RETIREMENT & DRIVING CAR
Things the DMV Will Not Tell You
02/11/07 16:27
Things the DMV Will Not Tell You
by Kirsten Vala
SmartMoney.com
Thursday, November 1, 2007
1. "It's our pleasure to confuse you."
2. "Your used car could be a ticking time bomb on wheels." Remember those pics of flooded car lots after Hurricane Katrina? You could end up buying one of those cars today and never know it.
3. "When it comes to car theft, we're part of the problem." There's another way criminals take advantage of flimsy DMV car records: stolen car's vehicle-identification number is switched with that of a junked car, and a clean title is obtained from the DMV.
4. "You think getting your license is a hassle -- try filing a complaint."
5. "We're just as good at breaking the law as enforcing it..." DMV employees must deal with the public and handle sensitive information, but unsavory characters can slip through anyway.
6. "...and we all but enable identity theft."
7. "Just because you can't see doesn't mean you can't drive." A 2007 study by market-research firm TNS showed that one in six drivers would fail a state test if they took it today.
8. "Fake ID? We fall for it all the time."
by Kirsten Vala
SmartMoney.com
Thursday, November 1, 2007
1. "It's our pleasure to confuse you."
2. "Your used car could be a ticking time bomb on wheels." Remember those pics of flooded car lots after Hurricane Katrina? You could end up buying one of those cars today and never know it.
3. "When it comes to car theft, we're part of the problem." There's another way criminals take advantage of flimsy DMV car records: stolen car's vehicle-identification number is switched with that of a junked car, and a clean title is obtained from the DMV.
4. "You think getting your license is a hassle -- try filing a complaint."
5. "We're just as good at breaking the law as enforcing it..." DMV employees must deal with the public and handle sensitive information, but unsavory characters can slip through anyway.
6. "...and we all but enable identity theft."
7. "Just because you can't see doesn't mean you can't drive." A 2007 study by market-research firm TNS showed that one in six drivers would fail a state test if they took it today.
8. "Fake ID? We fall for it all the time."