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You dont own a fleet of container ships by any chance? What you have highlighted is known as a flag of convenience (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_convenience)

Why would they even bother with that? The extra money each year is basically a fill up or 2. If $100 gas pump trips don't dissuade them, why would a measly $175 a year?

A new F250 has a 34 or 48 gallon tank. Gas in the middle of DC is about $5. That's $170-$240 per tank.

Don't you need to prove residence to register the vehicle?

Not exactly

https://wallethub.com/answers/ci/can-i-register-a-car-in-a-d...

Yes, you must be a DC resident to register a vehicle in DC.

https://dmv.dc.gov/node/1118861

Even if you didn't, nobody would want to register a vehicle in DC unless you absolutely have to. It is not cheap or convenient.

And given that most of "DC" is actually just Arlington - this cost increase is going to have a minimal effect on heavy weight cars... especially since I'd assume a higher proportion of people owning these cars would be frou-frou suburbanites that likely don't reside in DC proper anyways.