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Post by omegahunter on Mar 7, 2024 12:45:43 GMT -5
Anybody heard of that before?
A buddy at work said that BMV sent him a notice that he could get his utility trailer registered with a permanent plate that won't expire for $82. I did some research and found out that there is supposedly also a permanent registration available for boats!! Pretty much sounded like you have to go into a branch office and ask about it; not offered with the online renewals.
Anybody have any experience with either the < 3000# trailers or a boat getting permanent registrations? My trailer runs me about $34.50 a year. After the 3rd year I would be saving money every year. What I read was the boat cost was figured on boat type and age, so no set fee like the trailer.
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Post by michaelc on Mar 7, 2024 13:13:44 GMT -5
I've got to go get my driver's license renewed Saturday. I'll check on the boat registration deal and give an update
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Post by stevein on Mar 7, 2024 15:36:43 GMT -5
Anybody heard of that before? A buddy at work said that BMV sent him a notice that he could get his utility trailer registered with a permanent plate that won't expire for $82. I did some research and found out that there is supposedly also a permanent registration available for boats!! Pretty much sounded like you have to go into a branch office and ask about it; not offered with the online renewals. Anybody have any experience with either the < 3000# trailers or a boat getting permanent registrations? My trailer runs me about $34.50 a year. After the 3rd year I would be saving money every year. What I read was the boat cost was figured on boat type and age, so no set fee like the trailer. That sounds like a deal if for no other reason is you do not need to go through the procedure every year. I will be checking in to this. |
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Mar 7, 2024 18:33:19 GMT -5
I was given the option when I registered my small trailer a few years ago. I should’ve did it then as I’d be saving money by now. I thought I may sell it is the only reason I did it. Same with our pontoon boat.
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Post by michaelc on Mar 9, 2024 13:55:46 GMT -5
Ok, here's what I found out at the BMV. For $82 you can purchase a permanent plate for trailers providing the plate doesn't exceed a 3000 pound plate. You CANNOT get a permanent registration for watercraft of any kind
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Post by greghopper on Mar 9, 2024 14:18:04 GMT -5
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Post by omegahunter on Mar 10, 2024 9:50:39 GMT -5
Ok, here's what I found out at the BMV. For $82 you can purchase a permanent plate for trailers providing the plate doesn't exceed a 3000 pound plate. You CANNOT get a permanent registration for watercraft of any kind I guess us common peasants don't qualify, but it is possible.  |
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Post by michaelc on Mar 10, 2024 20:23:09 GMT -5
Not sure who qualifies but apparently I don't
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Post by omegahunter on Mar 11, 2024 13:51:22 GMT -5
Not sure who qualifies but apparently I don't Im guessing it would be pretty slim pickins on who would qualify for the permanent boat registration. |
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Post by oldhoyt on Mar 11, 2024 14:31:37 GMT -5
Not sure who qualifies but apparently I don't Im guessing it would be pretty slim pickins on who would qualify for the permanent boat registration. IC 9-31-3-25 Motorboats owned or leased and used for official business; exemption for payment of registration fees Sec. 25. A motorboat that is owned or leased and used for official business by the following must be registered on a date selected by the bureau but is exempt from the payment of registration fees: (1) The state. (2) A municipal corporation (as defined in IC 36-1-2-10). (3) A volunteer fire department (as defined in IC 36-8-12-2). (4) A volunteer emergency ambulance service that: (A) meets the requirements of IC 16-31; and (B) has only members that serve for no compensation or a nominal annual compensation of not more than three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500). |
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