So frustrated and angry right now. Not able to type in complete sentences.
Ok, here's how today went:
1. Got a call from the dealer. They can't issue a title until they verify our Texas address with a license, otherwise it'll like like we/they are trying to avoid paying California sales tax.
2. We detour 1.5 hours out of our way to take care of registering our vehicles and getting our license so we can get a copy of our license to the dealer, so they can issue title and get our trailer on the road.
3. We pick up our Mail Service Card, which proves we have an address. Awesome. Yay.
4. We get an inspection for the truck. It passes, of course.
5. We go to register our vehicles.
6. They need a bill of sale for the truck because it's considered "new," even though we bought it three months ago. We don't have a bill of sale with us, because none of the literature we read said anything about it.
7. We call the dealership in California where we bought the truck, and they are able to fax over the bill of sale. $127 later and the truck is registered. Awesome. Yay.
8. We try to register the Pilot, only to realize we stupidly brought the registration for the Odyssey we no longer own, NOT the registration for the Pilot.
9. No problem; we can register it by mail when we get home.
10. We go to the office where we get our licenses.
11. They look at our insurance paperwork and see the trailer on there. We explain that we don't have the trailer yet. They ask if we have signed the paperwork for it. We say sort of. They say they can't issue a license until it's registered in Texas. We explain that we can't get it until we have a Texas license (see #1).
12. I start to cry.
13. Woman says that anything that has a title with our names needs to be registered.
14. We re-explain that there IS no title, nor WILL there be until we have a Texas license.
15. Other woman working there says ok, fine.
16. Crisis averted.
17. Ha!
18. Woman asks if we have any other vehicles.
19. Stupidly, I tell the truth and say that yes, we have another vehicle, but we forgot to bring the registration.
20. She says sorry, but no Texas registration, no license.
21. I have visions of us having to cancel the purchase of the trailer and driving back to California with nothing.
22. I panic and throw up. Ok, not really, but I come close.
23. I calm down a little.
24. We realize that our realtor has access to our house, our car keys, and our car, where the registration is.
25. We go back to the registration office and verify that a legible copy of the registration is sufficient; we don't need the actual title.
26. We call and leave her a message.
27. We don't hear back from her (honestly, we didn't give it long, but we're panicking here).
28. We call our neighbor, who also has access to this stuff.
29. Steve is on the phone with her right now.
30. I am still trying not to panic.
31. I'm trying to lift my spirits, so we're going to place called Crusty McNutter's or something for dinner. If that doesn't do it, I don't know what will.
I hope all works out in the end. Surely it will. Dance in the rain is one of the best pieces of advice I have gotten lately.
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ReplyDeleteWhy do we HAVE to vehicles, or why do we need to register two vehicles?
ReplyDeleteWe have two because we're not going full-time until March, and Steve works 24-hour shifts, and we'll be living about two hours (in the middle of nowhere) from his work, so we really can't live without one until then.
We have to register it because Texas makes you register EVERYTHING, or they won't license you.
The kicker is that we're selling the other car before we leave CA for good.
Texas SUCKS. I'm going with South Dakota. I hated Texas when I lived there. Why do you have to jump through so many hoops????? Sorry, I went through the same thing when I lived there and no matter what, I will never domicile in Texas just because I don't need that kind of lame stress.
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