In the near future, you could be paying more for your everyday business at the Division of Motor Vehicles. The DMV is asking lawmakers to raise the price of the yearly fees paid for things like licenses and registrations in order to increase revenue into the road fund.
"We need to take a look at how we come up with some additional revenues for the road fund. One of the main areas is to take a look at the fee structure that DMV contributes to that," says DMV Commissioner Joe Miller.
Miller says the fee on license plates has not been raised in years from the current price of $30. With cost of living increases, he estimates that fee should be at $96.50.
Although he's not calling for an increase that drastic, he would like to see a modest increase. For example, Miller is asking for the fee for a vehicle registration to go from $25 to nearly $40. He estimates that alone would bring $13 million into the road fund.
"This is not a savior for the road fund, but it's a big push in the back," Miller explains.
The legislature is currently mulling over the idea of any type of fee increase down the road.
(Charleston) In the near future, you could be paying more for your everyday business at the Division of Motor Vehicles. The DMV is asking lawmakers to raise the price of the yearly fees paid for things like licenses and registrations in order to increase revenue into the road fund.
"We need to take a look at how we come up with some additional revenues for the road fund. One of the main areas is to take a look at the fee structure that DMV contributes to that," says DMV Commissioner Joe Miller.
Miller says the fee on license plates has not been raised in years from the current price of $30. With cost of living increases, he estimates that fee should be at $96.50.
Although he's not calling for an increase that drastic, he would like to see a modest increase. For example, Miller is asking for the fee for a vehicle registration to go from $25 to nearly $40. He estimates that alone would bring $13 million into the road fund.
"This is not a savior for the road fund, but it's a big push in the back," Miller explains.
The legislature is currently mulling over the idea of any type of fee increase down the road.
