OT: Getting your RealID driver's licenses?

trader_4 · 2019-07-12T15:39:17+00:00

Another classic govt screw job, especially here in NJ. We are one of thelast states to implement this cluster fuck, that was forced on us following 9/11. That we are only now finally implementing it tells youall that you need to now about govt both at the state and federal levels.From what I can tell, it looks just like an existing driver's license,except to issue it, they require proof of ID that just differs slightlyfrom what we've been doing here post 9/11 anyway. And they put a goldor black star on what looks like the same photo license. Oh, but wait.Some states us black, some use gold. And two states don't put a staron it at all. That's the level of standardization that govt is capableof after fifteen years of working on it. Part of the stupidity the fedsforced on the states, it's not good enough that you just show yourproofs at the DMV, they require that the DMV scan them and store themforever. You can imagine how much time that takes. And NJ and probablyall states, had to upgrade the system, upgrade the computers used,to be able to do that, costing millions. I'm sure that will make usall a lot more safe.So, NJ is just starting to test issuing them. Meanwhile, the federaldeadline is Oct 2020. After that time, you won't be able to use yourdrivers license to get on a plane unless it's the new RealID one.My license is up for renewal, so I have too choices. Drive with anexpired license or pay $34 now to renew the existing license, thenpay another $11 later to get a RealID one. IF they had done theirjobs and had them ready to issue now, I could just pay $34 and get theRealID one. And if I pay the $11, the license still expires from theoriginal renewal, it's not extended. They just started testing theissuance of new ones last month, on DMV employees. Knowing thosemonkeys, how long do you think they will have to test? God only knows.So, drive with expired license and hope they have them available ina month or two? Or pay $11 extra later?Oh, and for...

Jul 12, 2019 27 Replies

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gfretwell 7 years ago

I don't remember much of anything was hard when I list my wallet or many years later when it was stolen. In both cases DMV just duplicated the license I had before with little investigation. The lady did ask me about my tickets the last time because I was replacing my Florida license and I was confused about which tickets I had on my Maryland license.

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Ed Pawlowski 7 years ago

Birth certificate was no problem. The marriage certificate has my last name spelled wrong. The error was the church 53 years ago. Had to send away for a copy of the city record that was correct. $50 later it was fixed.

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rbowman 7 years ago

Montana has to do a skating act since it is against state law to implement RealID. Pay extra, get a gold star on your license.

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rbowman 7 years ago

I don't recall having to produce a birth certificate.

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rbowman 7 years ago

You're just afraid you'll have to do the walk of shame.

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Damn good thing the stews, er, flight attendants were black too.

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rbowman 7 years ago

Yup. In fact, SSI contacted me and told me to file. It doesn't get any better after you turn 70 so you might as well.

I've got one. I think. It might be in the safe deposit box. If it is, I haven't seen it for about 30 years.

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micky 7 years ago

That reminds me. I bought a used car about 25 years ago from a girl.

When I went to pick it up, it wasn't going to be at her apartment but 12 miles away, in the other direction from me. (Not Towson but Edmondson Avenue.)

When I got there, it already had new plates. It turned out that her boyfriend was or was pretending to be a rental company and he owned the car, not her. Which was fine. Plus he got the plates for me. I don't think I even had to pay for them.

But on the registration, he had misspelled my name. My last name, iirc. I HAD FORGOTTEN BUT THAT'S WHY I COUDN'T GET MY REGISTRATION CARD REPLACED WHEN i LOST** MY WALLET. BECAUSE MY PASSPORT HAD MY ACTUAL NAME AND THE REGISTRATION WAS IN THE WRONG NAME. I tried to change it at that time to the correct name but they wouldn't let me.

So I gave in and I had the car for a total of 7 years in the wrong name, but when I got another car it was in the right name. I only got one piece of junk mail because of it, from some auto dealer. So I guess the DMV or MVA shared my "name" and address, but only that one time. Very strange.

**It might have been stolen in France from the car I had borrowed to go white water rafting. It was parked next to the river Dranze for a few hours. Something was stolen, probably the wallet.

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