Personalized plates are $50 extra a year?

glhs837

Power with Control
Really? Was looking them up, since I figured what I save when I tag the 98 convertible as Historic next January could get me some nice tags for it. This is what it says....

An additional annual fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) is payable with the original and each subsequent renewal application.
For a two (2) year registration or renewal, the fee is one hundred dollars ($100.00). This additional fee may not be
prorated. There will be an additional $20.00 fee for substitute special registration plates.

SO, it's $50 extra every single year? What the flying hell is that? I get paying extra for having them made, but paying extra every time you renew? Ah, Maryland, never ceasing to find ways to empty wallets. :oldman:
 

Grumpy

Well-Known Member
Really? Was looking them up, since I figured what I save when I tag the 98 convertible as Historic next January could get me some nice tags for it. This is what it says....

An additional annual fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) is payable with the original and each subsequent renewal application.
For a two (2) year registration or renewal, the fee is one hundred dollars ($100.00). This additional fee may not be
prorated. There will be an additional $20.00 fee for substitute special registration plates.

SO, it's $50 extra every single year? What the flying hell is that? I get paying extra for having them made, but paying extra every time you renew? Ah, Maryland, never ceasing to find ways to empty wallets. :oldman:

Think it was 3 or 4 years ago that they switched to you pay more at every renewal..Used to be a 1 time fee to get vanity tags, then the renewal stickers were regular price. Makes no sense once you have the physical tag why you have to pay extra for a sticker that is spit out by a computer just like all non-vanity plate stickers. Another one of Owe'Malleys eff the citizen moves.
 

b23hqb

Well-Known Member
PREMO Member
Specialty plates here in FL - and there is a plethora of them (123 at last count) - are a few bucks extra, but if you want to personalize a plate, say for your favorite NFL team, like I do for the Bucs plate, is an additional $45 per year on top of the specialty plate fee. It is what it is.
 
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