Which circle of hell does the DMV reside in?

[KitchenWitch]

:grr:

[InternalDialogue]

1. It's supposed to be in the ninth, but it had to take a number.

It's still waiting in the eighth circle, even though it didn't have all its documents.

[KitchenWitch]

2. fuckin' A

If they would be clear about WHICH FUCKING DOCUMENTS they need...

:nuke:

[kay1864]

3. I sense that something is bothering you

Am I on the right track?



:P

[Javaman]

4. I'm thinking it's the Eighth circle and the 8th bolgia

Eighth Circle - The fraudulent.

Bolgia 8: Fraudulent advisors are encased in individual flames.

[Rabrrrrrr]

5. I don't know. No matter what level I go to, they tell me I need to go to a different one.

[B3Nut]

6. It *is* hell

"There is a hell, I spell it. I spell it DMV
Everyone who's been there knows precisely what I mean
Stood in line and waited and suppressed the urge to scream
And if I had my 'druthers, I'd screw a chimpanzee, call it....pointless...." - Les Claypool/Primus

:D

Todd in Cheesecurdistan

[Initech]

8. Yes! Primus rules!

And the DMV sucks the big one!

[In_The_Wind]

7. The hottest one.

BTW ~ never try to have a florida car dealer transfer your out of state plates
I've been waiting since 4/1/07.

[KitchenWitch]

9. I could not get my California plates today because no one told me ...

that I need a smog check. To the tune of another $60.00!

God damn, you think the cost of living isn't high enough already, then they make you spend money on stupid shit before you spend money on fucking license plates.

[In_The_Wind]

10. That sucks!

How much longer will you be able to drive your car without the California plates?

[KitchenWitch]

12. My Minnesota plates expire in September

I have awhile. I have the paperwork, saying that it is in process, in case I get pulled over.

[AlCzervik]

14. did you get your Ca license yet? I waited until my texas one expired in 2003 before

i got my Ca one, i figured after living here for 3 years i figured i'd better get a valid license and thankfully i passed the first time out, my bil had to take the written test 3 times before he passed.

[KitchenWitch]

24. I got my CA drivers license within two weeks of living here.

[In_The_Wind]

21. I hope it won't take that long to straighten out.

I'm insured just not registered or inspected.

[huskerlaw]

11. Oh yeah...

you need that if your car's older than a certain model year. California emission standards and all that.

I somehow managed to find out about that little requirement, but it took me at least 5 trips to the DMV to get my plates and driver's license.

A word of warning: they require either a passport or your ACTUAL birth certificate, complete with official seal.

Also, you have to take the written test. And I think you have to get a thumb print taken...oh, and an eye test...

:spank:

On edit: the ONLY way to survive all of this torture is to make an appointment on the DMV website. That way, you only have to wait an hour or so instead of ALLFRICKINGDAYLONG. :grr:

[KitchenWitch]

15. I already had my CA DL, just needed to switch the registration for my car

My tabs on my MN plates expire in September. And since I was down at the damn DMV to get a duplicate DL (I lost my purse), I figured I would get the plates as well. But I can't get the plates because I need the fucking smog check. Boy oh boy does the state ever find ways for people to spend money, as if getting the car titled in CA did not cost enough.

:grr:

:nuke:

[AlCzervik]

19. when i lived in Mass we had to get yearly inspection stickers for a fee so the smog

check is pretty much the same thing.

[KitchenWitch]

26. Minnesota used to do that too

But the smog check was part of the annual fees for renewing auto registration.

I am finding a range of prices from 49.00 to 65.00 to do the damn smog check. Used to be a $10 fee on top of the registration IIRC.

:eyes:

[AlCzervik]

29. fees are higher here indeed on just about everything, my monthly trash pickup

and water just went up by $18 and there was no warning, that totally pissed me off.

[huskerlaw]

Ah ok...

I think you can get the smog check cheaper than $60 though. Most service stations offer the service and have varying prices. I think I spent $45, so check around!

[nini]

22. I know you're pissed.. .but smog checks are not stupid

:hide:


Didn't any paperwork say you needed that? Though I do agree a simple explanation of the steps you needed to follow would have been nice. DMV workers are notorious for not giving a shit - I try to avoid the DMV like the freaking plague.


On the brighter side - you still live in the coolest state in the union ;-)

[KitchenWitch]

27. There was nothing on any of the paperwork that said I needed a smog check

Oh well.

I feel like I wasted my damn time there. And yes, they do not give a shit.

[underpants]

13. I have no problem there in fact you can also get a great cheap lunch there

the Va. DMV headquarters here in Richmond. The last time I was in there-to renew my license- I didn't even sit down before my number came up.

I am told by friends elsewhere that this is not the norm. I have never waited more than 15 minutes.

Great cafeteria with a better than average salad bar too.

[AlCzervik]

17. most things here can be done by appt or online which is really convenient.

Way better than when i lived in mass, the registry was a fing disaster.

[underpants]

28. MAryland was like that too. Here in Va things are so easy...

terrorists get (or GOT) their IDs here...which is nice


:grr:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. My dear KitchenWitch...

