I am about to buy a used Tesla in California from Tesla.
California has a tool where you can figure out fees associated with a used vehicle: Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator
Keying in every VIN I've tried, many vehicles aren't registered for the current year (in most cases, it's 4-6 months overdue) and consequently has several hundred dollars in penalties. That means that if I buy a used vehicle from Tesla, I will have to pay both the registration for the current year, while only getting approximately 6 months of use out of it both about $330 in penalties because Tesla didn't register it. Between the penalties and paying for registration during the time (registration fees being about $750, and this being half of that) I didn't own the car, that's about $750 or so.
Is this something Tesla will cover or is this just something you should expect to pay? Anybody have experience with this?
California has a tool where you can figure out fees associated with a used vehicle: Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator
Keying in every VIN I've tried, many vehicles aren't registered for the current year (in most cases, it's 4-6 months overdue) and consequently has several hundred dollars in penalties. That means that if I buy a used vehicle from Tesla, I will have to pay both the registration for the current year, while only getting approximately 6 months of use out of it both about $330 in penalties because Tesla didn't register it. Between the penalties and paying for registration during the time (registration fees being about $750, and this being half of that) I didn't own the car, that's about $750 or so.
Is this something Tesla will cover or is this just something you should expect to pay? Anybody have experience with this?