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Registration and Plate Fees Waived — on Three Narrow Routes

New York waives registration and plate fees on three routes, and only three: a vehicle acquired with VA automobile assistance under Federal Title 38 chapter 39, a Congressional Medal of Honor custom plate, or a former prisoner of war custom plate. A service-connected disability on its own does not reach it. The VA-assisted route covers one vehicle — a passenger car, suburban or light truck of 20,000 lbs or less unladen, used exclusively to carry passengers — on form MV-1E first time and MV-1G to renew, and it cannot be renewed online.

Verified August 27, 2026

What this benefit is

New York waives registration and plate fees on three routes, and only three: a vehicle acquired with VA automobile assistance under Federal Title 38 chapter 39, a Congressional Medal of Honor custom plate, or a former prisoner of war custom plate. A service-connected disability on its own does not reach it. The VA-assisted route covers one vehicle — a passenger car, suburban or light truck of 20,000 lbs or less unladen, used exclusively to carry passengers — on form MV-1E first time and MV-1G to renew, and it cannot be renewed online.

What it's worth: Registration and plate fees waived

  • A service-connected disability rating does not by itself qualify. The route is the VA automobile grant under Federal Title 38, chapter 39 — assistance towards buying the vehicle.
  • The VA-assisted route is limited to one vehicle, which must be a passenger car, suburban or light truck of 20,000 lbs or less unladen and used exclusively for carrying passengers.
  • Form MV-1E establishes it and MV-1G renews it. Renewal cannot be done online, which catches people who renew everything else that way.
  • The Medal of Honor and former prisoner of war routes run through the custom plates rather than through a disability rating.
  • There is no age condition on the former prisoner of war route.

Who is entitled to it

  • You served in the U.S. armed forces.
  • You are on one of the three routes to the exemption.
  • You acquired the vehicle with VA automobile assistance.
  • You hold the Congressional Medal of Honor.
  • You are a former prisoner of war.
  • You register a vehicle in New York.
  • Your home is in New York.

Not sure whether that describes you?

Answer a few questions about this benefit specifically — we only ask what this one actually depends on, and we stop as soon as we know.

How to claim it

  1. 1Take a VA letter showing your service-connected disability to a DMV office.
  2. 2Ask about the Veteran designation on your licence at the same time — it is a separate request.
File with
A New York State DMV office
Documents you will need
va rating letter ny · dd214 ny
Applies at each renewal

This one unlocks

CorrectionThis record used to offer the exemption to any veteran with a service-connected disability, and to add an age-62 condition to the former prisoner of war route. Neither is what the DMV applies. The exemption runs on a VA-assisted vehicle, a Medal of Honor plate or a former prisoner of war plate, with no age test.
Worth knowingny-thruway-disabled-veteran-ezpass depends on holding this registration, so anyone re-checking that record should read this one first.

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