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SWBTATTReg

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3. We have the same problem here in MO (STL) in that quite a few will go to Illinois to get...

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Jun 12, 2019, 04:10 PM

Jun 2019

their cars licensed there. I think IL has increased its fees so this practice may fade away. We have notified the police when we see an IL license plate and they are living in STLMO...they have a time limit in transferring their registration to MO (I am not sure what the time frame is), but the city police have cracked down on this practice.

It is unfair to those of us who do the right thing (license and register in MO if you live in MO). Simply to avoid paying your fair share of taxes and/or fees. So I don't feel bad what-so-ever if I catch a tax/fee dodger ... it just keeps my taxes lower (hopefully).

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On a single plot in rural Maine, a slew of Rhode Island car registrations [View all] TexasTowelie Jun 2019 OP

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We have the same problem here in MO (STL) in that quite a few will go to Illinois to get... SWBTATTReg Jun 2019 #3