Subject: Car Taxes Increase

Vehicle License Fee Bill SB6900 is a bill that the Washington State Legislature is trying to pass in Olympia that, if successful, will directly add huge costs to our vehicle license fees. Everyone needs to know about so this situation so that you can contact your representatives and voice your objection.

The bill is SB 6900 and it adds an "engine displacement" fee to the vehicle license tabs upon renewal. The fee has a varied amount depending on the size of the vehicle's engine:

Engine Size (liters) Rate Schedule

Up to 1.9 $0
2.0 - 2.9 $70
3.0 - 3.9 $225
4.0 - 4.9 $275
5.0 - 5.9 $325
6.0 - 7.9 $400
8.0 or over $600

For each car & truck that you own, calculate the rate by matching the engine size in liters to the dollar amount. Add the amounts for each vehicle and you'll see that the average two car family
will be paying $500+ every year in "displacement fees" on top of the normal license fees. If you have three vehicles, you'll be paying even more. The average family is already struggling with the high cost of gasoline, electricity, food and everything else, and our lawmakers want us to pay more, thinking we have unlimited deep pockets. This will do great damage to the budgets of retirees on fixed incomes as well. Now is the time to be very vocal against this bill. I have contacted all of our Representatives, and I would encourage everyone reading this to do the same. Here's the web page for the bill where you can read the text:

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summ...6900&year=2007

Here's the link for contacting your representatives:
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Default.aspx



I know it doesn't affect our rotaries, but most of us have other cars too!

 

I just received this email:

"Representatives Blake, Takko, and I are strongly opposed to this bill.
It didn't even have enough support to receive a hearing in the Senate
Transportation Committee. It is very much DEAD.

-Senator Hatfield"

I sent him my thanks.

 

thanks for the info and repost
https://www.rx7club.com/nw-rx-7-forum-33/washington-global-warming-fee-731735/

 

Sorry about that! That post didn't show up in my search, but I was going off of the "liter tax" words and not searching the "carbon" part.

 

no problem i only knew because i read the other one

 

FYI! Washington does charge a vehicle weight penalty. When I registered my new car today the lady tried to enter 3200 lbs and the penalty was like $10 I told her the car was 2345 and it went down to $6 so make sure they're entering all the information correctly.