VA Mileage Choice

[Anonymous]

I have an older Prius that I drive about 6k miles annually. I’m considering enrolling in mileage choice instead of paying the Highway Use Fee when I renew my registration. Is anyone on here participating in the program and willing to share their experience so far?

[Anonymous]

Bump. I'm thinking about this. Would be interested in people's experiences.

[Anonymous]

it only works if you are driving less than 11600 miles per year.

if you drive out of state it will not differentiate the miles. IE if you drive a long trip to florida or NY multiple times, multiple trips to rehoboth/OC etc, your mileage will be counted towards your VA tax.

you will need to put a vehicle mileage tracking piece of equipment on your vehicle.

my normal commute is 18 Miles each way.. That's 7200 miles work related. I checked my mileage from a year ago. i rove 15142 miles over the last 12 months the year before a tick over 14K miles

I didn't have any big trips but had a fair amount of travel to Annapolis and back.

WFH has changed a lot of the driving dynamic for many people. not all, but enough. Up side, is that maybe you'll save a few bucks....

not a tin foil hat wearing person. but downside i see is that you car is now networked and DMV is tracking your vehicle. Yes I know by carrying a cell phone, driving through tolls and using credit cards I'm being tracked. if someone wants to track me. not sure putting the DMV in my car voluntarily to save a few bucks is worth it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:not a tin foil hat wearing person. but downside i see is that you car is now networked and DMV is tracking your vehicle. Yes I know by carrying a cell phone, driving through tolls and using credit cards I'm being tracked. if someone wants to track me. not sure putting the DMV in my car voluntarily to save a few bucks is worth it.

This is why I would never do this. You hardly save any money and do you really want the DMV tracking?

[Anonymous]

I live in VA and this post is the first time I'm hearing about a highway use fee. Then I did some research and found out that the average fee is $20. Do I want something in my car to track my mileage so I can save, what, $5 or $10? Nope. Not worth it.

The standard fee varies based on the vehicle. The average highway use fee is about $20, according to DMV. The average is somewhat skewed because electric vehicle owners can pay upwards of $100 and many fuel-efficient vehicles pay a fee closer to $14.

The above is quoted from this site: https://www.virginiamercury.com/2022/07/15/dmv-launches-pay-per-mile-program-that-could-save-some-drivers-money/

[Anonymous]

We drive two cars, almost solely on electric. Each car gets driven about 6k miles a year. We registered both this summer, but this fall each one stopped reporting mileage after reporting for a few months. I have emailed and called and have not yet figured out how to get them "reactivated".