Issues with the company that mails tag renewal notices to residents across Georgia led to December renewal notices never arriving. Residents of Fayette and Coweta counties are asked to contact their respective tag offices before their birthday or obtain the new tag online at the state website.
There is a reason why Fayette and Coweta residents with birthdays in December have not received their tag registration renewal notice. World Marketing, the state contractor responsible for mailing the notices, filed bankruptcy earlier this year and is currently undergoing reorganization, said Fayette County Tax Commissioner George Wingo.
While notices from the state might be forthcoming, vehicle owners will need to make sure they have their new registration and decal by their birthday.
Wingo said there will be no late fees or penalties for those who do not purchase the registration by the birthday. Yet the failure to have a new decal in place by the owner’s birthday might not help drivers if stopped by law enforcement, Wingo noted.
Wingo said Fayette vehicle owners can call the tag office at 770-461-3652 and a renewal notice will be printed and mailed or the owner can stop by the tag office at 140 Stonewall Avenue, Suite 110 in Fayetteville and obtain the new decal.
Vehicle owners are reminded that vehicles from 1991-2012 must obtain an emissions test.
The Coweta County Tag Office has a procedure in place if residents normally pay by mail. If so, customers will be given the amount owned and can write their tag number on the check along with the address where the tag should be mailed.
The Coweta tag office can be reached at 770-254-2631. The office is located at 22 East Broad Street in Newnan.
Vehicle owners can also renew a tag online at https://mvd.dor.ga.gov/tags/index.aspx
Those renewing online will need an access number that can be obtained from their local tag office.
Wingo reminded drivers that, unlike a drivers license which expires at the end of the month, a car tag expires on the person’s birthday.
Noting the extent of the problem, Wingo said there are nine million vehicles in Georgia.
