Is it cheaper to mail out reminders for automobile inspections than to let people directly receive the old-fashioned stickers? Or will the new electronic inspection records system serve that all-important function of making people feel important? I relocate enough (every two years) that my tax forms and drivers license renewal notices seldom keep up with me.
For some reason, I don’t trust bureaucrats to enter my numbers correctly into the system. I once received a license plate in the mail for a car I had not owned in a couple of years. I took it to the DMV to straighten things out, and they told me I had to pay for it, but I could turn it in, and a reimbursement check would be mailed to me. I was dumb enough to believe that line. Stranger, when I went to the hospital with a broken foot, I learned my medical records said I was schizophrenic and had had a c-section. The schizophrenia at least explains why I don’t remember what I did with the father, the child, or the scars. Then there was the two months of bouncing checks after the bank deposited my paycheck into somebody else’s account. I’m sure you have your stories.
The advantage to electronic inspections records is that important people won’t get caught visibly in violation.
