Hi All,
I got my license plates in the mail on Saturday and noticed that my SSR is registered as a California Commercial Vehicle. This just means that I have to pay more on my registration each year.....so I thought.....
Some history with the DMV:
I had a Chevy 3/4 ton long bed that was indeed classed as a Commercial Vehicle. I added a bolted on Wildernest Campershell and the DMV classed it as a SUV.
Their reasoning was the fact that the camper was not removable made the vehicle more like a RV than a truck so they registered it Non Commercial like a car. They warned me, however, that if I ever removed the camper, then I would have to change the registration back to Commercial.
Talking with the DMV rep at the Automobile Club of Southern CA (AAA) today, they tell me there is no precedence set for the SSR to be classified as anything but Commercial. Yes, the back is closed, which is usually the determining factor, but the DMV has not been receiving Commercial revenues for some of the new “Hybrid” SUV’s out there (Avalanche, Escalade, Hummer, etc.) so the AAA is reluctant to change any vehicle to non commercial that the Dealership registered as commercial. There reasoning is the Dealership should know best.
I don’t mind the Commercial class until the AAA rep told me that, not only will my registration be less, but my insurance would cost less as well if the SSR is registered as non-commercial...this got me thinking.
Are there any Fanatics out there that have their vehicles registered Non-Commercial?? Especially in California?? I have a call in to the DMV investigator that helped me register my SSR as Used (Need Legal Help?) I would like to have others out there stand up and be counted before I take on the DMV. If I can prove that it has already happened, I can push for it to happen on all SSR’s that are sold with the Tonneau Cover on.
We will cal this......Crusade #2
Joe Davis
StepPrinting.com
I got my license plates in the mail on Saturday and noticed that my SSR is registered as a California Commercial Vehicle. This just means that I have to pay more on my registration each year.....so I thought.....
Some history with the DMV:
I had a Chevy 3/4 ton long bed that was indeed classed as a Commercial Vehicle. I added a bolted on Wildernest Campershell and the DMV classed it as a SUV.
Their reasoning was the fact that the camper was not removable made the vehicle more like a RV than a truck so they registered it Non Commercial like a car. They warned me, however, that if I ever removed the camper, then I would have to change the registration back to Commercial.
Talking with the DMV rep at the Automobile Club of Southern CA (AAA) today, they tell me there is no precedence set for the SSR to be classified as anything but Commercial. Yes, the back is closed, which is usually the determining factor, but the DMV has not been receiving Commercial revenues for some of the new “Hybrid” SUV’s out there (Avalanche, Escalade, Hummer, etc.) so the AAA is reluctant to change any vehicle to non commercial that the Dealership registered as commercial. There reasoning is the Dealership should know best.
I don’t mind the Commercial class until the AAA rep told me that, not only will my registration be less, but my insurance would cost less as well if the SSR is registered as non-commercial...this got me thinking.
Are there any Fanatics out there that have their vehicles registered Non-Commercial?? Especially in California?? I have a call in to the DMV investigator that helped me register my SSR as Used (Need Legal Help?) I would like to have others out there stand up and be counted before I take on the DMV. If I can prove that it has already happened, I can push for it to happen on all SSR’s that are sold with the Tonneau Cover on.
We will cal this......Crusade #2
Joe Davis
StepPrinting.com