Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2014 20:28:00 GMT
Is DPS a joke in every state, or just Oklahoma?
My driver's license expired 7/31. I went 8/14 to get it renewed, and took my birth certificate along just in case. I also needed to update my address since we recently moved. I was pleasantly surprised that the process was fairly quick (by tag agency standards) and simple.
Or so I thought....
I had my kids with me and they were getting antsy, so I left right after getting my new license made. Didn't look at it or anything until this weekend when I showed my dh my new picture (terrible, of course!). Then I noticed that it still listed my old address. Grrr!
Couldn't get back to the tag office until today, and the lady there tried to tell me that I had to go to the main office (which routinely has wait times of 2-3 hours or more) and take my birth certificate AND my social security card to get the address changed, "because they didn't have it on file." And, it will cost me an extra $20 to get a new license made. Well, then WHY was I able to renew it 5 days ago with no problems? And WHY can't you just reprint the license with the new address, since it was YOUR mistake?
The lady working there didn't have a clue, so I just gave up and left. Got home, looked up the regulations online. According to the DPS website, you just need to take your birth certificate to one of the approved tag agencies (the one I went to was on the list). Just to make sure, I called another tag office and they were able to change my address in the system, and told me I DON'T need to get a new license!
Thank goodness for people who actually know how to do their job. Of course, I still need to get the license corrected for all the other times you're asked for ID with a correct address. So I guess I'll have to make another trip back to the tag agency and convince them to redo my license with the correct address for free.
Lana
My driver's license expired 7/31. I went 8/14 to get it renewed, and took my birth certificate along just in case. I also needed to update my address since we recently moved. I was pleasantly surprised that the process was fairly quick (by tag agency standards) and simple.
Or so I thought....
I had my kids with me and they were getting antsy, so I left right after getting my new license made. Didn't look at it or anything until this weekend when I showed my dh my new picture (terrible, of course!). Then I noticed that it still listed my old address. Grrr!
Couldn't get back to the tag office until today, and the lady there tried to tell me that I had to go to the main office (which routinely has wait times of 2-3 hours or more) and take my birth certificate AND my social security card to get the address changed, "because they didn't have it on file." And, it will cost me an extra $20 to get a new license made. Well, then WHY was I able to renew it 5 days ago with no problems? And WHY can't you just reprint the license with the new address, since it was YOUR mistake?
The lady working there didn't have a clue, so I just gave up and left. Got home, looked up the regulations online. According to the DPS website, you just need to take your birth certificate to one of the approved tag agencies (the one I went to was on the list). Just to make sure, I called another tag office and they were able to change my address in the system, and told me I DON'T need to get a new license!
Thank goodness for people who actually know how to do their job. Of course, I still need to get the license corrected for all the other times you're asked for ID with a correct address. So I guess I'll have to make another trip back to the tag agency and convince them to redo my license with the correct address for free.
Lana
