Vehicle Trip Permits

You may not need to purchase a trip permit. Please read the “Grace Period” section of the DMV COVID-19 page.

Trip permits allow you to temporarily use:

An unregistered vehicle on Oregon roads.
A registered vehicle differently than the current registration allows.

Buy a Trip Permit

ATTENTION: Trip permits are non-refundable.

You can buy a trip permit:

Using DMV2U for:

Passenger Vehicles
Light Trailers
Travel Trailers
Campers
Motor Homes
Snowmobiles
Motorcycles
Mopeds

At most Commerce and Compliance Division, registration offices for:

Heavy Motor Vehicle;
Heavy Trailer; or
Registration Weight.

To apply, you must provide:

Your name and address;
Your driver license or ID card number and the state it was issued by;
The year, make, and model of the vehicle;
The vehicle identification number;

If Oregon DMV has no record of the vehicle, provide a copy of your insurance card or policy, registration card, sales contract, or a pencil tracing of the vehicle identification number;

Insurance company name and policy number (for motor vehicles only);
Any additional requirements listed for the type of trip permit you are applying for; and
The trip permit fee.

Types of Trip Permits

Trip Permit from Another State

You can drive in Oregon using your valid trip permit from another state. You must keep proof of insurance in the vehicle.

Light Vehicle Trip Permit

Allows the use of unregistered:

Passenger vehicles (10,000 pounds or less combined weight, ORS 801.199);
Light trailers and special use trailers (8,000 pounds or less loaded weight, ORS 801.330);
Low-speed vehicles;
Medium-speed electric vehicles;
Mopeds; or
Motorcycles.

Requirement:

$33 fee for 21 consecutive days.

You can only buy two permits for the same vehicle in a 12-month period.

To apply for this trip permit, see Buy a Trip Permit above.

Recreational Vehicle Trip Permit

Allows the use of unregistered:

Campers;
Travel trailers; or
Motor homes.

Requirements:

$33 fee for 1 to 10 days;
Verify the RV is no more than 45 feet long; and
Proof you own the vehicle, if you are not the owner on Oregon DMV records.

You can only buy permits for up to 10 days for the same RV in a 12-month period. You can buy multiple permits for less than 10 days, but the total days for a 12-month period cannot be more than 10.

To apply for this trip permit, see Buy a Trip Permit above.

Heavy Motor Vehicle Trip Permit

Allows the use of unregistered:

Motor vehicles with a combined (ORS 801.199) or loaded weight (ORS 801.330) over 10,000 pounds.
Motorized fixed load vehicles.

This permit cannot be used on:

Tow/recovery vehicles; or
Motor homes.

Requirements:

$43 fee for 10 consecutive days; and
Combined weight (ORS 801.199).

To apply for this trip permit, see Buy a Trip Permit above.

Weight-Mile Tax and Over-Dimension Permits

Vehicles with a combined weight over 26,000 pounds may be subject to weight-mile tax. Vehicles with a combined weight over 80,000 pounds require an over-dimension permit.

Heavy Trailer Trip Permit

Allows the use of unregistered:

Trailers with a loaded weight (ORS 801.330) over 8,000 pounds;
Fixed load trailers; or
Special use trailers.

Requirements:

$10 fee for 10 consecutive days; and
Loaded weight (ORS 801.330)

To apply for this trip permit, see Buy a Trip Permit above.

Registration Weight Trip Permit

Allows the use of Oregon-registered vehicles at a higher weight than the current registration allows.

These trip permits are often used for a registered passenger vehicle to:

Pull a heavy trailer (not including travel trailers, fixed loads, or special use trailers) weighing over 8,000 pounds; or
Operate at a registration weight (ORS 801.420) over 10,000 pounds.

This permit cannot be used on for-rent vehicles.

Requirements:

$5 fee for 10 consecutive days; and
Maximum operating weight.

To apply for this trip permit, see Buy a Trip Permit above.

Registered Vehicle Trip Permit

Allows the use of Oregon-registered vehicles under conditions, or in ways not allowed with the current registration.

These trip permits are often used by:

Government vehicles with E plates; or
School buses with SC plates.

This permit cannot be used on:

Farm;
Prorated farm;
For-rent;
Charitable/non-profit;
Tow/recovery; or
Manufactured structure transporter.

Requirement:

$7.50 fee for 10 consecutive days.

To apply for this trip permit, see Buy a Trip Permit above.

Snowmobile Trip Permit for Out-of-State Residents

Allows the use of a snowmobile in Oregon when the owner is a resident of another state and the snowmobile is not registered.

Requirement:

$7 fee for 60 consecutive days.

To apply for this trip permit, see Buy a Trip Permit above.