When registering a tow vehicle in NC, beware what you are charged for your license tag. It is unbelievably difficult to find out the truth about how much weight you need to pay for on your tow vehicle's tag. When we registered our Cyclone, the tag office clerk insisted we had to pay for 100% of the weight of the RV as well as the weight of the tow vehicle. I told her I had called the NC weigh station and was advised that the RV's weight didn't count. She said this was wrong and charged us over $300 for our tag for 19,000 lbs weight (which was underestimated).
I finally was able to contact DMV in Raleigh and got the truth. You pay for the truck and everything in it plus the TONGUE weight only. The rest of the RV's weight doesn't count (unlike with a cargo trailer where the entire trailer's weight must be covered). Neither the weigh station employee nor the tag office clerk knew this, although the weigh station person was much closer to being right.
DMV initially didn't want to give us a refund for the overcharge. When I pointed out the mistake had been made by their employee who obviously didn't understand DMV's regulations, they agreed to refund the $180 overpayment. A satisfactory end to the story but it cost me a lot of time and effort.
I finally was able to contact DMV in Raleigh and got the truth. You pay for the truck and everything in it plus the TONGUE weight only. The rest of the RV's weight doesn't count (unlike with a cargo trailer where the entire trailer's weight must be covered). Neither the weigh station employee nor the tag office clerk knew this, although the weigh station person was much closer to being right.
DMV initially didn't want to give us a refund for the overcharge. When I pointed out the mistake had been made by their employee who obviously didn't understand DMV's regulations, they agreed to refund the $180 overpayment. A satisfactory end to the story but it cost me a lot of time and effort.