So I know I can go on the scdmv website to find this info but I really need an ELI5 explanation if someone could help.

I just moved here (originally from CT) and need to get my SC license and also get my car registered here. I lived in NC briefly and thought it was where I would be long term but it didn’t work out. So, I currently have a valid NC license and NC insurance but I still have a CT plate. I also let the CT registration expire on my car….. My title has my CT address on it so I don’t know if that makes a difference or not. Also, can I get my car registered and get my license the same day?

Please help.

Just moved to SC and it is an okay state. Tired of seeing idiots not wear helmets on their motorcycles and really load mufflers everywhere and dumb Carolina squatted trucks, but besides that... it is okay for the state equivalent of a barb-wire tattoo.

Let me just start this out by saying, my goodness I am absolutely shocked at the costs of moving vehicle registrations over from NC to SC. Also, the vehicle property tax is absurdly high.. Let me break down the total costs for you on 2 vehicles for anyone curious that is planning on moving here from another state.

So on vehicle one, I had a property tax of $333 that had to be paid. This is roughly the total costs of tax and tags/registration I paid last year in NC, and it was only for the tax. For the registration and tag for an EV, it was $433 in SC.

So vehicle 1 in total was $766.

Vehicle 2 taxes were $200 and the plates were $305.

Now most of the costs with getting the tags are the IMF charges..- "One-time fee for new vehicle previously registered in another state" of $250. I think this is the most ridiculous charge I have ever heard of. Talk about the government having you by the balls.

So for 2 cars (one being an EV which costs more) to have taxes paid and have a legal registration for people moving here from another state, it costs a whopping $1271. Staying in NC, it would have costs Around $550-650 TOTAL for taxes and renewal for both cars combined.

Take away is, the taxes are way too damn high, and that IMF charge is an absolute joke.

I will now step off my soapbox and drive these over priced registrations for the next year, bitterly....

I’ve scoured the SCDMV website and every time I call my local DMV it automatically hangs up and says they’re too busy. I can’t find the information I need anywhere. I don’t want to just show up at the DMV and wait for several hours. If I don’t have it I need.

I moved from North Carolina to South Carolina at the end of December. I did not change over my license or registration because my NC registration was valid until November. I learned now that I should’ve done it within 60 days.

What documents do I need in order to get a SC license and registration? Hopefully there is someone that has moved to SC that was in my same position that could help me out.

Thank you!