DMV raises license, registration fees

Several N.C. Division of Motor Vehicle fees increased on July 1.

State law requires the DMV to adjust fees and rates every four years based on the four-year percentage change in the annual Consumer Price Index. The increase this year is 19.18% for about 90 license and registration-related fees.

Examples of the changes include a $1 per year increase for a regular driver’s license. Currently, the fee is $5.50 for each year of the license, which the state issues for five or eight years. So a five-year license has gone go up by $5 and an eight-year license by $8.

A learner’s permit and a provisional license increased by $4 overall, with a duplicate license increasing by $2.75.

Fees are also going up slightly for commercial driver’s licenses, copies of driving records and several other license-related processes.

For regular private passenger vehicles, the annual registration fee has gone from $38.75 to $46.25.

Registrations for commercial vehicles, motorcycles, for-hire vehicles, house trailers, low-speed vehicles and electric vehicle fees are among others also increased on July 1.

For the complete list of fee changes, go to bit.ly/3VOPddT.
Separately, the DMV has started collecting a processing fee on all transactions paid for with a credit or debit card. This includes transactions occurring in-person, online and at a self-service kiosk.

A provision in last year’s state budget allows the DMV to collect up to 2% on transactions paid for with a credit or debit card. The DMV now charges 1.22 on transactions occurring in-person, 1.85% on online transactions and 2% on kiosk transactions.

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