I bought a 2000 Dodge Dakota in an auction and I just found out that my registration fees are over $800?

Question

My question is? Is there a way around this or do I have to bite the bullet and pay the fees? I would think that I would resume responsibility after the purchase date over the vehicle since I bought it from the auction and not take on any other past responsibilities. HELP!

Answer 1

what did you pay for the truck? normally you pay taxes and fees when you register it. my 2000 toyota was like 9 grand, i think i paid $500 to register it.

Answer 2

ouch dang

our 01 Dakota we purchased in 04 cost us just over $1k to register/title / taxes /fees & all.

Sounds really high for an 8 year old vehicle, even a nice dodge dakota!  

Answer 3

What, you didn't know there would be fees to change the title, pay the taxes, and put plates on it?  $800 is not that high of an amount, and you could have found out what the fees were by contacting the DMV prior to bidding on it.

Answer 4

did you take your bill of sale from the auction with you? What percent of the $800 is sales tax, and no states don't base sales tax on what you paid for the vehicle they have standardized rates.

as far as i know if you have proper paper work in hand you can't be held responible for back taxes on a vehicle.