MOTOR VEHICLE INFORMATION

DMV FORMS:

To insure prompt delivery of correspondence regarding your Motor Vehicles, you MUST change Address on BOTH License and Registration at the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles: 
http://www.ct.gov/dmv

To Change your address with the Town of Winchester tax office, please email your name, address and license plate number, (and tax bill list number, if possible) to: taxcollector@townofwinchester.org 

or fill out the attached form and mail it to the tax office.  CHANGE OF ADDRESS FORM:

If you no longer own a vehicle and have misplaced the license plates, please contact the DMV to cancel the registration. TAX BILLS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GENERATED IF DMV IS NOT NOTIFIED TO CANCEL REGISTRATION.

IF YOU HAVE MOVED WITHIN THE STATE OF CT:

If you move out of Winchester and to another town in the State of Connecticut, you MUST notify the Department of Motor Vehicles of your new address and new tax town code. Be sure that you request a change of address on your driver's license AND vehicle registration(s).

Tax bills are generated for any motor vehicle that is registered in the State of Connecticut as of October 1. A taxpayer is billed in the Town where they had residence as of October 1 and the bills become due as of the following July 1.

IF YOU HAVE MOVED OUT OF STATE:

If you move out of State AFTER October 1, a bill WILL BE issued for any vehicles you had registered as of October 1 and will become due as of July 1. It is the taxpayer's responsibility to make sure that DMV and the US Post Office has a correct mailing address for this future tax bill. Upon receipt of the July tax bill, a taxpayer may provide the Assessor with proof of residence/plate return receipt or other acceptable documentation so that the tax bill can be reduced to cover only the months the car was registered in the State of Connecticut.

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IF YOU MOVE OUT OF STATE, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU RETURN YOUR CONNECTICUT PLATES TO THE DMV OR NOTIFY THEM TO CANCEL THE REGISTRATION. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE TAXATION OF THE VEHICLE.

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DMV MOTOR VEHICLE CLEARANCE:

ALL outstanding motor vehicle taxes are reported as delinquent to DMV. Any taxpayer with delinquent motor vehicle tax bills must pay ALL outstanding motor vehicle taxes, including those not yet delinquent, for any vehicle(s) registered or co-registered in their name in order to receive a motor vehicle clearance. Delinquent motor vehicle tax bills must be paid by cash, debit/credit card, or bank check in order to receive this clearance. Absolutely no personal checks will be accepted for payment of past due motor vehicle bills.

REFUNDS:

Any person who pays in excess of the tax amount due is entitled to a refund in accordance with Connecticut State Statute 12-129. Refund requests must be received in writing and must include a copy of the paid tax receipt and cancelled check. Refund requests are submitted to the Board of Selectman for approval. Board meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month. No refunds are issued under $5.00.