Really depends on what state youβre in. Iβve lived all over the US, if youβre in a blue state the DMV is a complete nightmare. If youβre in a red state the process is easy and usually youβre done in under 30 minutes from my personal experience.
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I live in a commie state π€¦πΌββοΈ. They have to redo the process 3X over and then still need to call the supervisor. I might have a trainee helping me, just my luck. 2:15 mins and counting.
I figured. Sorry to hear! When I used to live in Arizona the process was so easy. Fill out the forms online, a barcode is emailed to you. Make an appointment online. Show up to the DMV for your appointment, DMV worker scans your barcode, all your forms show up on the worker's computer screen. She takes your picture and sends you to the lobby to wait. Wait 5 minutes and another agent calls you over. They have you confirm all the info and hand over any forms they need to see. Pay with Apple Pay and you're done. Getting my Driver's License in AZ when I lived there took literally 15 minutes.
When I lived in California the same process took 7 hours. When the DMV agent was helping me she disappeared for 30 minutes because she went to lunch.
7 hours? oh my god. The one thing I donβt get, I filled everything online, all I have to do is show up with the documents and they should approve it. BUT NO. I have to fill out the same application again, they have to scan in all the documents and then fax it to another place to get it approved. I am like what? π€¦πΌββοΈ
There are people out there that what the Government to handle their primary healthcare. It would be just as bad as the DMV in blue states and the VA. No thank you!
In my experience itβs more about whether the particular office is in a city or small town
Small towns ftw on this one
Iβm a big city and the service is terrible π’
Ah man feel you!
Some hacks for the future:
- Book an appt online.
- If no appts available keep checking and trying different offices
- Try drive to city outskirts to a smaller less busy office
- Do online what can be done online
- Mail shit in if you have time, takes a few weeks to process but avoids the office entirely
ππ you can tell this ainβt my first rodeo
Also fuck the dmv
If it runs and my mom and dad said I could drive, thatβs all the βpermissionβ I need
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