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BeerBrewer
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Apr 20, 2019

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 or not it needs commercial plates and NOT its weight! There are plenty of vehicles over 6000 lbs that are legally registered with passenger plates, so why not pickup trucks?. So I've written the head of the NYS DMV, Attorney General and my local New York State Senator John J. Flanagan the Minority Conference Leader. Senator Flanagan actually called me and was sympathetic to my issue. So those of your who live in NY I strongly suggest that you call, email or write your NY State Senator as well. You can reach Senator John J. Flanagan at the following web page.

https://www.nysenate.gov/registration/nojs/form/start/message-senator?senator=4518701

It's time we stand up for our rights. We can complain to DMV until the cows come home. They are only enforcing the STUPID law the NYS Legislature passed, so only they can fix this!
  • It's all done for the money. Many pickups are privately owned and can be registered with commercial plates or passenger plates if they meet certain criteria per DMV. Vehicles are registered by weight whether passenger or commercial. I believe that whether passenger or commercial plates are used the truck registration fee is based on the unladen weight at commercial rates if over 6,000 lb. The law has a lot of gray areas when it comes to pulling into weigh stations. The signs say all commercial vehicles pull in but when a pickup and trailer pull in they holler at you and chase you out.
  • That sucks. Does that mean you have to stop along with the big rigs to get weighed?