I Thought Technology Made Things FASTER…..
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (86569)
United States
January 20, 2022 6:37pm CST
It boggles my mind.
When I was a kid my parents would get a new car, get a temporary tag, and get their new plates about a week later. Now we have technology that’s supposed to make things faster, and what happens? It takes ninety days to get a new tag for the car?!?!
That was brought home today. When I went to get my driver’s license renewed the last time, I walked in, waited in line about 10 minutes, paid my money, and got my license right then and there. Today? I had to make an appointment, then I still had to wait. Oh, and they’re mailing me my new driver’s license. I didn’t walk out of the building with it. Instead, I got a temporary paper driver’s license.
Say what?
Some of that could be associated with the “real ID.” I opted not to go that route, because I already have two forms of ID that qualify as a “real ID” (my military ID and my VA card). And, as I told my brother, why give Kentucky an extra five bucks?
But seriously, folks??? With all this technology that’s supposed to make things FASTER I have to wait ten days (ten business days at that) to get my driver’s license?
Maybe technology only makes things faster for the private sector. It just slows the government down even more.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
21 Jan 22
as someone that builds systems like that I would defend them but instead will say we sometimes pick one or two people to suffer.
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@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
21 Jan 22
"Real ID?" What's the difference between that and what you'll eventually be getting?
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@FourWalls (86569)
• United States
21 Jan 22
They verify it with a birth certificate, social security card, and proof of residence. Since the guv’ment already did that work with my military experience I don’t need to get it done again.
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@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
21 Jan 22
@FourWalls But does it look any different? And I'm assuming you had to present your current driver's license to renew, and that isn't good enough?
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@FourWalls (86569)
• United States
21 Jan 22
@BarBaraPrz — when you get a real ID you also have to bring your birth certificate, social security card, and two forms of proof of address. 
Apparently the only difference is there’s a star on the “real ID” drivers license. As I said, my military ID qualifies (and I don’t fly, so I don’t need it for that), so no reason to get one.
Apparently the only difference is there’s a star on the “real ID” drivers license. As I said, my military ID qualifies (and I don’t fly, so I don’t need it for that), so no reason to get one.1 person likes this
@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Jan 22
We renewed ours last year and Ohio is doing that also.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
21 Jan 22
Yeah, I don't get the mailing thing. There must be a good reason for it though.
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@FourWalls (86569)
• United States
21 Jan 22
Especially when it comes to the government!!!!
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@kaylachan (84703)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Jan 22
I can understand how you might feel about that. I think I would, too. Technology, does make things faster, when it wants to be, but now a days, people don't want to deal with each other so of course they would like to be as hands off as possible.
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Jan 22
Things have certainly slowed down, When I was driving in the mid-80s that was what I remember they took my photo put it all in a machine and out came my license ready to use no problems at all I hope you get yours soon,
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
21 Jan 22
Last time I tried to get a so-called real ID, I got so aggravated, I just got another regular one. Technology is not always progress.
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