Letter from DOT?

Well, I did call the number... the recording is just as ambiguous as the printed docs...

"If this is your personal vehicle, you don't need a number"

"If you cross state lines (no mention of commercial), you DO need a number"

I left my name/number, so maybe we'll get a first hand interpretation (from someone qualified, like the DMV folk), rather than continuing the hearsay based on an individuals interpretation... which has proven to be wrong in several instances :rolleyes:
 
I got a notice a couple of months ago. Called the number and was told that because it was my personal vehicle I don't need a number, also asked about across state lines and was told doesn't apply to personal vehicle.
 
I returned the one I got and put "not applicable" on it. That was a couple of months ago and have not heard anything back.
 
GSW said:
If North Carolina omitted the revenue generating aspect then we need to know why. It's no secret that the NCDOT is in a budget crisis. You've all heard about toll roads, fees charged per mile driven and turning 5,000+ miles of state road over to the Towns and Cities. These are all possibilities that are being discussed right now. The USDOT # may be free now, but there will likely be a "processing fee" or some such nonsense tacked on by the state. :rolleyes:
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how can they be in a budget crisis when nc has the highest tax on fuel. if they started putting tolls on roads then they would have to remove those taxes from fuel at least
 
I got the letter also.
Well my flatbed dump ford weighs 9000 but is tagged for 13500, it say "vehicle" (not vehicle plus load in my opinion) so I'm avoiding the dot number - just another way to tax you down the road.


Ain't it a pretty?
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Also, what about this new odometer tax they are looking out? I'm thinking if this goes thru alot of people are going to be unhooking speedo cables or rolling back mileage on vehicles soon.
 
highrollintj said:
how can they be in a budget crisis when nc has the highest tax on fuel. if they started putting tolls on roads then they would have to remove those taxes from fuel at least
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Because the vast majority of roads in the state are controlled and maintained by the DOT. The problem is that if you throw out Wake and Mecklenburg Counties, North Carolina is a fairly poor, mostly rural state. There's not a large enough pool of money to spread it around evenly.

Oh, and DOT is poorly managed. But they'd still be tight on cash even if they knew WTF they were doing.
 
Over a year ago I got stopped with a load of axles in the bed of my truck.The trooper asked if the web address on the back window was mine and if those were my axles.I answered yes to both questions and he proceeed to write me a $180 ticket for not havin a weighted tag.It was dropped once I got the tag.
He also said I would have to run the tag on the front since it was a 1-ton truck.Since then I have saw numerous vehicles that were clearly belonging to a buisness runnin reg tags.
The tag ran out in Nov and I put a reg tag back on it and learned the correct answer to the questions.
 
The weighted tags have nothing to do with having a business.

That would be comercial tags. which all trucks have any way

I would think that to give you a ticket he would have to have your truck weighed to show that is was over the weight
 
SSWaters said:
I got the letter also.


Also, what about this new odometer tax they are looking out? I'm thinking if this goes thru alot of people are going to be unhooking speedo cables or rolling back mileage on vehicles soon.
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most of mine do not work
 
Ridgerunner said:
most of mine do not work
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This odometer tax didnt really make sense to me, that would take away incentive for people to drive fuel efficient vehicles. I thought I heard they were talking of putting transponders on the vehicles to record mileage. Dunno, I'll try and get around that too :lol:
 
RenegadeT said:
This odometer tax didnt really make sense to me, that would take away incentive for people to drive fuel efficient vehicles.
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Wait... huh? How would that not be an incentive to be more efficient?
If you drive 10,000 miles, the tax would not be any more if it only took 200 gallons instead of 400. You still save the same $$ on not buying gas. The odo tax is irrelevant of MPGs.
Now if they used it to replace the per-gallon gas tax, that's a different story.
I'm no fan of more taxes either way.

Biggest problem I see w/ the odo tax is - how many of those miles are actually in the state?
I only do about 15 mi/ day... but rack 'em up on trips out of state. No way for NC to track that.
 
Mac5005 said:
Pops is going to be pissed if he has to change stuff for work. He grosses 11-12k on a daily basis w/ his 2500 suburban for work towing the enclosed trailer, and the suburban FULL of tools.
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He shouldn't have weighted tags on a 'burban. By NC definition, it is not a property hauling vehicle. As long as he is within the rating of the rig, he is fine.
My 'burban is rated to 15k. As long as I am at or under that # (truck, trailer, rig, and passengers), my little $20 passenger car tag is fine.
 
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