Yup....I guess it's time I spill my secrets...
no secret really, but I always just get buzzed thru the lines, up to the counter, and walk away what I needed to get done.
And seeing how some people here loath the DMV...I guess their experiances with them must have been bad ones. So here's what I always do.
1. dress casual...normal clean green or blue t-shirt, clean blue jeens or decent looking shorts, and a normal baseball cap.
2. Have the funds and paperwork ready when you get there. If you don't know what you need, then they will tell you. Take the time and collect up the forms they require for your transaction.
3. If you have to get the car smogged...do it ahead of time, $20 to get it done in some states, and if the car fails, fix the problem before the state finds out about it. Normally a new cat and an o2 sensor is all you need. Then show up with the pass paperwork if you need it or not....it's the green thing to do anyways..even if you don't need it.
4. Brush your teeth, and have some breath mints handy right before you go up to the DMV'er. First appearances, and smell always gets the person doing your stuff for your car in a better mood....and smile. Show a freindly face and be repectful of how you greet them. A nice "Good morning" will go a long way.
5. Don't act like your in a rush. Look at what they do all day, and what types of people comes in and yells at them...of course they will have an attitude....just give them time to do what they need to do.
6. Speak a clean normal launguage. No slang, no slurs, no un-needed comments to distract them from what they need to do.
7. Have enough cash for what you need to do, and have a little extra just incase something else pops up on their computer, I had an incedent to where I had to owe some taxes on other cars, so I stopped the transaction right there, told them to wait, I rushed across town and paid the taxes, and came back with a receipt, and the same guy saw me and took me right away, and we finished the registration.
8. Print in clean black ink and decent writing on the forms...proper print or typed forms are what they like to see. Can you read someone elses botched or bad handwritting and try to type it into a computer.. they hate that as much as you do.
9. Turn off your cell phone!!!! The world can live without your voice for 5-10 minutes. Trust me... I've seen some DMV'ers close the window when someone was talking on the cell phone arranging a date with a chick or just talking like they was on the street.
10. Don't raise your voice, or argue with them...no matter what...they are there to tell you what else you need, or how much you owe. If you had people ranting and telling you bullcrap all day, thats another reason for them to get pissy at everyone else... once again, put yourself in their shoes and treat them the way you would want to be treated.
If you do these, and you find you still have problems the next time your at the DMV, then your screwed. DMV'ers can smell fear in a whiney little runt, and they have very little faith in people that are too smooth...I find that when I go up to them, I will have a little "happy to see them", "I'm slightly nervious look", and "I'm willing to do what it takes to get the bussiness done" look....it works all the time.
/5th beer was just opened....
no secret really, but I always just get buzzed thru the lines, up to the counter, and walk away what I needed to get done.
And seeing how some people here loath the DMV...I guess their experiances with them must have been bad ones. So here's what I always do.
1. dress casual...normal clean green or blue t-shirt, clean blue jeens or decent looking shorts, and a normal baseball cap.
2. Have the funds and paperwork ready when you get there. If you don't know what you need, then they will tell you. Take the time and collect up the forms they require for your transaction.
3. If you have to get the car smogged...do it ahead of time, $20 to get it done in some states, and if the car fails, fix the problem before the state finds out about it. Normally a new cat and an o2 sensor is all you need. Then show up with the pass paperwork if you need it or not....it's the green thing to do anyways..even if you don't need it.
4. Brush your teeth, and have some breath mints handy right before you go up to the DMV'er. First appearances, and smell always gets the person doing your stuff for your car in a better mood....and smile. Show a freindly face and be repectful of how you greet them. A nice "Good morning" will go a long way.
5. Don't act like your in a rush. Look at what they do all day, and what types of people comes in and yells at them...of course they will have an attitude....just give them time to do what they need to do.
6. Speak a clean normal launguage. No slang, no slurs, no un-needed comments to distract them from what they need to do.
7. Have enough cash for what you need to do, and have a little extra just incase something else pops up on their computer, I had an incedent to where I had to owe some taxes on other cars, so I stopped the transaction right there, told them to wait, I rushed across town and paid the taxes, and came back with a receipt, and the same guy saw me and took me right away, and we finished the registration.
8. Print in clean black ink and decent writing on the forms...proper print or typed forms are what they like to see. Can you read someone elses botched or bad handwritting and try to type it into a computer.. they hate that as much as you do.
9. Turn off your cell phone!!!! The world can live without your voice for 5-10 minutes. Trust me... I've seen some DMV'ers close the window when someone was talking on the cell phone arranging a date with a chick or just talking like they was on the street.
10. Don't raise your voice, or argue with them...no matter what...they are there to tell you what else you need, or how much you owe. If you had people ranting and telling you bullcrap all day, thats another reason for them to get pissy at everyone else... once again, put yourself in their shoes and treat them the way you would want to be treated.
If you do these, and you find you still have problems the next time your at the DMV, then your screwed. DMV'ers can smell fear in a whiney little runt, and they have very little faith in people that are too smooth...I find that when I go up to them, I will have a little "happy to see them", "I'm slightly nervious look", and "I'm willing to do what it takes to get the bussiness done" look....it works all the time.
/5th beer was just opened....
