California Body Type ( BTM) Codes
After over a year my truck was totalled the DMV finally ran my paperwork and I officially have a salvage title. One of the final steps was having to take my truck down to th DMV and have them do a VI...
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the bear II wrote:
CA is tough when it comes to registration fess. I only use my 4500 to tow the 5th wheel travel trailer. I fought with the DMV to get it registered as a motor coach but they would only register it as a commercial vehicle, it's a 2007 and I pay over $800 per year for registration.
What was worse is Allstate wanted to charge commercial truck insurance rates for it. So I went with Progressive and they registered it as a MH. Nearly a $1000 savings over Allstate.
It may be worth your time getting a cheap truck camper and getting it reclassified as PM. I go to a private party DMV registration service and they said they can do it there come renewal next year I'm getting it reclassified.
