Tired of your NYS Commercial Plates?
I finally got sick and tired of the insanity of the NY State DMV requiring that pick-ups over 6000 lbs be register as commercial vehicles. The actual use of the vehicle should determine the whether o...
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The 6000lb limit is the CURB WEIGHT of the vehicle, not the GVWR. I think a lot of people are getting that confused.
Indeed by the letter of the law, to register a pickup truck that is over 6000lbs as a passenger vehicle, it must have a permanently affixed "camper top" and "seats, seat fittings or camper equipment" permanently installed:
https://dmv.ny.gov/registration/register-pick-truck-passenger-class-vehicle
You may not ever get pulled over and ticketed for violating these requirements, but they are there to be enforced should the current condition of your truck cause "problems."
What makes any of you think that a "passenger" license on a pickup truck will cost any less than a "commercial" license?
Indeed by the letter of the law, to register a pickup truck that is over 6000lbs as a passenger vehicle, it must have a permanently affixed "camper top" and "seats, seat fittings or camper equipment" permanently installed:
https://dmv.ny.gov/registration/register-pick-truck-passenger-class-vehicle
You may not ever get pulled over and ticketed for violating these requirements, but they are there to be enforced should the current condition of your truck cause "problems."
What makes any of you think that a "passenger" license on a pickup truck will cost any less than a "commercial" license?
