[Nobbc] DMV advice

[Mark Darley]

Andrew,

If you are a member of California AAA, they have a great service  
taking care of all DMV paperwork at their counter.  It saves hours of  
time at the DMV, and usually they know what they are doing.
Best of luck,
Mark

Mark Darley
markdarley at mac.com
Mobile Phone 415 310 5252



On Sep 22, 2010, at 3:27 PM, Andrew S. Doran wrote:

> Dear list,
>
> I have had my 1979 Triumph declared as non operating for the past  
> year. It
> was last registered in 1998 and as a result was not in their  
> database. I
> had to have the police inspect it and then for the DMV recreate it in
> their database. During this process (which took a number of trips  
> to the
> DMV) I asked, (as recommended) to keep the original California Blue/ 
> Yellow
> plates and license number. I was told this was not allowed and  
> issued with
> a new license plate number. They did not take the plates from me.  
> Now a
> year later I received a form to register it, or do nothing and keep it
> non-operational. I paid my $82 to register and sent in my forms. It  
> did
> not ask me to have the car smogged as the registration forms for my  
> other
> car did. Several months later I received an incomplete registration  
> form
> for the Triumph with orders to obtain a smog test. The form states  
> that I
> should mail the bdetachmentb with proof of certification.
>
> Where do I go from here? I do not have license plates with my new  
> license
> number on it so I am assuming that I need some form of temporary  
> operator
> permit to go and take the smog test at which point I would receive  
> plates
> and stickers in the mail? Does anyone know how I get the Temporary
> Operator permit since on-line at the DMV it states the following:
>
> Vehicle owner must present the failed smog test report as evidence  
> that
> the vehicle failed a biennial smog certification when requesting a  
> TOP.
>
> http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/brochures/fast_facts/ffvr36.htm
>
> Regards,
>
> Andrew, '79 Spitfire. Richmond, CA
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