How do I avoid paying back taxes on my car?

Question

I have a 2002 Chevrolet Camaro that I purchased as a collector car and never drove very much. I paid taxes the first year and possibly the second year that I owned it. From there on, I did not pay the taxes on the car because I so rarely drove it. Now I want to register it, but I don't want to pay for the years that I drove it a total of 100 miles. I presently live in Nebraska. I have a residence in Georgia that I will soon move to.

Is there a way to avoid these taxes? I could transfer the car to my son if that would help. I also could register it in Georgia (though I don't know if that would get me out of the taxes from Nebraska). Any ideas?

Thank you!

Answer 1

In California, when you know you're not going to be using a vehicle and it won't be on the streets, when your registration renewal comes you can pay a very small fee and designate as such. Then every year after that you can ignore the renewal when it comes. When you want to have it back on the streets, you contact the DMV (first) and just pay the current fee.

I you didn't do this, you can go to the DMV and fill out a Statement of Facts, and explain that you didn't have it on the road for X years, and you won't have to pay the back fees.

You're usually better off going to the DMV and explaining your situation than telling them how to do it.

This type of thing happens very often, and all states have something similar set up to handle it.