I just learned that Pennsylvania gives Retired Persons a discount on vehicle registration

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Those of us who are retired and on Social Security, may qualify for a discounted registration fee on our annual vehicle registration. The regular fee for non-retired owners is $45.00 plus whatever county fee that gets added. (In my county of Allegheny, we get an additional $5.00 tacked on.)

So if you're retired, collecting Social Security, and if your total annual gross income doesn't exceed $19,500, you can apply for a Retired Persons Vehicle Registration and pay only $11.00 annually.

I just learned of this when I went online to renew my vehicle registration.

More information can be found here: https://www.dmv.pa.gov/VEHICLE-SERVICES/Pages/Vehicle-Registration-Renewal.aspx

You need to apply for the revised status first, before you renew your registration. Here's where you get the form: http://www.dot.state.pa.us/Public/DVSPubsForms/BMV/BMV%20Forms/mv-371.pdf

(Note that there is a processing fee to change your status, but it's a one-time fee and after that you always pay $11.00 to renew your vehicle registration.)

Retired status fact sheet is here: http://www.dot.state.pa.us/Public/DVSPubsForms/BMV/BMV%20Fact%20Sheets/fs-rest.pdf

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1. Illinois will discount auto fees from $151 to $10 for those over 65 with incomes under $33,562.

[unweird]

2. Thanks, one more reason to retire

Got me a free bus pass already for Senior Citizen status at 65. Use it all the time to get back and forth from the garage.