We are now officially AZ residents. In my book anyway. To everyone else, we were probably official when we filled out a change of address form. But to me, it's not REALLY set in stone until you switch license plates. Originally, we were going to get the car re-registered in Utah when we were home for Christmas and keep our beloved Utah plates for as long as possible.... but then we found out a few things that changed our mind:
--(A) in AZ you don't have to get your car inspected (only an emissions test) VS an inspection every year in UT and then paying whatever it costs to fix any problems
--(B) A car registration in AZ only costs $50 and it lasts for TWO years VS $120 to register a car in UT that only lasts 1 year.
So.... we saved about $200 to register the car in AZ. Sounds worth it to me.
We waited until the very last day in January (the month our old stickers expired) and then said goodbye. It was a sad occasion. I almost cried....... (not really though). And really, I'm only this sad because we will NEVER have Ski Utah! plates on our car ever again, seeing as how someone thought they were ugly and replaced them with a weird Idaho-looking one. (no offense Idaho people) Oh well, life goes on! Plus, we'll only be here for another year and a half and then who knows what kind of license plate will then be displayed on our vehicle.
2 comments:
Wow- that is a big deal! That does make it very official. I agree with you- it's not real until you change license plates. Crazy how much less expensive it is in AZ! I'm sad about the demise about the SKI UTAH plates too.
Welcome to town! I am glad you have AZ plates, if only for a little while, because they'll make a fun addition to the plate collection (if you're planning on having one, that is.)
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