Monday, June 22, 2020

DMV Announces New Schedule

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety issued the following statement.






9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Some serious innovative thinking going on at DPS (significant sarcasm implied for those too dense to get it).

Anonymous said...

Arrived at MHP facility early this morning, was in front 10 of the line (first in line got there at 4:30), by 6:30 there were ~50 people in line; by 7:30 there were ~200 people in line. Still took an hour to complete once the doors opened even being one of first to get in the door. Workers were nice and informative, but it just took time.

Anonymous said...

Be damned sure they get to shut down before 4:00 in order to beat the traffic. Public service be damned.

Anonymous said...

The office has been f**ked up for quite a while - the last administration did nothing but screw it up worse than it ever was.

AND, in the FWIW column - there is absolutely NO DMV in the country that the citizens are happy with. Notorious for their inability to meet the demand need, and the desired need.

Try going to the DMV in some large state and you will come back singing the praises of this cluster. A few hours?? Try a few days in NYC, just because you want something other than the ordinary 'renewal'.

On top of having been f**ked for a while, it has also been shut down for months - meaning there is a backlog. Understand? You are not the only person that wanted to renew their license in March, or April, or May; or let your 16 year old get their license.

Just like everything else, the COVID shutdown has screwed up the demand and when that was on top of a screwed up system, its not going to be perfect in a week.

Give them a break at least for a few weeks. Granted, they should privatize the operation - damned sure should not transfer it to Josh Gregory over at the Sec of State office - but take the troopers off the renewal lines and let a private company provide this basic service.

But - under current legal statutory requirements, that takes several months. Commissioner Judge can't do it just by walking in the office - but hopefully as he is trying to clear out the backlog he is thinking about ways to long term fix this mess.

Anonymous said...

Maybe if they reopened a couple

Anonymous said...

If you ever want a preview of what government run healthcare will look like all you have to do is go to the DMV.

Anonymous said...

6:08, I have to disagree - I moved to a large city out of state and had a great experience at our driver's license office. Information on their website was clear and comprehensive, I uploaded documents on a secure portal and paid online before my visit, and made an appointment. It took me longer to find a parking space than it did to get my new license.

This state has similar options for registering your car, their taxpayer portal verifies insurance coverage and vehicle inspection before it will let you register or renew your registration; the system even sends you emails or text messages when your renewal date is approaching.

And 4:30 in the morning to get a license?? The state ought to be ashamed (if it had any shame)...

YAY #50!!!!

Anonymous said...

" The office has been f**ked up for quite a while - the last administration did nothing but screw it up worse than it ever was. "

In my best Mister Roger's voice:

" Can you say Employment Security ? . . . sure . . . I thought you could" .

Car 54 said...

The mentality of this outfit revolves around two things: Endless regulations and steroids.



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