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(50,905 posts) Mon Aug 4, 2025, 05:11 PM Aug 4

Has anyone renewed their car registration recently?

Last year i selected an online reminder. The tag expires in August and previously, with mail notification, I would get a reminded in mid July.

So I just went to the DVS site and paid.

But... now that I compare it to last year, exactly the same numbers. Shouldn't the tax get lower in subsequent years? Seems that the page never got updated, and therefore no reminder.

Now I need to find out who is in charge of this department.

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Has anyone renewed their car registration recently? (Original Post) question everything Aug 4 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Aug 4 #1

Yes, $30, not $300. This is a 2021 car question everything Aug 4 #2

Calculator. Mosby Aug 4 #3

Thank you! I will get to it question everything Aug 4 #4

A reduction in taxes? Siggy52 Aug 4 #5

Look at the table that Mosby posted. As the value of car drops taxes have to, too question everything Aug 4 #6

Mine are due at the end of the month too and I have not received my notification dflprincess Aug 4 #7

Just talked to a pleasant staff member. Mail notifications are "in delay" question everything Aug 5 #8

I used to pay on line dflprincess Aug 5 #9

You can get them at Cub?? Good luck with the office. It is not just paying extra $1.00 or so to interact with a human question everything Aug 5 #10

It depends on which office you go to & when dflprincess Aug 5 #11

If you use a card to pay, you'll pay a fee for that no matter whether you do it online, at a Cub kiosk, progree Aug 6 #12

Interesting. The link only gave me a kiosk in Bloomington but on the local Nextdoor someone mentioned Maple Grove question everything Aug 7 #13

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question everything

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2. Yes, $30, not $300. This is a 2021 car

Reply to Mosby (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 4, 2025, 06:10 PM

Aug 4

Mosby

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3. Calculator.

Reply to question everything (Reply #2)

Mon Aug 4, 2025, 06:22 PM

Aug 4

https://www.factorywarrantylist.com/registration-calculator-minnesota.html

question everything

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4. Thank you! I will get to it

Reply to Mosby (Reply #3)

Mon Aug 4, 2025, 06:29 PM

Aug 4

Siggy52

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5. A reduction in taxes?

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Mon Aug 4, 2025, 07:25 PM

Aug 4

You sure you live in Minnesota?

question everything

(50,905 posts)

6. Look at the table that Mosby posted. As the value of car drops taxes have to, too

Reply to Siggy52 (Reply #5)

Mon Aug 4, 2025, 08:52 PM

Aug 4

dflprincess

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7. Mine are due at the end of the month too and I have not received my notification

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Mon Aug 4, 2025, 10:18 PM

Aug 4

(I don't think I asked for an online reminder - I haven't gotten one of those either).

My car is a 2023 & I don't expect there will be much of a change from last year. I think with new cars it drops very slowly, if at all, the first few years.

question everything

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8. Just talked to a pleasant staff member. Mail notifications are "in delay"

Reply to dflprincess (Reply #7)

Tue Aug 5, 2025, 02:35 PM

Aug 5

And, apparently, two years ago the legislators raised the tax. Of course.. Meaning they cannot actually raise it but they keep it the same. Next year will be lower.

My suggestion for you is to go online and pay.

dflprincess

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9. I used to pay on line

Reply to question everything (Reply #8)

Tue Aug 5, 2025, 02:41 PM

Aug 5

But the mail delivery in my area is so screwy I don't trust it for something like this. Two years ago I not only received my tags but ones for someone who lived two blocks up the street (I delivered those).

I'll either go to an office for them or use the vending machine at Cub.

question everything

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10. You can get them at Cub?? Good luck with the office. It is not just paying extra $1.00 or so to interact with a human

Reply to dflprincess (Reply #9)

Tue Aug 5, 2025, 06:23 PM

Aug 5

it may take you an hour wait.

dflprincess

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11. It depends on which office you go to & when

Reply to question everything (Reply #10)

Tue Aug 5, 2025, 08:31 PM

Aug 5

When I had to switch the title on my old car to my nephew, we were in and out in about 20 minutes. (My newphew being a good guy, not always efficient, so I wanted to be sure that title got changed.)

Not all Cubs have the kiosks and you do pay a "convenience fee" for using a card, but it's so fast I think it's worth it.

https://minnesotadvsnow.com/

progree

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12. If you use a card to pay, you'll pay a fee for that no matter whether you do it online, at a Cub kiosk,

Reply to dflprincess (Reply #11)

Wed Aug 6, 2025, 12:54 AM

Aug 6

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by mail, in person, whatever. The DMV is charged with the credit card fee, and they apparently have to pass that along by legislative requirement so that we don't effectively have non-card payers subsidizing card-payers.

I did it online at drive.mn.gov and specified my checking account and paid no fee.

question everything

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13. Interesting. The link only gave me a kiosk in Bloomington but on the local Nextdoor someone mentioned Maple Grove

Reply to dflprincess (Reply #11)

Thu Aug 7, 2025, 11:13 AM

Aug 7

Will remember this for next year. The charge at the kiosk is $4.95 and an additional fee for credit but not debit card.

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