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Failed Government Services - How Long Should We Comply?
Curious what everyone's thoughts are here. I am dealing with vehicle transactions in two states (Virginia and Texas), and it seems as though the government services in both places have utterly failed during the ongoing COVID stuff.
1. I bought a new motorcycle, and sent in both title/registration and license endorsement application to Texas over six weeks ago. They cashed the check within 5 days of me mailing it. However, they have not sent my paperwork/plates, and DPS/DMV will not even take calls right now. As I am stationed in VA, I also have no way to visit a service center (IF they are even open).
2. I also bought a new utility trailer. Since I am currently stationed in VA, I decided to go ahead and just title/register this one here. To visit DMV (at least in my region), you have to have an appoinment. There is no appointment available within the next two months, and they are not even showing appointments beyond that. As such, I exercised the mail-in option, and sent in all my documents to the Richmond office. Again, it has been over six weeks, and no response. Like Texas, the Virginia DMV will also not take any customer service calls - just gives you a "we're too busy" message and hangs up on you.
At this point, I am seriously considering just using my vehicles and taking my chances. If I were to get pulled over, I would take it to court. I think an argument could be made that if the government cannot provide a required service, then the citizen is not required to comply. It is pretty ridiculous. Luckily, my situation is more of an inconvenience. BUT....what about those who are in the same situation with their commuting vehicle, work truck, etc.? The system is a train-wreck.
Anyhow, what are your thoughts? How long should a citizen be expected to wait on the govt?
Frog
1. I bought a new motorcycle, and sent in both title/registration and license endorsement application to Texas over six weeks ago. They cashed the check within 5 days of me mailing it. However, they have not sent my paperwork/plates, and DPS/DMV will not even take calls right now. As I am stationed in VA, I also have no way to visit a service center (IF they are even open).
2. I also bought a new utility trailer. Since I am currently stationed in VA, I decided to go ahead and just title/register this one here. To visit DMV (at least in my region), you have to have an appoinment. There is no appointment available within the next two months, and they are not even showing appointments beyond that. As such, I exercised the mail-in option, and sent in all my documents to the Richmond office. Again, it has been over six weeks, and no response. Like Texas, the Virginia DMV will also not take any customer service calls - just gives you a "we're too busy" message and hangs up on you.
At this point, I am seriously considering just using my vehicles and taking my chances. If I were to get pulled over, I would take it to court. I think an argument could be made that if the government cannot provide a required service, then the citizen is not required to comply. It is pretty ridiculous. Luckily, my situation is more of an inconvenience. BUT....what about those who are in the same situation with their commuting vehicle, work truck, etc.? The system is a train-wreck.
Anyhow, what are your thoughts? How long should a citizen be expected to wait on the govt?
Frog
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If VA did the same for your trailer, you should be OK as well. We registered our boat online, and received a confirmation email that stated the proof of transaction would be valid until the tabs arrived.
Brad Steele
We all thought that society would end at The Apocalypse.
As it turns out, society is doing just fine.
It is the government that has ended and life goes on.
The moral of the story? Human life needs society to exist . . . not so much the government.
The State computer system for ADOT has been crashing with regularity since they announced we could make appointments to get the enhanced version. Then they took two weeks off to set up a new system and it crashed with the volume of users. I've got a few months, I may just wait a while longer.
Best.
I mailed a check in to ADOT for my car, and they finally got the web working so I did my scoot a couple weeks later. Got the tags for the scoot pretty quick, tags for car with mailed in payment just barely made it in time. But as in other places, proof of payement was enough.
I am now looking to buy another bike from out of state, just wonder how that will go.