DMV Question
 

Howdy all...

I've got a prob. The registration on my car was due last month, and I paid the fee in plenty of time. The state's DMV even cashed the check; I verified with my bank.

Prob. is: The new plate tags have not arrived. Now? The registration is expired :eek:.

A friend told me that there is a 3-month grace period on expired tags. Does that seem to ring true?

I can't confirm until later today, and love all the "hold" time :eek:. I'm not sure when I can get through to someone at the DMV... and after about 5 weeks stuck in bed, I think I really need to get outside and around people but I'm afraid to drive the darn'd car.

bobbi,

I think it depends on the individual officers.

If you get caught, you usually would just go to court and bring proof that you'd paid for it. Can you print out a receipt for the time being to carry around with you?

And put a bug into those DMV people's ears, you might even be able to get a note from them...(I knew someone that went to get a note to carry around with them with similar situation)

but I think it comes down to the individual officers that might pull you over.

http://forums.officer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70470

After I had called the bank last week, wondering what happened to the check, I also called the DMV. DMV assured me that the tags would arrive by Saturday; the check cleared the bank November 24. I am p'd.

I suspect it's the person who the USPS contracts to deliver mail; he's got some fingers that just don't let go of some mail. Or, it mysteriously vanishes. This isn't the first time mail has disappeared :o.

The holidays are getting so close, and now that I can get out, I'm ready. I don't think the DMV is going to get anything here in a timely manner. And, I don't know why, but my bank no longer provides cancelled checks.


ETA: Thank you for the link. I ain't drivin' that car anywhere since I see that officers in CA will issue citations regardless of duration. However, I think it's pretty judgemental (sp?) for some to assert that people are as remiss as some wish to believe.

print what you have from your bank. something that shows a copy of the check that cleared. keep it in your car. but keep calling them until they get you your tags!

hubby sent his check in on time. didn't get his tags. got pulled over. he still had to pay a $10 filing fee. even though he brought in his canceled check. he ended up having to go to get his tags in person.

Prob... added to prob. I don't have anything from the bank in writing. It was confirmation via phone with the bank - when I called to find out the status of the check number. Only "proof" I have is my bank book where the check number is entered, along with amt., etc.

I don't think the bank can get me something on such short notice now - so that I can go ahead and drive on expired tags today or within the next couple of days.

It looks like I will have to get the bank to send something, though, to contact the DMV.

I am so frustrated that I'm ready to cry. I mean, I did my part; I paid and have followed up with the bank and DMV and now I'm going to have to ride them for what should have been here a couple weeks ago.


P.S.: I couldn't be so lucky, probably, as to have this officer pull me over on expired tags:

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread62255.html

If so I might even hug 'im, but that would probably be written up as assault. :(

can you set up online banking? you can see many months of your statements. even details of checks that have cleared.

:hug:

I do have online banking; now, I just have to figure out how to access the statements :).

I just read on the CA DMV site that it can take up to 8 weeks for the tags to arrive. Grrr. So, possibly, the person at DMV didn't know what the heck was going on.

Because of how some CA officers regard people driving on expired tags, I'm just not going to do it. I see it leading to nothing but a huge headache if I'm pulled over and cited and have to go to court to clear the citation, when I already have doctors threatening to not fill prescriptions - when I can't get to an appointment. Like... I don't think I can predict when I will or will not be stuck in bed. Imagine if I didn't show up for court. Yikes.

Bobbi you may want to call the post office and talk to the postmaster, they wont know someone has sticky fingers unless folks call, hope the tags arrive in todays mail, and hope it wasnt the snailmans fault

I'm waiting for another call from the DMV; if someone there tells me that the tags were surely mailed, the post office is next.

I had thought that when the USPS contracts with someone to deliver mail (rural route) that it should be that person who does the actual deliveries. The guy who comes around here has also "delegated" to his wife and times. She parks in front of the boxes and spends about two hours doing her make-up.

He has been reported in the past, and he's still got the route.

WAMU & US Bank both let you download your statements and account activity.
Or you can just copy the part that applies to the DMV check.

Some banks will email a copy of a check to you also if needed for records or proof.

In OR generally they allow 30 days leeway on the tags.

If you need to get out and about I'd just go for it.
Have the bank/check info in the car with you a proof just in case.

OR DMV does a lot of stuff online - so you might contact your state DMV online and see if you can get some sort of proof or validation emailed to you.

