elise P.
NeedTags.com AKA Scam City
This website is a scam! They charged me an extra $95.33 than what DMV would have charged me. Who would have thought that there was a company out there who would screw you over more than the actual California government! I typed in dmv.ca.gov and it automatically took me to needtags.com without me even realizing it. Looks legit and everything, but after I paid my registration and got the Amex notification on my phone I saw that it said it was a transaction from needtags.com. I don't know what these people spend in google ads for google to take you straight to this website and bypassing the ACTUAL dmv website. Obvi they are spending my extra $95.33 on google ads when I could have used that money to buy myself 2 tanks of gas! TWO! In this economy?? How do they even sleep at night.
Response from NeedTagsMay 2, 2025
Thank you for your review. We appreciate your time. NeedTags strives to provide full transparency. We are not the DMV and make absolutely no claims to that effect. NeedTags is in fact a delegated provider for the California Department of Motor Vehicles. On the header of every page of our website we display the following text, as per California Business Partner Automation requirements, “NOTICE: NeedTags has been officially licensed by the California Department of Motor Vehicles to provide DMV services on their behalf. NeedTags is not owned or operated by any government agency and charges fees for value-add DMV services pursuant to CVC Section 1685. Standard service may be obtained from the DMV at no cost.” Furthermore, The NeedTags' website displays to all customers, before they are asked for any payment information, all fees due, including DMV fees, our service fees, and a detailed explanation of the processes required for order completion. It is impossible to bypass these requirements. Reversal of your registration transaction is not subject to NeedTags’ discretion, but is instead governed by policies established by the California Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to the Business Partner Automation (BPA) program. Although the registration renewal interface (portal) for our users is online, the real work is done behind-the-scenes, by our awesome employees, and we're doing our very best to keep our offices staffed and continue offering our valued customers the expedited DMV services they've come to expect from us, including our super speedy next-day shipping, instant download of your renewed registration card, and our above par customer support.



