# Is the DMV / traffic department / transport office / etc. a universally horrible experience? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 17, 2024, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-dmv-traffic-department-transport-office-etc-a-universally-horrible-experience/1011753 "2024-12-17T14:52:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-dmv-traffic-department-transport-office-etc-a-universally-horrible-experience/1011753/5 "2024-12-17T15:08:32Z")
We did this not even two months ago. To the tune of ~70 posts. > [@Does The Department Of Motor Vehicles Deserve Its Terrible Reputation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-department-of-motor-vehicles-deserve-its-terrible-reputation/1008977): > > Disclaimer- I have never had a driver’s license. My only dealings with the DMV involve obtaining, renewing, and changing the address on a state issued non-driver ID. The state was supposed to send me a voter registration card with my new address. It never arrived. The polling place usually does not ask to see ID or a voter registration card. But, given the importance of voting and the great importance of the upcoming Presidential election I want to be on the safe side. So, I found (more accurat… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-dmv-traffic-department-transport-office-etc-a-universally-horrible-experience/1011753)._