Denver drivers are getting a break on a large credit card convenience charge that long has caught many by surprise.
Starting this month, the city announced Thursday, the Denver Department of Motor Vehicles dropped the 2.7 percent charge added to payments by credit card for vehicle registrations, renewals and titles.
Registering a new vehicle easily can exceed $500, so the convenience charge potentially added $13.50 or more.
Most other Denver city agencies , including for property taxes, early last year.
The DMV was late to join them because it uses a state system to process payments, complicating the effort.
Now, drivers who forget their checkbooks when they visit Denver DMV offices no longer will have to pay what amounted to a large penalty.
“The hope is that with this change, more vehicle owners will opt to conduct their business with DMV online, which will not only save them money on the credit card transaction but also save them from having to stand in line at the DMV,” said Courtney Law, spokeswoman for the Denver Department of Finance.
City officials hope to save money in the long run, because it costs less to process online transactions, Law said.
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