Dear Editor:
I agree with Bill Sutton that the pricing scheme for trailer licensing has gotten out of hand. I have several trailers for different purposes: a long flatbed used mostly to haul four-wheelers, a short flatbed for a couple of motorcycles, a trailer with sides, a boat trailer, and a travel trailer.
The cargo trailers cost $11-$17 each to license in 2009; in 2010, they cost $37-$40 each! The travel trailer was billed at $115 in 2008; for 2010 it would be $139.
Some years, I don’t use any trailer but the long flatbed, but with license fees only $11-15, I licensed all three cargo trailers. Now, with the increase, I’ll probably sell the two smaller trailers and just use the long flatbed.
I do not license the boat trailer or the travel trailer every year, because sometimes they sit for several years. It burns me up that to license them, I have to pay for the years that they sat in my yard and contributed nothing to wear-and-tear on our roads. On top of that, I have to pay the $100 ‘late fee’ ($25 per month, up to a maximum of $100).
With past-due licenses and fees, it will cost $425 to license the travel trailer and about $170 to license the boat trailer -- $600 before I even buy supplies!
In November, elect people who will cut costs instead of constantly raising our taxes!
Bruce Many
Eckert, CO
