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london_toby t1_ja85qw8 wrote

Reply to comment by joymarie21 in Things DC does really well by erichinnw

My biggest surprise of moving to DC? How nice the people working at DMV are! And efficient! I went to two locations for different issues: taking driving test, getting my license, registering out of state car etc and everyone was so nice and helpful. And know what they are doing! Unlike NYC DMV …

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1800TurdFerguson t1_ja88lnv wrote

That’s a relatively recent development…LOL

The DMV was terrible for quite a few years after I moved here. They lost a copy of my car title when I paid it off, which caused a months-long stand-off between the finance company and the DMV.

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Snow_source t1_ja9nttx wrote

> The DMV was terrible for quite a few years after I moved here.

It highly depends on the service center.

The one off Rhode Island Ave?

They lied straight to my face about what documents they needed to register my out-of-state car. I literally pulled out the lady's business card the next visit and said "Is this you? I talked to you yesterday and this is what you told me I needed."

She suddenly remembered me and registered my car.

The one in Georgetown? I was in and out in 30 min. No issues.

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1800TurdFerguson t1_ja9qw6q wrote

It was the one in Georgetown that lost my title.

I started going to the RI Ave DMV sometime after 2010, and they got significantly better as the decade wore on.

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joymarie21 t1_ja8ei8y wrote

Absolutely, it was terrible. I went to renew my license once and at the time I wore contacts with one eye corrected to see distance and one less corrected for close up. I failed the eye test. I went home, got my glasses, came back, got back in line, waited hours, and passed the test. It took a ridiculous amount of time and two managers to override the failed eye test and approve my license. Sort of my fault, but a crazy amount of time and work to fix.

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CandyCaneCrisp t1_ja96jrl wrote

My mom did the one contact thing and it played hell with her depth perception, which led to her being injured. Do you have the same problem?

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joymarie21 t1_ja97ofw wrote

I did it for years and had no issues. I had to give up contacts though due to dry eyes.

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9throwaway2 t1_ja9jdv8 wrote

I know! I showed up with my paperwork and was out with in 15 minutes. I had so much free time I ended up going to TJ max next door and wasting money on a cat tree. My cat did not like that and ripped it all up. So the efficient DMV actually cost me money.

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Ok_Culture_3621 t1_ja99fed wrote

Same experience here. I managed to get one of last quick appointments when I moved here in 2020 and no one acted like they quietly debating on whether or not they could get away with killing me. Which has been more my experience in the five other states I’ve lived in.

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thekalby t1_jab6cbv wrote

I felt the same way when I went and I thought it was just me? Big crowd, but I was still in and out in under 20 min and everyone I interacted with was super nice and helpful! What a difference from NJ.

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