearly registration, even if you don't have a tag

6/28/2013 12:10:58 AM

^[no]

if it's purely a trailer queen
then
nothing needed

6/28/2013 7:22:20 AM

Nothing yearly, but you do have to pay the the HUT that SMC mentioned when you do the title transfer. What a ripoff. There's no logical reason for a person who isn't getting a license plate to pay a "Highway Use Tax".

[Edited on June 28, 2013 at 9:50 AM. Reason : s]

6/28/2013 9:49:48 AM

hmm, that's what they told me at the DMV. that's why I didn't register my track bikes. if I only had to pay tax once that would have been fine

6/28/2013 10:22:03 AM

property tax is not the same as registration

6/28/2013 1:47:09 PM

if it will be only used off road, then no plate and no insurance is necessary

when getting the title transfered, the only thing you won't pay is the plate fee

doesn't have to be inspected

if the title is in your name, you will get a yearly property tax bill but not have to pay a yearly plate renewal tax

[Edited on June 28, 2013 at 10:48 PM. Reason : asd]

6/28/2013 10:47:47 PM

Quote :

"if the title is in your name, you will get a yearly property tax bill "

To my knowledge, the DMV does not handle property tax, that would be left up to the county that you live in.

7/1/2013 11:18:13 AM

^^ right, that's what I was trying to articulate. you pay a yearly property tax if it's in your name, whether plated or not. if you never register it, you're good to go and don't pay anything ever.

7/1/2013 11:20:16 AM

I think the counties use the DMV records for property tax, and for some reason if you don't have a tag the vehicle doesn't get reported to the county. Maybe it's an honor system thing, I'm really not sure.

7/1/2013 11:21:16 AM