Registering Your Daily Driver in Montana Is Just the Ticket to Saving Time & Money

Registering Your Daily Driver in Montana Is the Smart Way to Save Time and Money

After the past few years, it’s safe to say that everyone is in the mood to save some money. But, there are a lot of things in life that are just the way they are going to be: you can save some money on groceries if you play your cards right, but not a lot. Same with gas. 

But one thing that you actually can control in these trying times is the amount spent on vehicle titling and registration. The average sales tax rate across the U.S. is a little over 7%. So, seven cents on every dollar spent on that vehicle is going straight back to the state (not to mention states with high sales taxes that routinely exceed 10%). 

Registering your daily driver through a Montana registration is the best and only way for you to kick those crazy taxes to the curb. 

Why Montana Is an Ideal State for Car Vehicle Registration

Montana is one of only three states which have zero sales tax, and it is the only one of the three that allows for any sort of out-of-state title and registration work to be done. Now, granted, Montana isn’t as easy as Vermont used to be. Montana requires you to have some skin in the game by proving residence in the state.

This isn’t a bad thing; it’s actually the best thing! When the LLC owns it, it is the resident. You are just driving it (even though you also own the LLC). This is very important since all states (that we know of) require a vehicle to be registered within a certain time frame of coming to the state. If you were to register it through South Dakota which requires no LLC, if you are ever pulled over they might be a little curious about why you have SoDak plates on your car in Alabama. And you have no good answer. “I was trying to save money by registering it somewhere with lower sales tax” will probably not go over really well. 

Simplify Your Life with Online Vehicle Registration

Okay, now that you more or less know the reason for choosing a Montana registration, what else does it provide you besides saving money?

We have designed and refined our process over the years to radically improve efficiency on our end. What does this mean for you? Well, basically, that you don’t really have to worry much. That’s it. 

You can follow our very simple flow plan included with your purchase and the process will go smoothly. This is the only way to get your daily driver both registered online and save on taxes. Oh, and when it comes time for annual renewal, we’ve got your back. Just sign up for our automatic registration renewal program and you don’t ever have to worry about it. We track it for you, and do all the heavy lifting. So, you just click it once and every year on schedule you will get your registration packet in the mail. Simple as. 

Also, remember that Montana vehicle registrations become permanent after the vehicle is 11 years old, so you can plan accordingly. Now, if you are registering your vehicles through a Montana LLC and do not physically have your domicile in Montana, you will have to maintain the LLC. Since you can own as many vehicles with the LLC as you want, you can register any number of vehicles beyond your daily driver and family wagon in the LLC. This can be an ATV or UTV that you made street-legal, a motorcycle (dirt bike or regular road bike), or even an RV. 

Understanding Montana’s Annual Vehicle Registration Process

From the perspective of a domicile resident, Montana isn’t much different from any other state besides that you get permanent registration for vehicles 11 years old and older. 

For the out-of-state customer, it is a little different. You can do it on your own, although we definitely recommend using our automatic vehicle registration process. First off, you won’t ever forget about it and have to deal with expired registration. In fact, you don’t have to think about it at all. Buy the service, pay, and never think about it again. Wouldn’t it be awesome if everything were that easy? We think so.

Save More, Stress Less with Dirt Legal’s Services

The national average for a new car is still loitering around $48k, give or take a few thousand. This shakes out to be almost $3,500 in sales tax on average, with a few places being almost five grand. And that’s just the average price of a typical new vehicle! Large SUVs and trucks are routinely in the $60k-$90k range. 

We can help. 

By registering in Montana, you will save all that on sales taxes and put it back into things that matter for you. And once you have it all taken care of, don’t forget to set up automatic annual renewal so you don’t have to think about it again.