New York State is broke, so automobilists will have to pay more on pretty much everything.

Renewal fees are increasing 25 percent. For an eight-year driver’s license, that’s a jump from $50 to $62.50. Motor vehicle registrations, which last two years, will increase from $44 to $55.
Starting April, when you register your car you’ll also be required to get a new license plate. Cost: $25, up from $15.
If you lose your motor vehicle registration, you’ll have to shell out more money, too. The fee increases from $4 to $15 for a motor vehicle, and from $2 to $15 for a trailer. Auto insurance will increase at least $5 a year, thanks to an increased law enforcement fee surcharge.
If you want to keep your old license plate numbers and letters, there’s another $20 fee.

So next time people in NY state get in their cars, they should keep driving until they hit Pennsylvania or Delaware to get out of car tax hell. Of course, they could stop in New Jersey, but I am not sure I would recommend it.

Thanks to Neighborhood Effects’s Eileen Norcross for the pointer.