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jimx117 t1_jefw8c1 wrote

Should've never been a case to begin with. I'm sure the RMV won't do shit to compensate this man for all his wasted time and resources, either. Maybe a "whoops lol" from the state, if he's lucky, but I doubt they'd even apologize to him

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IphtashuFitz t1_jefwzax wrote

Worse, I bet the RMV will do nothing to ensure this sort of issue doesn't crop up again in the future.

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dyslexda t1_jeglwrl wrote

Yeah, that's the real problem. If there were any accountability someone would figure out how this went so far as to require media attention to resolve it. Instead, very likely nothing will change, and maybe the next person won't think to ask Reddit/the news for help.

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theshoegazer t1_jeg29xe wrote

It should take more than an "anonymous tip" from an annoyed neighbor to set such a process in motion. And it should be easy to dismiss such a claim online by showing proof of out of state residency.

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dyslexda t1_jegm20m wrote

I have no problem with that "anonymous tip" setting things in motion (though the neighbor was absolutely a nosy asshole to do it). The problem is that "things in motion" should have immediately stopped being in motion after the RMV called the guy, and he said he wasn't in MA anymore. Okay, thanks for your time, closed case.

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RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS t1_jeh3l8i wrote

Well you should probably have to prove your residency somehow or else the idea of thwarting tax/insurance cheats would be pretty easily defeated by lying to the person on the phone.

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Nomahs_Bettah t1_jeg5i2u wrote

I'm really glad it worked out for him. I hope that the state will do something, but I won't hold my breath.

Hilariously, the one guy who kept insisting that the guy wasn't telling the truth and would be "held accountable" is in the other thread still insisting that the RMV was in the right here.

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matt_cb t1_jegmkwb wrote

They’ll give him a Dunkin’ gift card

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bzarins t1_jeh18gu wrote

Cmon man, that doesn’t happen in any situation ever.

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earlyviolet t1_jeh53yu wrote

No joke.

RMV charged me $100 to "reinstate" my license that I proved to them was wrongfully revoked in the first place. Got a ticket in Ohio. Dumbass cop falsely claimed I didn't show proof of the insurance that I definitely had. Sent them proof, Ohio was like "oops our bad," RMV still made me pay even though Ohio expunged the revocation.

This was my fourth trip in a couple of months and I didn't even feel like arguing with them about it anymore.

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