You may have recently received a letter in regards to P Tags that has left you a bit confused. Here’s a synopsis of that:
- If you are an IFTA/IRP carrier it does not affect you.
- If you are an Intrastate commercial carrier that is using the vehicle for commercial purposes it does not affect you.
- The 3 bullet points for who must exchange their plateare all 3 to be used as a combined disqualifier for the property carrying tag and not used as separate disqualifiers.
- These letters were issued for every vehicle in the state that currently is registered with a P tag
- Customers who have the P tag are being asked to self-identify as a commercial or non-commercial customer
For example: A. If you have a Toyota Corolla and have it registered with a P Tag and are not actually using it for commercial purposes but rather for an advantage to parking in certain cities, you are being asked to identify non-commercial and have a regular plate issued to your vehicle.
- If you have a Ford F350 and haul your large boat and it places your GVW at 35,000#, you no longer are required to have a P tag. With the new change, non-commercial vehicles up to 54,000# can be issued a regular license plate.
- If you have a current P Tag and choose not do anything with this letter, you will default to a commercial customer on July 1, 2024.
- Vehicle Services created the ACT37help@scdmv.net email to answer questions.
