The art of the DMV
By Adam Kinder on Aug 5, 2008 in Life
Just a small update before I make a mega-vacation update with PICTURES.
I got back home from vacation Saturday morning around 6am. Got the mail, saw that my insurance provider was going to cancel my car insurance in September because my license are suspended.
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That was pause worthy, since I didn’t really know my license were suspended, and had been driving around in Cali test driving BMWs.
So this morning, armed with a ton of documentation, receipts from paid tickets, and proof of address, I went into the DMV. I god awful way to spend the morning normally, but this time, MAGIC.
I walked up to the teller.
“Yeah, I think my license are suspended.”
“Let me check and then I’ll get you a number… Yup, suspended”
Before I even had time to sit down, my number got called. Hooray!
I went up, explained the letter, and pulled out my heaps of documentation.
“Hmm.. it’s been suspended almost a year.. oh don’t worry, you don’t need all that, just pay the reinstate fee and I’ll make you a new one.”
Total time, maybe 8 eight minutes and I was on my way. Definitely the best DMV experience I’ve ever had.
I thought about pointing out the irony that someone with a valid novice racing license has a suspended regular license. So I’m allowed to go 160mph without a ride-along, but can’t go 60mph ![]()
So remember, if you want to have a great DMV experience, go get your license suspended and don’t do anything about it for a year

You\’ve definitely had a much nicer experience with DMV than I\’ve had with the suspended license thing. But you know the horror I had to deal with.
Glad yours was easy.
so why were they suspended to begin with?
Last year when I was having trouble getting my car inspected, I got a ticket for expired registration and they received the payment for it a day late. So they suspended my license
Dumbest reason evar.