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I like money.
So I know there are threads on this and it has been discussed thoroughly, but I wanted to tell a recent story about my journey to attain the permit.
Bought an out-of-state titled, currently unregistered, track only bike in November.
After researching about the permit, and printing out the dmv form found here:
https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/wcm/c...498b-8d7c-e8c052c36e78/reg712.pdf?MOD=AJPERES
I took my form and title to the Pleasanton DMV.
The first person who helped me, had no idea of the permit and had never heard of it before and was ready to dismiss the idea entirely as if I had been misinformed.
Bam! I pulled out their own DMV form and presented evidence that it DOES exist and that I was not talking crazy.
Supervisor is called, and I was asked to sit down and wait patiently while they researched the issue together.
After the supervisor went in the back and asked the "lady who has been there for A HUNDRED years" (he literally said as much), he was unable to find the form.
At this point, both DMV employees were quite pleasant with me and actually looking at this like a challenge as opposed to a wild goose chase. They ask me to wait some more, while they brought out "The green book".
Green book in hand, plus my printed out form, they took both back to the "lady who has been there for A HUNDRED years".
Hundred year old lady finds the part in the system that bills 20$ for it, so they charge my card $20 and proceed to scour "The green book".
The book says they should have the sticker, but it is not anywhere to be found.
Ah ha! They find, in the green book, that they no longer issue the stickers locally but they can be attained through the "special vehicle division" in Sacramento.
So, they give me a form to sign, a receipt of my $20 and make a little package that they put in an envelope to send off.
"You should get a sticker in 3 months or less". I should call if I never recieve anything from the "special vehicle division".
I cross my fingers and wait.
On 2/18/2016 I get this in the mail, from Sacramento:
It's REAL SEE!!!
Bought an out-of-state titled, currently unregistered, track only bike in November.
After researching about the permit, and printing out the dmv form found here:
https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/wcm/c...498b-8d7c-e8c052c36e78/reg712.pdf?MOD=AJPERES
I took my form and title to the Pleasanton DMV.
The first person who helped me, had no idea of the permit and had never heard of it before and was ready to dismiss the idea entirely as if I had been misinformed.
Bam! I pulled out their own DMV form and presented evidence that it DOES exist and that I was not talking crazy.
Supervisor is called, and I was asked to sit down and wait patiently while they researched the issue together.
After the supervisor went in the back and asked the "lady who has been there for A HUNDRED years" (he literally said as much), he was unable to find the form.
At this point, both DMV employees were quite pleasant with me and actually looking at this like a challenge as opposed to a wild goose chase. They ask me to wait some more, while they brought out "The green book".
Green book in hand, plus my printed out form, they took both back to the "lady who has been there for A HUNDRED years".
Hundred year old lady finds the part in the system that bills 20$ for it, so they charge my card $20 and proceed to scour "The green book".
The book says they should have the sticker, but it is not anywhere to be found.
Ah ha! They find, in the green book, that they no longer issue the stickers locally but they can be attained through the "special vehicle division" in Sacramento.
So, they give me a form to sign, a receipt of my $20 and make a little package that they put in an envelope to send off.
"You should get a sticker in 3 months or less". I should call if I never recieve anything from the "special vehicle division".
I cross my fingers and wait.
On 2/18/2016 I get this in the mail, from Sacramento:
It's REAL SEE!!!
