You just described exactly how it is done in Maryland except we renew the year sticker every two years and that the vehicle must pass a roadworthy inspection the first time you register it.
It's more like $100 every year here on an old beater. It scales with value so it can easily be several hundred a year on a new car. $15 is much more reasonable, although given how much we already pay in every fucking kind of tax I really hate profit generating "service fees" in general, even if they're only milking me for $15.
You just described exactly how it is done in Maryland except we renew the year sticker every two years and that the vehicle must pass a roadworthy inspection the first time you register it.
And you're happy to keep paying the same tax over and over and over for no benefit whatsoever.
I think I pay $15 for the sticker renewal
It's more like $100 every year here on an old beater. It scales with value so it can easily be several hundred a year on a new car. $15 is much more reasonable, although given how much we already pay in every fucking kind of tax I really hate profit generating "service fees" in general, even if they're only milking me for $15.
Damn THAT sucks! How can they rationalize that? Sounds like taxation without representation to me. Ridiculous.