Topeka ? The state of Kansas plans to change the way it notifies motorists that they need to renew vehicle tags.

Residents will receive postcards, rather than letters, from the Kansas Division of Vehicles. The move is designed to save the state money.

The Hutchinson News reports the state estimates the change will save nearly $562,000 a year.

Reno County Treasurer Jan Hull says the state is giving counties the option to send the traditional letters. But Hull estimated that would cost her county $35,000 a year, so she will use the state’s postcards.