We got a letter from the Maryland MVA (that's Motor Vehicle Administration, for all of you who are used to a "DMV;" heaven forbid local governments come up with one name for the same function) stating we didn't have insurance on our Camry and that we were going to have a lovely $300ish fine.
I hesitated calling the MVA because I cannot stand dealing with government workers. Most of the ones I deal with are belligerent, lazy, uninformed, and fairly unintelligent (though they insist on insinuating I'm the stupid one). Yup, I greatly generalize when it comes to government workers.
So instead I first called our insurance company and the Toyota dealership. Our insurance company is awesome and was very helpful, though they couldn't do anything to get us out of the fine. I called the Toyota dealership, and they gave me the usual dealership runaround. I'm supposed to hear from them tomorrow . . ..
Today I finally broke down and called the MVA, because the deadline for information is fast approaching. And lo and behold, I talked to someone who is allowed to think beyond the borders of our suspension warning, and she came up with a logical solution to our problem that did not involve a fine. AND she was nice.
Huh, who knew.
7 comments:
I feel the same way about making calls to any business actually. I feel like 90% of the time they don't listen and they not helpful. Hooray for knowing that some phones are in the hands of smart and understanding people.
Wow, a nice person at the DMV? haha that reminds me of that short movie Validation.
Impressive! I'm glad you got it all worked out and were able to talk to someone nice and competent. The DMV in Vermont was actually not awful at all (dare I say I didn't mind going). Maybe it's an east coast thing??
Also, in Indiana it's called the BMV (Bureau of Motor Vehicles). And they fit all the stereotypes. Sad.
WOW - What a pleasant surprise! That's so nice to have it all worked out AND that it wasn't too much of a headache along the way.
I don't like stupid people. I'm glad you finally got a nice one and were able to avoid the fine!!
Yay for nice people who can think for themselves and are helpful!!!! Glad it worked out!
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