Yesterday I thought I would get off my ass and get my License renewed. Wouldn’t you know that this is the first year in 20 that I could renew through the mail. I normally had a ticket around renewal time, so I would have to go in and take the test. Not the case this time, but I wanted to get a new one with my new address on it, so I went into the SOS (sucks oh it sucks). After getting my number of 14 and they are on 94. I knew I was going to have a long wait so I started playing Solitaire, thank god for PDA’s with games. At some point. I looked down at the paperwork and on the envelope it said save time and money and renew by mail. Now that makes some sense with the time aspect. I really was only in there 40 mins, so it wasn’t all that bad, but the money thing kind of threw me. How can I save money through the mail? You are charing me the same thing through the mail as you are when I go in in person. Plus through the mail, I have to pay for the stamp, and the check I right out, so if I do my math, it cost me $18 to go in and do it or $18.37 or so to mail it in. I know I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but isn’t that more by mail not less? Or does time cost that much?
By the way, I wasn’t required to take a test. Very cool!
Comments (2)
I don't know about saving money by mail, but I do know they upped the charges big time on renewing your plates. I paid $14 last year to renew my trailer license plate and this year it cost me $75! Bush and his tax cuts are to blame I think. If he didn't get the tax cut passed, then the Fed would have more $$ to give to the states instead of cutting it, and the State of Michigan wouldn't have to rob me to pay for it. Besides, did the $300 I got back really change my life for the better? No way. that's chump change, and we'll all pay more in the end, especially with the Iraq war.
That's my vent for the day.
Posted by Greg | May 25, 2004 4:54 PM
Posted on May 25, 2004 16:54
Lately with Gas being an arm and a leg, if the Sec. of State office isn't on the way to or from somewhere, it could be cheaper to use mail! (Of course, that only works of you can get stamps someplace you already go and don't have to make a trip to the post office!!
Hey - you should have done this on Monday before you turned in the Tux - that would have made a cool license photo!!
Posted by Ed | May 25, 2004 6:02 PM
Posted on May 25, 2004 18:02