How Safe Is It To Pay DMV Renewal Fees Online?

Short Answer: Very Safe. NeedTags is an Authorized California DMV Partner

As an Authorized Department of Motor Vehicles Partner, NeedTags systems are directly tied-in to the DMV's data center. All transactions processed through NeedTags occur in real-time and through secure API. Once you receive your registration payment confirmation from us, your done. You can rest assured your vehicle's DMV fees have been paid, and you'll even get a free instant download of your new California registration card in a digital e-Card format; perfect to use as Proof of Current Registration while you await the receipt of your actual registration card and tags by USPS mail or Next-Day shipping service.

Every effort is made to ensure that your transaction is processed safely and your personal information is always secure; surpassing the State's Business Partner Automation security standards. NeedTags uses encryption technology to ensure the data which passes between you and our system is kept highly confidential and that your payment information is never visible to anyone other than you and our payment processor who is located in the United States.

NeedTags is a Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliant vendor and all credit card transactions are handled by a highly specialized third-party payment service provider. We do not store any credit card data. NeedTags will never e-mail or call you to ask that you disclose any personal information not pertaining to your vehicle's registration records or to verify your credit card number. If you are ever contacted or receive an unsolicited e-mail which asks for any of this information, please disregard the request immediately and report the incident to us so that we may conduct an investigation.

Hopefully this information puts you a bit at ease and you can go ahead with completing the sometimes burdening task of renewing your vehicle's registration safely and securely online.