One of the responsibilities of car ownership is renewing your registration every year. New Jersey car registration is a reasonably straightforward process, but there are multiple ways to get it done. We’ll review the best ways to deal with registration renewal if you live in Englewood, NJ.
Receiving Your Notice from MVC
The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission will send you a friendly reminder when your registration is up for renewal. Your dealer, of course, takes care of the initial registration when you buy a vehicle from them with financing, but every year after that, it’s up to you to ensure your registration is renewed by the due date on this notice.
Doing it the Hard Way
Going to your nearest MVC location and waiting in a long line is probably not your best bet. Sometimes handling a registration renewal in person is necessary, for example, if you have not renewed by the deadline, if you have a Power of Attorney you need to show to renew someone else’s registration, or if there is some other complicating factor that requires you to deal with a person face to face.
Residents of Englewood, NJ
If you live in Englewood, you already know that there’s not a MVC location in our town. This means that if you need to renew your registration in person, you have to go to the MVC location in Lodi, Paramus, or North Bergen. Thankfully, there are other options, and they’re only 15 miles away.
Better Options for New Jersey Car Registration Renewal
In our opinion, renewing a registration online is by far the easiest method for anyone who has internet access. It can be done in less than 10 minutes, and you don’t have to leave the comfort of your home.
Your renewal notice includes a PIN that allows you to securely enter your information on the New Jersey MVC car registration website. The easy-to-follow prompts on this site will ask you for the PIN, as well as your Social Security Number and insurance policy number. The prompts will then take you to the payment screen, where you can take care of your fee using any major credit card. Your registration documents will arrive in the mail shortly thereafter.
Using the Return Envelope
If you’d prefer to pay the renewal fee using a money order or check, then you can still avoid waiting in an MVC lineup by using the return envelope that comes with your renewal notice. Simply fill out your Registration Renewal form front and back (it will ask for the same information as the online form) and put it in the return envelope along with your payment. You will also need to include proof of insurance (a photocopied insurance statement should suffice).
The Emissions Inspection
Your notice will also include a reminder about an emissions inspection every two years. This inspection is mandatory, although certain vehicles are exempt (if you’re unsure, give us a call, and we can let you know if your car is on this list).
At DARCARS Lexus of Englewood, we are dedicated to offering you the information you need to make your driving experience as straightforward as possible. If your vehicle needs an auto service before you can renew your registration, you can conveniently schedule it online now! We look forward to serving you.
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