Re: State boat trailer inspection checklist
I lived in PA for nine years, had two boats, both over 3,000 lbs, never heard of inspection there. I just called the guy that used to do my inspections, he said he never heard of it. I'm not saying they don't really require it but it's certainly not enforced.
NJ has annual renewals of all registrations, they are now doubling most fees before the year is out. They renew DL licenses every 4 years, fish lic. every year, and car inspection is done by the state or private station if you wish to pay someone, every two years. Boats and trailers have no mandatory inspection or insurance. We pay the highest insurance rates in the country by the last pole I say on FOX news, I pay about $3500 a year for three vehicles in insurance, only one with full coverage, and I've never had a claim or moving violation. I pay over $1700 in registration fees, in trailer tags, special vehicle tags, work trucks, personal cars, motorcycles, boats, etc. That is on top of about $6K a year in property taxes on a 100x90' lot and 2 bedroom house where the city won't allow me to park a boat or my work truck even overnight without a fine. We need a permit to even fix a window if you follow the law by the book.
I won't go on further but most here are pretty fed up with taxes, insurance, and fees for everything. Ad the fact that most people drive more than 40 minutes to work here, the cost of gas makes it all pretty unbearable.
I've been looking for several years for an alternative, I'd sell here and move elsewhere in a heartbeat.
