The State of Washington Department of Licensing wants to charge me extra $$ to renew my Spirit registration based on the vehicle weight. I am annoyed, since they are already charging:
- $30.00 License Fee
- $3.00 RV Disposal Fee
- $75.00 Motor Home Weight Fee
- $3.00 Filing Fee
- $5.00 Service Fee
- $0.25 License Service Fee
- $0.50 DOL Service Fee
- $138.00 Regional Transit Authority Tax
This adds up to $254.75 for an almost 15 year-old motor home. The
additional weight fee will be between $10.00 and $32.00 more, and the allowable sources of the weight number include:
- The Owners Manual
- A previous title or registration
- A nationally accepted vehicle value guide
- The Vehicle manufacturer web site
If I can't find the weight of the vehicle using the above sources, I will need to take the vehicle to someone with a certified scale and pay them to weigh it for me.
I have been able to find the GVWR of 14,050 pounds, but I can't find any documentation of what the unloaded curb weight is in my owners manual, nor on the Winnebago web site. My current registration has the weight listed as "0," but I doubt the DOL will accept that. As a matter of principle, I don't want to locate a certified scale and pay extra to determine whether my additional tax will be $10.00 or $32.00. Does anyone have a source that documents the unloaded scale weight of a 2003 Itasca Spirit 31foot?