Time’s up for our Ohio license plates. Ohio law states that license plates expire on the vehicle owner’s birthday, so since September 30th (Liz’s birthday), we are criminals on the run. In an attempt to reclaim our status of law-abiding citizens, I ventured to the Thompson Center where our nearest Secretary of State office is to pick up the Application for Vehicle Transaction(s) (VSD 190) form, because of course it would be the only form that isn’t available online.
The form states the following:
Complete an Application for Vehicle Transaction(s) (VSD-190) and provide supporting documents verifying the following
information:
1. Name and address of owner;
2. Odometer reading as it appears on the vehicle odometer. Do not include tenths of a mile. Mark the appropriate boxes: actual mileage, not actual mileage or in excess of mechanical limits (the odometer has rolled over);
3. Description of the vehicle, including year, make, model, vehicle identification number, body type, date of purchase and whether new or used;
4. Names and addresses of any lienholders in order of priority.
Hey, no problem. So yesterday, I take a bit of time to step away from the office, and Liz and I head back to the Thompson Center with our supporting documentation and completed VSD-190 form. When it’s finally our turn to speak to the helpful gentleman, he asks what we need. We stated that we needed to obtain title and registration. Before we could even complete our sentence, he rambles off a list of approximately 17 items that we’ll need to complete this transaction. We showed him the materials that we had compiled. After analyzing for all of 2 milliseconds, he repeats the list of 17 items we need, and turns us away.
Here’s the thing. I’ve been to the BMV (or as we called them in Indiana, license branch) a million times before. I know the tricks of the trade. This is why I spent this week researching what we would need to complete the transaction. Clearly, the items that are listed as supporting documentation we had taken the time to compile. But now, we’ll compile all of Dick Stateworker’s documents and return to once again wait in line, only to be again turned away. Who knows how long this will go on? Meanwhile back at the ranch, we’re stuck with expired plates.
Guess what else has expired. My patience.
ug. been there. :/
when i moved back to ohio, i called the bank about my title and they said it would take SIXTY DAYS to send it to me. it takes 2 entire months to find a title and mail it from chase bank. re-dic. i said some choice words and got it in a week.
Left by keli on October 6th, 2007