I'm so sorry, sweetie....:hug:

[LynneSin]

18. Delaware has the best fricking DMV

Of course make sure you go to the one on Rt 13 and not Airport Road.

I had my car inspected and when I was done I paid and received my sticker through a drive through window. It was the last Wednesday before the end of the month (only day of the week they're open at nights) and I got through all of that in less than 30 minutes.

All of your toll dollars have aid our state well

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

20. It resides in a crampt lesser rectangle of hell.

Hell never filled out the proper circle forms.

[AndreaCG]

23. I worked at the DMV 20+ years ago

There was only one place to go in Manhattan at the time. The lines WERE horrendous. For a while we opened at 7:30 to accomodate people (and what a joy getting there at 7:15 for a non-morning person that was.)

However, thre was an information booth with documents that clearly stated what was acceptable ID. IIRC there were also overhead signs. If you got to my booth without the documents or especially if you failed the eye test I'd give you a pass to cut the line when you came back.

I was tough but fair. If I caught you standing on line memorizing the eye test or asking for help, I'd have you read it backwards. If you didn't speak English you could write the symbols on paper.

You wouldn't BELIEVE the cheating that occured. I swear, the entire nation of Senegal shared one passport. Everybody was born January 1st. They were all named Mamadou. People stole the stamps for our learners permits When I caught them I'd confiscate them but not say why to the driving schools who brought them in. They knew they were phony. The easiest phony one to spot was the one where "learner's permit" was spelled "learnes pemit" People cheated on the written test too. We'd cut up the Chinese ones and put them in different orders to prevent rampant cheating. We tried it with the Korean ones but it wasn't necessary after a while, they got them right even when cut up so they legitimately knew their stuff. Other languages weren't such a problem, you could spot cheating by looking at what they were doing. The Chinese were coached by the driving schools though.

Now there are at least 2 more Manhattan offices, they tell you how long you have to wait, thre are seats, you just wait till your number is called, still up to an hour but in comfort. They no longer require proof of address. They just won't forward it or ( I think) send it to a post office box. And licenses are good for 8 years or more instead of 4. I don't know how registering a car is but the drivers license portion is a lot easier.

The people on line weren't angels either. One of my supervisors was punched in the face. She wasn't abusive to people. That's when they finally installed plexiglass between us and the public. Before anyone could reach in and take your stuff including money.

[deepthought42]

25. Good question. Which circle of hell is the MVA in?

MD's version of the DMV. Why it's called MVA here I don't know...

[KitchenWitch]

34. Who knows?

I am surprised, as put out as most folks are about the DMV, that there is not a full scale revolution at some of them, I love spending hundreds of dollars to be treated like shit. :sarcasm:

[deepthought42]

36. Oh yes, I love it too...

I especially loved the 4 trips I had to make to the MVA just to get my learner's permit, and the $138 I spent on a freakin' registration tag. :sarcasm:

[Oeditpus Rex]

30. Y'gotta understand, New Resident

As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, there were 36,871,422,655,316,912 motor vehicles registered in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties alone. Just the revenue from the coffee machines at DMV offices in those counties accounts for 87.2 percent of the entire Kollyforniya budget each year — excluding CalTrans, which operates on an annual budget of $47.73*, which explains why every freeway in the state is a parking lot.









*This figure does not take into account an ancillary budget of some $97 kajillion earmarked for changing all freeway signs in SoCal to include the word "The."

[KitchenWitch]

32. *chuckle*

gawds I needed that.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

31. Hey, it's the BMV here.

Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Presumpscot Street, Portland.

[KitchenWitch]

33. LOL

I kind of wanted to take a dump at the DMV today, maybe that would have made it the BMV?

[WritingIsMyReligion]

35. LOL, I don't know.

Everyone calls it the DMV, though. This "Bureau" shit gets pretentious. But that's what the sign outside the building says...."Bureau of Motor Vehicles"....:rofl:

[deepthought42]

38. Interesting...at least I know now that MD isn't the only weird state

lol...

Motor Vehicle Administration or something like that...still scary as hell and annoying.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

39. We still call it the DMV.

Up yours, Augusta!

:D

[deepthought42]

40. Ok then we are still really weird...

Because it is called the MVA, all the signs say that...honestly growing up I didn't know what the DMV was! :rofl:

[stuntcat]

37. and I thought it was just me :sarcasm:

They're from hell. Sucky as my memory is I can remember every time I've gone to the dvd. And I can't even drive, I just need an ID to vote and fly and junk, they managed to make it the effing trial of my life :banghead:

[stuntcat]

43. (dmv i meant dammit)

:blush: :blush: :blush:

[Book Lover]

41. smogtips.com might be helpful

They have coupons that may help ease your financial burden. Thank you for ensuring that your car will not pollute our air. Also, you can make an appointment online at https://mv.dmv.ca.gov/foAppt2/welcome.do for when you bring in your paperwork to get your plates.

[KitchenWitch]

42. Paper work has already been brought in

Car has California emissions equipment on it already. Still have to do the damn smog check, and GO BACK to the damn DMV.

I have already wasted 3 hours of my time there, all told this is going to cost me 6 hours of time (my time is far more important than my money).