This is a follow-up regarding the registration process. I got my truck registered in Connecticut last Tuesday. Here are a couple of hints for people who purchased the truck from Granger and need to register it in CT.
1) You will receive a temporary registration extension and a Title via Fed Ex from Granger in about 2 weeks.
2) Take your paperwork to an Emissions Testing place and get a "Vin Verification" done. It costs $10.00 and is required for out of state purchase.
3) Verify that you have no outstanding city tax due using the DMV on-line portal.
4) Make a DMV appointment using the DMV on-line portal.
5) Documents needed at DMV when doing the registration:
- Bill of Sale from Granger (Motor Vehicle purchase agreement)
- Title that you received from Granger via Fed Ex
- Vin Verification
- Completed Registration Application
- Insurance Card
- Lienholder information (if you took a loan)
- If transferring plates from your old truck bring the old registration
5) This is the ridiculously LONG list of fees that I had to pay. This is for Connecticut other states are probably different (They take credit cards):
- Administrative fee $10
- Clean air fee $15
- Emissions 4-year Exempt fee $40
- Greenhouse Gas Fee $7.50
- Lien Fee $10
- Passport to Parks Fee $15
- Record Transfer fee $20
- Registration Fee $222 (I got a discount because I had a few months left on my old registration)
- Sales Tax $(based on full purchase price)
- Title Fee $25
- Vehicle Transfer Fee $21 (I think this is because I transferred plates instead of buying new ones)
Connecticut loves to bend you over and let you have it with all their fees.
I got through the process on the first visit. If you don't have all your ducks in a row, you will be rejected and you will have to make another appointment to go back to finish.
I hope this helps some people.
