Nevada’s DMV needed proof of my social security number, which I didn’t have. So I obtained a blank 1040 form, filled it out randomly (but with correct social security number), photocopied it, and scuffed up the copy a little to age it. Presto! Nevada Driver’s License!
It didn’t last long however. Despite being a Nevada resident I needed a California Driver’s License (nevermind why), presented my Nevada license as ID at Calif. DMV and, without any warning, the California DMV person immediately punched a hole in the Nevada license to invalidate it! :mad:
When I moved to Massachusetts from Ohio, in order to get my car’s registration and plates, I needed to transfer its title. Because you can’t get plates (or insurance, which is a part of the same process) on an out-of-state vehicle there. No problem, I thought, I have the title. So the clerk started the process of creating the MA title.
But there was a problem. In MA, the title lists the color of the car. In OH, it doesn’t. The clerk said they couldn’t give me a MA title because of insufficient information. So much for full faith and credit. After about 10 minutes of discussion, with the clerk and the supervisor, they decided they could “make an exception” and we went outside so they could see the color of the car and complete their form.
People get so trapped by the usual they forget how to handle the unusual.
I bought a motorcycle and wanted custom Veteran’s plates, so I went to the DMV with the bike and paperwork. Waited for an hour then gave the lady my paperwork and she told me how much I needed to pay.
After 6 weeks, I called the DMV and couldn’t talk to a person, so left a message. The next day, I got a call from a very irate sounding lady who told me that I didn’t get my plates because I didn’t pay enough.
Excuse me? I paid what the DMV person told me to pay. My plates were supposed to be delivered within a month and they had my home address and phone number. If there was a problem with the payment, they knew how to contact me. This was in no way my fault, but that bitch sure seemed to think I was trying to cheat the DMV out of $12.
A while ago community college, in an effort to [del]milk out of state tuition[/del] be absolutely sure my friend was a resident of my state requires an up to date ID. She presented an ID that expired a few months previous, no dice.
So we went to the DMV and GOT an ID. This still, somehow didn’t prove residency, apparently it has to be at least 6 months old (but also not expired). They decided they wouldn’t accept her university transcripts or the university bills showing in-state tuition (from a university within the state, obviously) from 4 months previous, nor her university ID as proof. We gave them high school records, birth certificates, whatever from the state “you could have left in the intervening years and come back.” Which is fair I guess.
Well… except for the thing that proved it. Guess what magical, smoking bullet evidence PROVED she was a current resident of the great state of Arizona?
She took a ceramics class there when she was 9 years old. :smack:
Old Spanish titles did not list the color. Mine doesn’t, so when I checked I was told “you may paint it polka dots if you want to, no paperwork to update.” Newer ones do, so if you change its color you have to update the title.
I used to live in Nevada and agree wholeheartedly. About a decade or so ago, they put in a very serious effort to speed things up, and it worked. Here in California, it’s a mixed bag. The DMVs in the cities tend to be backed up and slow, but the ones in rural areas tend to be quick. It can be quicker to drive 45 minutes to get to a rural area and get in line there than to go to the nearest DMV. Once you’re done sitting in the office, online renewal has generally been smooth.
Wait, wait. Come back. Are you saying that you were confiscating people’s IDs? While working as a clerk at a store? I thought only law enforcement officers had the power to do that.
At the DMV in Cody, Wyoming there won’t be anybody in the room except you and a nice woman named Francine, who sits behind a card table, takes your picture, hands you your brand new license and tells you you couldn’t possibly be 44 years old.
Okay it was a few years ago, but let me bask in the afterglow, okay?
I sympathize with the OP. But really? Pitting the DMV? Why not pit the IRS and old age as well? Did you go there expecting prompt, helpful service? Anyway, they do suck.
I first found a baffling problem with banks way back in the 80’s. You couldn’t use a drivers license for ID if it was expired! And I’m talking about a few months! I wasn’t expecting to continue to drive with it. In fact, I’ve always been careful not to drive a car without a current valid driver’s license.
It’s just for ID!!! Not for operating a motor vehicle!!! Just because it expired, doesn’t mean **I **expired! Good gravy!
Just as you said, one could easily find someone to forge such a document. And it would no doubt be forged with a current date. If anything, the fact that it was old and expired would be a sign of my innocent intent.
So I certainly understand one part of your many-faceted frustration, smiling bandit.
in the world.