In CA, some officers will start writing citations on expired tags within two weeks of expiration - despite the DMV stating that it could take up to 8 weeks for the tags to arrive and people can continue to drive on the (outdated) tags.

The hassle of having to go to court to clear a citation (that shouldn't be issued in the first place) is just another worry I don't need. Getting to court is about as predictable as getting to a scheduled doc appointment these days :eek:.

Next year, I guess I should mail in payment about 6 months in advance :eek:. Since DMV hasn't gotten back to me, a day is lost.

It's too bad that the DMV doesn't allow for more than one year's worth of registration at a time... but since the fee is adjusted according to the car's value, looks like they can't.

Hi Bobbi!

I know just what to do!!!

You can go down to your nearest DMV office with your most current registration, and they will give you a 30-day Temporary Operating Permit with a big number on it. The number will be the month this little paper expires.

Tape this paper to the right rear corner of your back window, or in the front right lower corner of your windshield. When you get your tags take out that paper.

They will probably give you one with a big 2 on it, which means it will expire in Feb. This will let you drive around legally until your tags come in the mail..

Merry Christmas!!!

PS: since you already paid for your tags they will give you that paper for the window with no problemo at all. :winky:

I am going to get the bank's statement, and also see if I can get a photostat of the cancelled check.

If I must go to DMV, I must, it sure seems.

Color me a cynic, but I do envision that on my way to DMV I will be pulled over. Given how things go, I betcha it's a K-9 unit. Evidently, that's happened before; my car broke down on the freeway and it was a K-9 unit that stopped to assist. I will not try to "make friends" with the pooch, and will keep my hands on the steering wheel where the officer can clearly see them :).

When my sister was a MP, she gave me a pair of Smith & Wessons (cuffs). Think I should leave 'em at home :wink:.

I have read everyone's ideas, and will definitely try them :D.


ETA: I just realized something... I should be looking for the silver lining behind this cloud. So... here goes: I've wanted an opportunity to apply this to something: These tags are the bane of my existence :D.

My bank does not give cancelled checks back either. So I had a prob with a loan, they said I did not pay, bank said they had they cancelled check. (On time too!)

I had to go to the bank to get a copy of the check and send it to the other bank I had the loan with, but it fixed the prob.

And here in OH, you get 30 days grace on your tags. I can't say how it is where you are.

bobbi,

I talked to a police officer this am where I live.

He says that it is all arbitrary and up to the individual officers.

But he says your best bet is to call the DMV and have them fax you something in writing. Do you have access to a fax machine?

He says that if you are nice about it and it is their fault and you explain the situation well, more than likely, they'll help you in that regard.

Keep that letter with you and the person's name as well number you talked to handy.

not sure if that would help. But I like Allan's suggestion.

anyways, it's interesting to see how people's work ethics are these days...as da wife would say, "If the nurses have work ethics like a lot of these folks, no patients would make it out of the hospitals alive..."

good luck

LOL! If you did get pulled over be honest, tell the cop where you are going. I am sure he will let you go on your merry way.

When you are driving around in california have you noticed cars with a square red paper with a big white number on it? Usually they are in the back window. This tells the cops that even though your tags are not up to date, you are still legal to drive this vehicle on the road.

I am sure that the DMV has record that you payed, and they will give you proof of this as well. It usually takes up to 60 days for the tags to come in the mail, so tell them to give you a temporary permit good for that amount of time, that is if they dont already have it done for you because they do this on a day to day basis.

You can solve almost every issue at the DMV with money LOL, but since you already payed there is really no issue. :winky:

In Oregon if you are in the DEQ clear air area {Portland metro}, you go get your cars emissions tested and you can pay for it all & get tags right then & there.

The pre 1974? vehicles here - all ya need to do is go online and fill out the form, pay the money and they send the tags. no testing

The tags arrived. A friend placed them on my car :).

Geeze, I don't want to go through another delay like this one. Since I can estimate when the renewal notice should arrive in upcoming years, I'm gonna make it a habit to see if I can pay earlier and do my best to ensure the tags aren't delayed.

Holiday shopping I can go ... ho! ho! ho! :D

glad they arrived Bobbi, was wondering can you go to bank and get them you can here and a currency exchange is another idea cost 4 extra bucks here but do not have to rely on others getting it to you