No car tab relief in Washington but workgroup will tackle challenges (MyNorthwest photo) For five years, drivers have been pleading for relief after being hit with out-of-control car tabs largely related to ST3, the $54 billion light rail expansion approved by voters in the Sound Transit taxing district. This legislative session, freshman Democratic Senator T’wina Nobles had the lone possibility for any car tab relief with SB 5448 and a proposal to allow quarterly payment plans on car tabs statewide, not just for those in the Sound Transit taxing district. But the bill stalled out last month. It does seem there is a desire to explore the idea. The state Senate’s proposed transportation budget has set aside $250,000 to create a workgroup to take a deep dive into the possibility of a payment plan program for car tabs to provide relief to those struggling the most.