Tabs
Purchasing tabs and stickers in person
What you’ll need
- Current address, if you’ve moved, we can change your address
- Renewal notice from the State, vehicle registration or license plate number
- Registered owner’s drivers license number
- Note: If someone other than the registered owner picks up the tabs, then one of the following requirements must be met:
- Person must have the same last name or same owner address, or
- A signed & dated permission note from the owner identifying the person and include a description of the vehicle; year, make and VIN
- The cost for tabs or stickers depends on the municipality you live and whether you need to have your plates replaced (required by law every 7 years) other licensing fees may be required for your vehicle
Payment options are:
- Cash or check
- Credit or debit card, VISA, MasterCard and American Express
Service you can expect:
- Our friendly staff is ready to help with your renewal and other vehicle transactions
- We are open 6 days a week. Monday-Friday 9 to 5 and Saturday 10 to 3
- We are located in the Safeway parking lot
Other items that can be Completed at our office.
- Change of address
- Issue replacement plates
- Issue of replacement tabs
- Issuance of replacement registrations
- Title transfers for vehicles, boats, trailer, ATV, motorcycles, etc
Renew Your Tabs Online
To renew your tabs or stickers, click here
All changes & transactions are completed on the Department of Licensing website
Instructions to renew on-line:
What you’ll need
- Current address, if you’ve moved, change your address before you renew
- License plate number and last 4 numbers of the VIN
- Each registered owner’s drivers license number
- MasterCard, Visa or American Express
You can renew online if:
- The tabs expire less than 12 months ago, and
- The vehicle doesn’t require a DOT number, or has had one for over 1 year
How will you get your new tabs?
- By mail – they will be mailed out within 24 hours, excluding weekends & holidays. We can mail tabs to any city in Washington State
- Pick them up – they will be ready when you get to our office. Go right up to our internet pickup window, you don’t have to wait in line!
- Make sure to bring your ID
- If someone other than the registered owner picks up the tabs, then one of the following requirements must be met:
- Person must have the same last name or same owner address, or
- A signed & dated permission note from the owner identifying the person and include a description of the vehicle; year, make and VIN
Select an office to get your tabs from
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Select a Licensing office based on your home or work address
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You will be provided a list of offices within the radius of the selected address
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Select Whitfield’s Auto Licensing for express pick-up or mailing to any city.
Select your choice of payment, you need to provide:
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Credit card number
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Expiration date
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Name on card