A total scam...

On Wednesday I got home from work and went thru the mail. Nothing interesting except I got a delinquent registration notice from my car from the DMV.

The statement says that I did not pay for this year's car registration...which was due on July 17. The only problem was I never received the original registration paperwork.

The delinquent penalty is $140 bucks!

So I called DMV yesterday to see how I can resolve the issue and not pay the penalty. After calling and waiting several times I finally got thru to someone. The answer was I would have to go into the DMV office and speak to a manager and provide proof or explain why I didn't get the first letter. Umm, how do I do that? I am not the mailman?? On top of the that the DMV lady said they can still reject my explanation and I would have to pay the penalty.

Then finally the DMV lady on the phone says, you know it is written on your registration card when it is due. I said, "Yeah, I stick that thing in the glove compartment all year and never look at it!" The lady chuckled and said, "Yup."

It all boils down to go to the DMV, wait in line, explain my situation and hope they take the penalty away....or pay the penalty. I decided to pay the penalty and not waste any of my time with the DMV. Crap. A total scam. If it was just a matter of waiting in line I would totally do it...but to wait in line and then still reject my lame answer of "never getting it"....I just have to bite the bullet and pay.

What gets my goat even more is that I turn my car back into the dealer next month so I basically paid a year of registration for one month....plus the penalty. SUCKS.