Washington will not increase fees on collector cars in 2011
URGENT LEGISLATIVE ALERT (UPDATE) Committee Will Not Take Action on Washington State Bill to Increase Fees for Collector Cars and Horseless Carriages According to House Transportation Committee Chairperson Judy Clibborn,…
URGENT LEGISLATIVE ALERT (UPDATE)
Committee Will Not Take Action on Washington State Bill to Increase Fees for Collector Cars and Horseless Carriages
According to House Transportation Committee Chairperson Judy Clibborn, legislation (H.B. 1134) to require annual renewal fees for collector vehicle and horseless carriage license plates will not receive committee consideration this year. As you are aware, under the bill, the initial $35 license plate fee for these vehicles would have remained and a new annual $30 renewal fee would have been added. Under Washington law, a collector vehicle is any motor vehicle that is more than thirty years old, while a horseless carriage is defined as a vehicle that is more than forty years old.
Representative Clibborn indicated that the legislation was introduced in response to concerns that people were using vehicles registered as collector cars on a daily basis and avoiding fees.
On behalf of the SEMA Action Network, thank you to those who wrote letters and made phone calls requesting opposition to the bill.
Please forward this Update to your fellow car enthusiasts. Urge them to join the SAN and help defend the hobby! Thank you for your assistance.

Angelo Van Bogart is the editor of Old Cars magazine and wrote the column "Hot Wheels Hunting" for Toy Cars & Models magazine for several years. He has authored several books including "Hot Wheels 40 Years," "Hot Wheels Classics: The Redline Era" and "Cadillac: 100 Years of Innovation." His 2023 book "Inside the Duesenberg SSJ" is his latest. He can be reached at avanbogart@aimmedia.com