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Ksevio t1_jdftuq5 wrote

Reply to comment by GeorgeGiffIV in Sorry for the million posts! The RMV has postponed my license suspension for 60 days while they "investigate." Thanks u/SchminksMcGee for suggesting contacting the local news, it's working! And they're digging into the craziness of anyone who drives in MA for 30 days being required to dual-register. by bostonshopper

The dual registration is designed for cases like where someone lives in NH and parks a van in MA for work, it's not for people visiting and the DMV doesn't seem to get that there's no way or reason for people to actually do that

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Illustrious-Nose3100 t1_jdh3e3z wrote

I feel like that is also stupid/ just a money grab. Welcome to Massachusetts I guess

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mtgordon t1_jdhgul4 wrote

If it were just a money grab, there would be a way for people who live outside Massachusetts to pay a fee and be done with it.

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b1ack1323 t1_jdhoz8f wrote

Like a fucking parking meter?

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mtgordon t1_jdhpf44 wrote

Fill out a form, pay a fee. The requirement to go through an insurance company, when the insurance company will deny you a policy because you don’t live in Massachusetts, is what makes this so Kafkaesque; compliance is effectively impossible.

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b1ack1323 t1_jdhtz03 wrote

Yeah, no. Just set a separate price for meters shift to an app that you enter your plate. Why should I register for a year if I only work there 35 days?

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Ok_District2853 t1_jdh1zcc wrote

I thought is was for college students and transient professors.

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Willssss t1_jdh50o9 wrote

Transient professors sounds like a euphemism for homeless people 😂

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dyqik t1_jdh64wu wrote

Shouty ones in particular.

Although those in academia will claim that "homeless" is a pretty good description of junior faculty moving around all the time to try and get tenure...

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TakenOverByBots t1_jdhe5nw wrote

Worked at a community college with a lot of adjunct faculty. Can attest those trying to use that as their primary income were one step away from homelessness.

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homesnatch t1_jdhjsk3 wrote

College students are excluded from this requirement

> Exemption for Enrolled Students: While nonresidents who are enrolled as full-time students in Massachusetts schools, colleges, and universities do not have to register their out-of-state vehicles in Massachusetts, they must complete and file Nonresident Student Vehicle Information Form

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Waste-Risk-2735 t1_jdjcuu9 wrote

Wait, are you telling me OP could have avoided this entire thing by just getting admitted to Northeastern?

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homesnatch t1_jdjgs61 wrote

No, they would also have to fill out the Nonresident Student Vehicle Information Form.

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