I Hate Dealing With the Department of Motor Vehicles
By Sherry
@norcal (4890)
Franklinton, North Carolina
February 19, 2019 1:22pm CST
Since I moved to North Carolina, I have been trying to get my car registered here. It's different than California.
There is a license plate location that is separate from the Department of Motor Vehicles where I got my Driver's license (that was easy).
The problem is, I need the title for my car, and I don't have it. We paid off the car years ago, but apparently there is an electronic hold on the title from the financing company.
I called the financing company, but all they would do was send me a paper release. I talked on the phone to the California DMV, and they told me to just send that in, and they would send me the title. Apparently that was not true.
Since the title hold was electronic, it had to be released electronically. So, I talked to someone at the financing company today who says that she has arranged for the lien to be released. Fingers crossed that this will work.
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@Tampa_girl7 (49132)
• United States
19 Feb 19
@MALUSE It is the Department of Motor Vehicles.
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@MALUSE (69409)
• Germany
19 Feb 19
@Tampa_girl7 Thank you. In my opinion, the writer of the post should explain this. MyLot is an international site, not an American one.
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@Nana49 (3402)
• United States
19 Feb 19
I hope you get that worked out soon..my mom recently moved to north carolina she went to get her liscense renewed and said the lines were terrible and went back another day and the same thing long lines
Its funny how different states are to another she was from Kentucky ..i know its frustrating to be told one thing and then another.. Good luck to you.
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@1creekgirl (40636)
• United States
19 Feb 19
The first time I went to renew my license here in NC, the line was so long, I left. Went back the second time and was told I needed my marriage certificate, birth certificate, and proof of residency. Okay, went back the third time and was told my marriage certificate wasn't legal. (Have I been living in sin all these years?!) Got so aggravated with it all, including the rude attitude of the examiner, I said, "Just give me the "not" real one.
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@norcal (4890)
• Franklinton, North Carolina
19 Feb 19
@1creekgirl I was feeling like I'd done my homework and knew all that was needed, so I was disappointed to learn that my marriage certificate was not good enough. It made no difference that every other card I had in my wallet had my married name on it.
@norcal (4890)
• Franklinton, North Carolina
19 Feb 19
The lines in California were long too. When I went to get my Driver's licence, they told me it was a three hour wait. I just went home and came back 30 minutes before they close. Almost everyone was gone, and I got my license waiting less than 20 minutes.
@1creekgirl (40636)
• United States
19 Feb 19
I hate the DMV in NC. I went to get my license renewed and that man was so rude and hateful. Best wishes with your progress.
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@1creekgirl (40636)
• United States
19 Feb 19
@norcal That's exactly what happened to me! I was going to get the official one, but had to send away to get another marriage certificate. I just went with the "not real" one.
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@norcal (4890)
• Franklinton, North Carolina
19 Feb 19
@1creekgirl Right, I guess we have fake IDs
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@norcal (4890)
• Franklinton, North Carolina
19 Feb 19
I'm sorry to hear that. The person I dealt with was pleasant enough. My only problem was that I was trying to get my "real ID" at the same time, and I had to prove why my name didn't match the name on my birth certificate (which I had brought with me). I had a marriage certificate with me, but apparently it was not official enough, it didn't have the state seal on it. So, I had to send away to the state I was married in to get the official one. I still have not gone back for the "real ID."
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Feb 19
You know dealing with CA DMV would be a nightmare.
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@DocAndersen (54407)
• United States
19 Feb 19
I understand that, and having moved to and changed cars four times because we crossed a state line, I feel your pain!!!!
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@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
21 Feb 19
4 hours..to get a STATE ID.
i don't see why i can't get it online.it's just an ID for god's sake.
i hate that place.
@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
19 Feb 19
I hope you can get the car's papers soon.
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