Or perhaps the scam will continue because folks, like yourself, who claim to have figured it out would rather toss insults than engage in education of others.
Claiming you've done it is far different than posting details of how you've done it. A dismissed case should have a written order from the judge. Redact your personal info and post the orders.
Provide some real instruction on how others might legally go about doing likewise.
This site has a rule against advocating for violation of the law. At first pass, it appears the law requires a driver license to operate a motor vehicle on the road. If that law is being misapplied to private owners "traveling" then surely you have nothing to lose by providing some education, just as most of us provide whatever help and education we can when someone has a question about legally carrying or potentially having to use a gun for self defense.
You can also stop with insults, climb down off your high horse, and assist others in gaining the knowledge needed, just as most here do in the arena of RKBA.
Finances are a private matter, but legal knowledge can and should be shared with others.
Please, enlighten me and the others on the forum who could benefit from your knowledge.
Charles
I second these motions! I think most responsible drivers would like to give the DMV the boot.
Our would we? Might the DMV not actually provide a useful function? I mean, just how long does it take someone to learn to drive a car, safely? Is driver training their only function? Are we getting our money's worth?
I, for one, don't think so. My last trip to the DMV cost me $117, and for what? Yet another 3/4"x1" sticker? "Oh, do you need new plates with that?" "No Ma'am. They still look brand new." To keep me in the system? Heck, my sheriff does that with my CHP for 1/10th the price (less than $50 every five years i.e. $10 a year vs $100+ dollars every year). So, what is the DMV doing wrong that they're so darn inefficient?
Well, for starters, how about not making me re-register my vehicle every year. If I move, I'll tell you. If I sell it, I'll tell you. By "you" I mean the DMV. If I get into an accident, well, the cops will probably tell you. In the meantime, leave me alone and stop wasting my time and money.
But I'm curious, so I looked it up: "The DMV is a state-level government agency that administers vehicle registration and driver licensing." Terrific. Since my drivers' license is good for five years, same as my CHP, just make my vehicle registration good for five years and stop wasting my time and money.
Let's look a little further...
Here in Colorado, the DMV belongs to the Colorado Department of Revenue. Well, if that isn't a laugh... That's one of the biggest problems right there. Try putting it under an organization responsible for public safety rather than an organized charged with collecting money.
Areas of Responsibility:
1. Drivers' licenses and identification: I've been licensed for 39 years. I know how to keep from losing it. However, if I need to show ID, I usually reach for my military ID card. I do not have any inherent need to be relicensed every year, nor is our DMV doing that.
2. Driver certification: Initially, 39 years ago, permanently when I turned 16. When I returned from overseas, had to be recertified, an exercise I found completely unnecessary, having earned a 100% on the test and where the tester "corrected" me several times on points where the book said otherwise. I bit my tongue.
3. Vehicle registration: I tend to keep my vehicles for quite a while. I've had my current truck for ten years, and it only has 82,000 miles on it. Driving is expensive! So, I let my fingers do the walking, live near a grocery store, close to my loved ones, and plan trips rather than darting back and forth all over the city on a whim. I'm reading, "A vehicle registration program tracks detailed vehicle information such as odometer history in order to prevent automobile-related crimes such as odometer fraud." Oh, horsehockey! Is that even a thing anymore? Was that ever a thing? It doesn't cost the DMV $117 to record my odometer every year. In fact, I don't recall them even asking. If they really need to do so, it doesn't cost more than about $10 for someone to check my registration, look at my truck, plates, VIN, and record my odometer before entering the latter into the computer. Everything else is already in the computer, so, "No change," and if it does, I'll let you know.
4. Vehicle ownership: If I sell it, I'll let you know.
5. Law enforcement: If I sell it, move it, or wreck it, I'll let you know. In the meantime, all the information that's in the system is precisely the same information that was in the system five years ago, so why am I confirming it every year when I can just as easily confirm it once every five years??? Oh, and get this: "Although a citizen has a constitutional right not to speak or meet with sworn law enforcement officers while under investigation, no constitutional right protects a person's motor vehicle registration with a state agency." And that helps us honest, law-abiding citizens just how, exactly?"
I agree with CCJ that insofar as it's administered in my state today, it is indeed a scam. It literally costs just over ten times more money to administer the problem than it does to keep up my CHP.
Finally, what the heck does it matter what the age and cost of my vehicle? Does a new vehicle put more wear and tear on the roads than an old one? What if I barely drive it, and why aren't taxes being taken at the pump rather than at the DMV?
Seriously, legislators, stop allowing the DMV to drive the rates. There is ZERO valid requirement for people to register their vehicle once a year. That's foolishness.
That is indeed a scam.
