[Murky781]

Ct has some of the most screwed up taxes around. My mother at 86 years old was finally convinced, I took away her car, to stop driving and we wanted to transfer a family registration plate. It had been in the family for 60 + years and is a two letter, one number plate with sentimental value. Hit the computer and get the proper forms for canceling my wife's current registration and the forms for transferring the family plate to her car. Reading the State of CT website and the forms, it was going to cost about $50 (best I can remember) to transfer the plate. We get to DMV and wait hours for our turn, get to the window and start the process and the woman helping me asks if I am the son of the owner of the old registration. I reply yes and the plate is going on my wife's car, thus the woman's name on the registration! She says fine, all she needs is a check for $172.00 and we're done. I ask why it's not $50 like the form says and she replies, YOUR WIFE IS NOT A DIRECT DESCENDANT OF THE FAMILY, therefore it costs more. unbelievable!!!! if I put it on my truck, 50, wife's car 172, all because of DNA. Pathetic!!! I was afraid to tell her i was adopted, it would have ben out of my price range! Every little bit to fund a State that's out of control on it's spending. Can't wait to get the heck out of here.