I've been going back and forth with the MVA over the missing registration for my R350 and finally I learn tonight they sent it to MB. The original registration expired 12/07. I have been driving around for the last two months with expired tags and never noticed it (hey I've got like 34987234 cars ok?). No big deal, I renewed it online back on 3/9/08 but STILL have not got my new stickers.

The MVA says "The renewal information is mailed to the address of
record, which is not the address you are providing."
and I'm thinking, "what the hell other address would they send it to? surely not MB," but yes thats who got it. I had to figure this out because they wouldn't tell me who they sent it to.

So I called up MB financial and went round and round with the automated real-like operator where you speak the command of what you would like to do till I got fed up and just kept saying "get me a human!" until her response was "I'm sorry let me get someone that can help you."

So I find out they DID receive my renewal information last november and say they sent it out, but of course I never received it. This is funny because every last one of their damn bills seem to find its way to my mailbox every month without any trouble.

Ugh. maybe the MVA will give me another temporary registration so I dont have to see the new car I'm paying for just sit in the driveway until they get their **** together.

rant over

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1980 500SE/AMG Euro
1981 500SEL Euro
1982 380SEL
1983 300TD
1983 500SEC/AMG Euro
1984 500SEC
1984 300TD Euro
1986 190E 2.3-16
1986 190E 2.3
1987 300D
1997 C36 AMG
2003 C320T 4matic

past: 1969 280SE 4.5 | 1978 240D | 1978 300D | 1981 300SD | 1981 300SD | 1982 300CD | 1983 300CD | 1983 300SD | 1983 380SEC | 1984 300D | 1984 300D | 1984 300TD | 1984 500SEL | 1984 300SD | 1985 300D | 1986 300E | 1986 560SEL | 1986 560SEL/Carat | 1987 560SEC | 1991 300D 2.5 | 2006 R350

Yeah dealing with the DMV is hard, they are all idiots.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I've heard that if you get into automated answering loop hell, just yell fxxk Yxx!
I've heard quite a few people get instant response from a human. I've not made any calls lately to a line with an automated attendant, but when I do, I'll be trying it.

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Thank You!
Fred
2009 ML350
2004 SL600
2004 SL500
1996 SL600
2002 SLK32
2005 CLK320 cabrio
2003 ML350
1997 C280 Sport

Pressing zero at any point will generally do the same thing.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

I don't know if MD does this, but in PA I can go to http://www.dmv.state.pa.us/ and renew registration. Then I can print out a temporary card.

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Chad
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys

When I titled my MB, the clerk misstyped my given name, swapping the A with the I, resulting in BrAIn, instead of BrIAn.

While I appreciate the compliment, I didn't notice the problem until I got the title in the mail.

Contacting the DMV about the issue, I was informed that I could pay $ to have the title re-issued.

I responded that I find a real problem with having to pay the state to correct a problem they created.

They never responded after that, and the title still reads W. Brain....

Idiots, one and all...

I don't think I ever tried that. Thanks for your suggestion!

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

That's probably not the best way to get the results you want in the long run.

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Chad
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys

Not always - I've had more than a few opportunities to deal with phone trees where zero nets you a "I'm sorry. That is not a valid selection."

This place: http://gethuman.com/ covers a whole bunch of the bigger offenders... success rate is pretty good on their suggestions.

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1961 220b: first project car - sold.
2000 CLK 430: first modern Benz - sold.
2001 CLK 55: OMG the torque!!! - sold
1972 280SE 4.5: Baby Gustav
1991 300TE 4Matic: Gretel the Snow Bunny - sold
1978 300SD: Katz the Free Man - given away
1980 Redhead: Darling Wife

They sent me the link to the page with the automatic temp registration issuer. So for now, thats my best friend untill I get my stickers.

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1980 500SE/AMG Euro
1981 500SEL Euro
1982 380SEL
1983 300TD
1983 500SEC/AMG Euro
1984 500SEC
1984 300TD Euro
1986 190E 2.3-16
1986 190E 2.3
1987 300D
1997 C36 AMG
2003 C320T 4matic

past: 1969 280SE 4.5 | 1978 240D | 1978 300D | 1981 300SD | 1981 300SD | 1982 300CD | 1983 300CD | 1983 300SD | 1983 380SEC | 1984 300D | 1984 300D | 1984 300TD | 1984 500SEL | 1984 300SD | 1985 300D | 1986 300E | 1986 560SEL | 1986 560SEL/Carat | 1987 560SEC | 1991 300D 2.5 | 2006 R350

Try this page. It gets updated often.

http://www.gethuman.com/

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Thank You!
Fred
2009 ML350
2004 SL600
2004 SL500
1996 SL600
2002 SLK32
2005 CLK320 cabrio
2003 ML350
1997 C280 Sport