Vehicle weight
February 11th, 2016, 9:48 PM
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Vehicle weight
Just wondering if anyone has had an issue with the weight listed on the title. My first plate renewal was this month and during the process at DMV I was informed that my van weighed 9000 pounds. Its a 2007 2500 express. That was the weight listed on the title. Needles to say, I knew that wasn't the correct weight. I weighed it yesterday on our local public scale and got a 6180 weight. That included a 200 pound tool box and about 100 pounds of misc items laying on the floor. I'm guessing the van weighs about 5800. Here in Colorado any vehicle weighing over 8000 is considered a heavy use vehicle and subject to a much higher tax rate. That was the reason for my inquiry at the DMV. My renewal was much higher than I expected.
Thoughts anyone?
Thoughts anyone?
February 12th, 2016, 1:27 PM
#4
something doesn't sound right.
was it brought in from out of state at some point and the wrong weight put on the registration?
I had to provide a registered weigh station certificate of the curb weight to be able to sell my out of province truck.
was it brought in from out of state at some point and the wrong weight put on the registration?
I had to provide a registered weigh station certificate of the curb weight to be able to sell my out of province truck.
February 13th, 2016, 3:31 AM
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The van was originally purchased new in New Jersey. Here in Colorado the DMV uses the weight listed on the Title, which is the empty weight, to gauge how much to tax the vehicle for registration purposes. What I find odd about this is that no one caught this sooner. The GVWR is just over 8000. I have no idea about how the incorrect weight could have been entered on the title. A typo perhaps. Anyway my DMV will correct the error so my next renewal fee should be considerably less. My main reason for posting this inquiry was to alert others that maybe they may unknowingly have the same problem.
February 14th, 2016, 3:55 PM
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The van was originally purchased new in New Jersey. Here in Colorado the DMV uses the weight listed on the Title, which is the empty weight, to gauge how much to tax the vehicle for registration purposes. What I find odd about this is that no one caught this sooner. The GVWR is just over 8000. I have no idea about how the incorrect weight could have been entered on the title. A typo perhaps. Anyway my DMV will correct the error so my next renewal fee should be considerably less. My main reason for posting this inquiry was to alert others that maybe they may unknowingly have the same problem.
