Let's hear it for the California DMV ... again!

[unixronin]

I just got a delinuent registration notice from California DMV for the Benz, which has been registered in New Hampshire since May  There's no option on the form for "This vehicle is no longer registered in California."

California DMV, however, has an online services page on which you can contact them and ask them any question whatsoever.

...Any question that you can fit into 200 characters, that is.

Idiots.

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Footnote:  cymrullewes suggests, "Screw you, it's registered in New Hampshire now.  P.S. You owe me six months of registration fees."

(Oh yeah, word to the wise ... don't ever buy a car in California that has expired registration, unless you want to pay for the previous owner's overdue registration.)

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Update:

The automated mail response I get shotgunned answers to a number of different questions, mostly inapplicable, but the last of which stated "If you no longer live in California, write this on the form and mail it back."  Well, would it be so hard to add a checkbox for that on the form, then?

Oh, and -- hey, California?  You mailed the frelling form to New Hampshire.  What do YOU think?

"Hello? .... Pirate!"

Comments

[lithinasi.livejournal.com]

It was probably designed by Schwarzenegger. I doubt his vocabulary extends further than that.

[ilcylic.livejournal.com]

(Oh yeah, word to the wise ... don't ever buy a car in California that has expired registration, unless you want to pay for the previous owner's overdue registration.)

I wonder if there's a law to prohibit recycling cars through another state. Because I can buy cars that have an expired CA reg, and register then in NM the same as any other car, and CA gets to go hang for their extortion. I wonder if I then brought the car back to CA, with a NM title, if they'd try to reclaim those old fees, or if they'd get wiped by the state transfers...

-Ogre

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

An interesting speculation ... you'll understand, I hope, if I don't try the experiment though. :)

[cymrullewes.livejournal.com]

Let's us know when you've done so. :-)

[olafthunderfoot.livejournal.com]

only one way ta find out. let us know if you do it.

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

"Hello? .... Pirate!"

I *love* that line. Around here, "Pirate!!" has taken the place of "Duh!"...

(Although I must say I'd much rather be a privateer. Pirates tend to be rather stupid, not as stupid as Joe Sixpack or they don't stay pirates very long, but compared to you and me they're child's play.... yeah. Privateer for the Star Kingdom of Manticore, stooging around Silesia taking the odd shipment and blasting pirates...

A guy can dream, can't he? :)

I dunno if it would be worth the paper to write them back and say, "hey, you IDIOTS, Pirate!!!"

[olafthunderfoot.livejournal.com]

heh, i've already gone throught that with my bike. as for expired registration, never lose your ca title and move to another state. my '49's been stuck in the garage since december now. it took 2 months to get teh froms from the DMV, 2 weeks to get them back from my ex wife, signing off interest in the car and now it's been another month waiting for them to get back from the DMV with the fees so i can get the duplicate title and get it titled and registered in WA.