Finally got the utility trailer I bought in September registered with the DMV. Had to do it by appointment and the appointment was 2 months out. My question is about inspections. Do trailer inspections run out the end of the year or are they like a car inspection where it is 12 months from the last time it was done.
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Bob Bancroft
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- Aurora NY
12 months from last time. My little homemade trailer registration expires at year end. Inspection is good until May. I just looked.
I registered my trailer in Maine, $205 for 5 years, vs $112 per year hear in New Pork, i dont bother with NY inspection now. I got pulled over by Nysdot this spring, they told me my plate cant say semi-permanent, has to say Apportioned or some thing, i dident change it. NY can go pound salt.
Pete in MD
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Briar Hill Brittanys
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- Near Jasper, MO
In Missouri, you register the trailer and keep the registration in the tow vehicle. I was able to buy a permanent tag this year for, IIRC, $67.00. This is for a 16' utility trailer rated at 7,000#.
Sean Feeney
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Did the same thing but 10 years
Tim in New York
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Inspection good for 12 months. Registration expires Dec 31 and is prorated for every month you don't have it registered. I leave my boat in storage until May or June each year and then register it and pay a bit more than half the yearly cost.
For a renewal, you should be able to do it on-line and print off the temporary and use that until the real registration comes in the mail. But sounds like yours is a first time, and that probably has to be done in person.
Tim
For a renewal, you should be able to do it on-line and print off the temporary and use that until the real registration comes in the mail. But sounds like yours is a first time, and that probably has to be done in person.
Tim
BarnyardEngineering
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- Rochester, NY
How's it better? $100 for 5 years vs. NY's annual fee... Unless you've got a little 4x8 Harbor Freight trailer you're money ahead with the maine tag.
I would have to disagree with some here. All my New York State trailer registrations have always expired on December 31st. Doesn't matter when you renew them, they still expire the end of the year. They prorate the registration fees depending on how much time is left when you register them. Since I seldom use them in the winter I usually wait till may before renwing them. Saves me a few bucks.
BarnyardEngineering
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What are you disagreeing with? I see nothing written that is contrary to anything you've said.
In my case, even when I wait until May to renew, my three big trailers range from $70 to $100 each to renew. For THAT year. Yes, I "save" a little but it's still a lot of money for what little I use them.
timcasbolt
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he little bit of research I've done this morning would suggest that registering a trailer in Maine would be illegal. YMMV
I wish Indiana did that.
if you wait to tag your car/truck after the due date. they charge you an extra $15 plus you still have to pay the full year registration fees and taxes regardless if there are 12 months or 12 days left. If you take a car off the road for 2 years (like you're restoring it for example) and then tag it, last i knew they still charged you for the full registration tax (exise) back to the last time it was tagged. Not sure about the registration fees too.
Indiana is considered a "low cost of living" state but they sure nickel and dime you here and there.
if you wait to tag your car/truck after the due date. they charge you an extra $15 plus you still have to pay the full year registration fees and taxes regardless if there are 12 months or 12 days left. If you take a car off the road for 2 years (like you're restoring it for example) and then tag it, last i knew they still charged you for the full registration tax (exise) back to the last time it was tagged. Not sure about the registration fees too.
Indiana is considered a "low cost of living" state but they sure nickel and dime you here and there.
It is, and it was 12 years ago when I was still with the NYSP. At that time unless you had a physical address in Maine and could prove you at least visited there yearly, it was considered a fraudulent registration. That being said, I don't know anyone who ever got ticketed for it.
I know your mileage will vary/ Never have I had a trailer inspected. From utility to RV, just never bothered.
If I was a contractor or someone that pulled everyday then yes I would do it.
Fifty years of ignoring the law has saved me money!
I also keep my stuff in well regulated running order.
If I was a contractor or someone that pulled everyday then yes I would do it.
Fifty years of ignoring the law has saved me money!
I also keep my stuff in well regulated running order.
timcasbolt
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elcome to America: "Sure it's illegal, but that applies to everyone else. Not me. I'm better than those suckers."
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