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cars · Post by **cars** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 5:18 pm

bad of a time doing business at the DMV!!! I had to go there because they messed up & didn't send me my car registration in the mail as usually done. (It expired last month)

I hadn't been to the DMV in years, as most dealings were always done via US mail. Every time I had to go there previously, it always took several hours, with nasty clerks, & nasty people waiting on long lines for hours.

To my pleasant surprise, this time they were rather organized, & handled the long lines of people efficiently! People got a ticket number for their service turn. They were serving ticket number 43 when I got there, I had ticket number 60, I was in & out of there in 1/2 hour!!!

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 5:44 pm

DMV must be contagious. I had to go last week in person to renew since it's required every 10 years. Finger print, new picture, written xam. The xam had a couple of new questions that I had never seen and therefore missed. It's illegal to smoke in the car if one of the passengers is under 18 years of age. Also, what alcohol concentration will get you a DUI? It's .8 something. I answered .5.

Got my first speeding ticket in over 50 years earlier this month. 80 mph on a 65mph freeway. Big big jump from last time-----$285 OUCH!!! The highway patrolman said the state of California really needed the money.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 5:57 pm

I am a lazy girl-my son works for the smog inspection station, I make him handle that paperwork.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 6:41 pm

cars;1320519 wrote: bad of a time doing business at the DMV!!! I had to go there because they messed up & didn't send me my car registration in the mail as usually done. (It expired last month)

I hadn't been to the DMV in years, as most dealings were always done via US mail. Every time I had to got there previously, it always took several hours, with nasty clerks, & nasty people waiting on long lines for hours.

To my pleasant surprise, this time they were rather organized, & handled the long lines of people efficiently! People got a ticket number for their service turn. They were serving ticket number 43 when I got there, I had ticket number 60, I was in & out of there in 1/2 hour!!!

that's unusual and I'm happy to hear it was only 30 minutes for you!