CAL DMV Horrors....Are you Waiting?

[Ulu]

This is some kind of DMV Limbo . . .

I bought a fiberglass bodied VW at auction in March, and it is now June.
The DMV has partly reopened for some things, like commercial licenses, & they insist I need a VIN inspection.

BUT, Sorry, No available appointments at the DMV until further notice.

I am hoping this doesn't turn into some DMV horror story. Currently, they don't respond to emails past their initial reply to tell me that they can't tell me anything..

I'm hoping nobody torched a DMV last week. This doesn't need to get any slower.

[Jacks]

AAA can do vin inspections, if you are a member.
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[Yustrn]

There are plenty of private parties that can do VIN verifications, check craigslist believe it or not.

[chrisflstf]

For in office appts i dont see how they will ever catch up. They were always swamped before shutting down from the virus

[ach60]

If you live in a shitty area, you will have a shitty DMV.
Sounds terrible, but it's true.
Try DMV's in more affluent area’s DMV for better service.
Also know exactly what you want, make an appointment,
and don’t be a dick to the DMV employees.
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Good Luck
Al

[Ulu]

This car came from a car dealer in so Carolina. It's titled there.

It's already insured with AAA, but DMV just isn't available for this title transaction. No new appointments for this until further notice.

Since the governor has declared temporary amnesty for these issues, I will probably just put it together and drive it.

If I get hassled I would be amazed. The car will attract attention, but I generally drive like an old man in town.

[Ulu]

[Ulu]

[Jacks]

So AAA handled it?
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[Abscate]

No, he is still stuck

We have suspended inspections and expired stickers here in ny for anyone due after March 30.

I suspect if you are driving like an adult, the police have zero interest in enforcement.
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.ssS!

[Jon Schmid]

[Ulu]

[far rider]

One of my favorite things about Vermont. I can walk into my local DMV location and walk out in 5 minutes, or less, with my new registration.
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Contentment; when what you have is what you want.

[Bryan67]

I`m dealing with the DMV in Fresno/Clovis right now too. Or at least trying to. And I have a really good VIN guy in Fresno. If you need his info, message me.
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[Ulu]

The DMV might require this if they can't do the very basics. Perhaps they can't and must rely on outside contractors.

I expect that they will announce on the DMV site when the regular appointments start again.

[Bryan67]

They’re only honoring previous appointments right now. Will take new ones once they’re caught up. And as of two days ago, the Clovis one was not taking walk ins. But I think the Olive one is. HUGE line though. And I’m not sure what’s happening at the Blackstone one.
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[Ulu]

Thanks Bryan,
Blackstone was always jammed the few times I had to go there.
I'm 65 with sore knees. I won't be standing in those lines.

I took my DL test and my MC test at the Olive DMV in 1975, when I first moved to California.

When the new one was almost erected, they tore the old one out, and built the final corner of the new building, which overlapped. I'll bet it was a madhouse. I never had to go to the jobsite during construction. I hated the design of the exterior. It reminds me of a little poultry plant that was outside Phoenix in the 60's.

The big "silo" over the front doors and the corrugated ag-looking structure makes the building look like a barn. Also the big Loonytoons DMV logo signage is impossible to read quickly unless you are far away. It looked maybe kinda stylish on the architectural docs, but in the real world the graphics suck bad.

[Pruneman99]

Don't bother processing it through AAA. Since it's a rebodied VW I will assume that there is only one VIN, and it's on the pan. I had my VW VIN inspected by AAA when I moved back to CA after being gone for a year. Although they did the inspection, and issued me plates, I soon got a letter from the DMV stating my plates have been suspended until I have the DMV do a VIN inspection. My car has been rebodied and has no VIN plate under the hood. According to CA DMV, AAA needs to verify the VIN in at least two locations for their inspection to be valid.

Kicker was when I went to the DMV and told them I only had the VIN on the pan, they just unblocked my plates in the computer without even looking at the car.

[Ulu]

The SS body has no number on it. I suspect DMV must confirm that physically, as a legal formality.

I submitted jpeg copies of everything in April, including my new AAA cards with the VIN.

I am hoping the recovery situation will be more virtual and less physical, but judging by world events, any crazy thing could happen. If Sacto goes CHAZ, DMV could be AWOL a long time.

If the Covid mostly dies off, DMV might respawn this Fall. Like the virus, it's all up in the air.

[Bryan67]

You can buy blank VIN body plates on here. Just stamp your number in and rivet it to the body
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