NYC Metro Residents To Pay Higher DMV Fees

NEW YORK (AP/1010 WINS) -- New York metropolitan area drivers are facing steep hikes in driver's license and vehicle registration fees as part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's bailout earlier this year.

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The Department of Motor Vehicle's higher fees went into effect on Tuesday.

The standard driver's license fee has jumped from $50 to $64.50 statewide, but residents of New York City and surrounding counties served by the MTA must now pay an extra $16 surcharge, for a total of $80.50.

Registration fees for a typical passenger vehicle jumped from $44 to $55. Metro drivers, though, must fork over an extra $50 surcharge, for a total of $105.

The fee hikes were approved by the legislature in May to help the MTA close a $1.2 billion shortfall.

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