Forgot to renew registration, got a ticket and paid it, and put off registering a bit more, am I screwed?

Submitted by Mindless-Narwhal7974 t3_1266oce in newhampshire

In Jan. I got pulled over and had forgot to register my vehicle, stupidly (had it inspected but did not renew registration). Cop was super nice about it but gave me a ticket that I paid on time. My registration expired in October.

Not to try and make excuses and not that people really care, but money has been tight. I put off registering it after paying this ticket. I'm going in tomorrow to finally sort it. Am I in for a major fine registering it a few months after that ticket? I legitimately forgot and feel terrible, worried. It's entirely my fault too. Just want to know what I'm in for when I re-register it. Thanks to anyone who has insight or has been in this scenario or something similar.

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siebzy t1_je7usrn wrote

Nope no additional fine

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powpowpowpowpowp t1_je7w7fk wrote

The ticket was your additional fine. There shouldn’t be any other penalties when you go in to register.

Source: I completely spaced on registering my car after a move and got a ticket for being 6 months behind on registering it.

One other note (if you weren’t already aware) is that the registration month is usually based on your birthday month. This just means that you’ll need to renew again in October.

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Hot_Legless_Dogs t1_je7w85r wrote

There's no fine, but they will bill you for the renewal all the way back to the date of expiration. So you'll still have to pay a full year of registration even though you waited (and got a ticket). I always thought that was BS.

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Hot_Legless_Dogs t1_je7xf3x wrote

Replying to Mindless-Narwhal7974 (#2,469,077)

Okay so yes, unless there's been a change, they'll make you pay basically the same amount as you would have for a whole year if you'd renewed last October, but your renewed reg will only be good through October 2024.

This may have changed but I don't think it has. And maybe there's a cutoff I'm not aware of. They screw you over on the basis of assuming you've been driving anyway so you have to pay for it. Basically they frame it as billing you for all of those months you've been driving without having registered. Really sucks when money is already tight. Hopefully I'm wrong about this and they've changed the policy but just so you know going in.

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4eyedcc t1_je82zvm wrote

Clerk is likely to not even question it. You’ll just need to pay the full amount.

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JennyB443 t1_je8akfk wrote

Replying to Mindless-Narwhal7974 (#2,469,018)

No, you pay for November to the following October, regardless of when in the year you pay it. You’ll be paying for it to be registered for 2023 this time, and then come October, you’ll be paying for 2024. There are no late fees, though, so there’s that.

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Sea_Condition_5366 t1_je8gxh9 wrote

Just know you're lucky they just gave you a ticket because they can tow your car when pulled over for an expired registration.

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No_Suggestion_8234 t1_je9sn8g wrote

Just curious - how did you inspect it with an expired registration? I thought mechanics required a current registration to do an inspection.

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dogownedhoomun t1_jecpi0a wrote

I'm sorry...how does one "forget"? Do you also forget your birthday?

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