all you need to know about the new texas vehicle registration sticker
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- 1. All You Need To Know About The New Texas Vehicle Registration Sticker
- 2. A new law updating the vehicle registration process was passed in the Texas 2014 legislative session. This new law affects every Texas driver.
- 3. We will still need to get our vehicles inspected and pay the State for our vehicle registration yearly, but both will be displayed as part of one sticker on your windshield; thats the short version.
- 4. As it is with any law, the practical part is a bit more complicated.
- 5. Vehicle Registration Renewal Is Still The Same. As of March 1, 2015, you will have to get your vehicle registration renewed when it is due; that doesnt change.
- 6. The only difference is that your vehicles inspection must be up-to-date before they will allow you to renew your vehicle registration.
- 7. So, if your state inspection is due after your renewal, you will be able to renew the vehicle registration normally.
- 8. You will then use the sticker to replace both stickers (vehicle registration and safety inspection) that are on your windshield.
- 9. Your next state inspection is not due again until right before your next vehicle registration renewal, so you might be able to save a few bucks.
- 10. What If Your State Inspection Is Due Before Or At The Same Time As Your Vehicle Registration Renewal?
- 11. If your state inspection is due at the same time your vehicle registration renewal is due, simply renew your inspection.
- 12. You will be able to renew your vehicle registration once the inspection record is in the state's databases.
- 13. If inspection is due before, things are only a little more complicated.
- 14. Have your vehicle safety inspected in the month that it is due.
- 15. You will not receive a sticker, so save the safety report in your glove compartment.
- 16. You can use this to show a police officer that you have a proper safety inspection if you are stopped for something else.
- 17. When your vehicle registration is due, register your vehicle as normal and use the sticker to replace both of the previous ones.
- 18. You then follow the new process of inspection, then renewal in the month your vehicle registration is due.
- 19. The State of Texas has set up a website to help answer all of your questions about the new vehicle registration system.
- 20. The website address is TwoStepsOneSticker.com.
- 21. In the long run the new vehicle registration renewal system should help everyone.