Tales from the DMV

“…my Bronco had no legitimate business passing inspection.” I’ve yet to throw a tantrum at the Department of Motor Vehicles, but I’ve certainly seen them before. While living in New York, our local DMV was the Midtown Manhattan location. They had one of those machines that printed you a number tag; you’d end up with something like “Q372,” and look up at the board to see “Now Serving D619.” It had a rather disheartening effect. Still, with about 50 windows and the employees to staff them, the process often went faster than I’d have imagined. The location, like other New York DMVs, was staffed by a gatekeeper who would ask what you were there for and review your docs before you got your number from the machine. It had the wonderful result…

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Hemmings Motor News (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2021

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