Richard C.
Outrageous fees, lesson learned.
Need tags generates its business from imitating the official DMV website, they are sponsored on the Google search and if you don’t pay attention you will think you are on the official DMV site, they charge outrageous fees for services that are mostly unnecessary and could be accomplished without additional fees simply by using the official DMV site, lesson learned.
Response from NeedTagsMay 23, 2026
Thank you for your review, Richard. 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.” As for the benefits of utilizing our service, 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. As testament of our dedication to our customers, please see our 60,000+ Shopper Approved reviews and 4.8 STAR rating. Please contact our customer care department if we can be of any further assistance.



