California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Reviews
Most Useful Comment
Jul 2, 2014
I needed to register a Washington state vehicle in California and unfortunately I could only do that in person at the dmv. I paid for the registration, received new license plates and tabs in person and thought I was done. Months later the dmv sends me a notice that they have no record of my insurance. I provided a copy of the insurance policy to the dmv employee when I registered the vehicle, as it was a requirement to register. So now I have to mail them another copy. So after failing to reach anyone on the phone, and no way to provide the information online, because the insurance was issued when the vehicle was in Washington, I mailed them another copy of the insurance polcy. Then, a few weeks later I get a notice that they received the insurance information but that my registration is suspended unless I pay them $14.00 for their mistake. Of course when I try to call, it will be over 2 hours to speak to a person. Is that because they are randomly cancelling peoples registration to collect a $14.00 fee? I should have just renewed the registration in Washington. My fault for trying to be a good citizen and complying with the law. No wonder there are so many cars with out of state plates.
California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Reviews
I needed to register a Washington state vehicle in California and unfortunately I could only do that in person at the dmv. I paid for the registration, received new license plates and tabs in person and thought I was done. Months later the dmv sends me a notice that they have no record of my insurance. I provided a copy of the insurance policy to the dmv employee when I registered the vehicle, as it was a requirement to register. So now I have to mail them another copy. So after failing to reach anyone on the phone, and no way to provide the information online, because the insurance was issued when the vehicle was in Washington, I mailed them another copy of the insurance polcy. Then, a few weeks later I get a notice that they received the insurance information but that my registration is suspended unless I pay them $14.00 for their mistake. Of course when I try to call, it will be over 2 hours to speak to a person. Is that because they are randomly cancelling peoples registration to collect a $14.00 fee? I should have just renewed the registration in Washington. My fault for trying to be a good citizen and complying with the law. No wonder there are so many cars with out of state plates.