 SnakeoilIgnore Button. The coward's feature.Premium
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Mentor, OH
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| Ohio DMV WTF? Just a heads up If you live in Ohio and your tags are about to expire, you might want to go to the DMV to get the stickers.
We sent our paper work in on DEC 10th and we are still waiting for our stickers for the tags. So currently we have 1 vehicle we have to leave parked.
The web site says they are processing the papwork, but it has been saying that for nearly month now.
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 DavidNow accepting new patientsPremium,VIP
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Granite City, IL
kudos:78 | I would keep driving it and keep a paper trail as proof, take it to court and basically fight it. After all you have proof you paid and paid with time to spare. |
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 PacratOld and CrankyPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-10
Cortland, OH
1 edit | reply to Snakeoil
FWIW- We've renewed our registrations either by mail or online for years without a problem. As David  recommended, print out the web page that says it's being processed and keep that with you in the vehicle. If you can conveniently leave the vehicle parked, do so, but I wouldn't be afraid of repercussions if you do get stopped while driving it.
Maybe a trip to a deputy registrar's office would help straighten things out.
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 OmegaDisplaced OhioanPremium
join:2002-07-30
Cheyenne, WY | reply to Snakeoil
I renewed mine online last year while I was in California and everything worked out fine.
I think this year, I'll just get Wyoming plates since it's closer and cheaper. ($15 for a non-resident!)
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 61999674Gotta Do What Ya Gotta DoPremium
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kudos:1 | reply to Snakeoil
How about this, go down to the office and renew IN PERSON? |
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SnakeoilIgnore Button. The coward's feature.Premium
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Mentor, OH
kudos:1 | easy to do if you have the time to stand in line. |
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61999674Gotta Do What Ya Gotta DoPremium
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kudos:1 | Now you are going to spend MUCH more time. |
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PacratOld and CrankyPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-10
Cortland, OH
1 edit | reply to Snakeoil
All the registrar's offices around here have benches for you to sit on. No lines to stand in! just take a number!!! 
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DavidNow accepting new patientsPremium,VIP
join:2002-05-30
Granite City, IL
kudos:78 | reply to Snakeoil
yea but why should he be punished for re-registering your tags online. you would have thought that the state of ohio wouldn't want to "avoid the lines" and the rush and allow online registrations. It's convenient for both the state and the public. |
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 CylonRedPremium,MVM
join:2000-07-06
Bloom County | reply to Snakeoil
I would think it is faster not sending in the papers and renewing online. Just renewed one car online just now - see how long it takes...
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SnakeoilIgnore Button. The coward's feature.Premium
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Mentor, OH
kudos:1 | reply to Pacrat
Our local branch has a GO Steelers banner in it. Kinda funny to see in an ohio state public office lol. |
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PacratOld and CrankyPremium,MVM
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Cortland, OH | Deputy registrars are not state public offices. They are politcal appointments/awards... franchises are a better word. Every time the governor changes, the registrars offices seem to change, too. Especially, if the political party changes. I'm not even sure that the clerks in registrars' offices are even considered state employees or civil service employees. 
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61999674Gotta Do What Ya Gotta DoPremium
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kudos:1 | reply to David
In Ohio, there should be no "rush" since technically the registration expires on your birthday NOT at the end of that month, so in theory, the flow should be the same every day of the month.
One thing Ohio has done to stop people from doing this is if your registration or DL isn't renewed within seven days of its expiration, you are "fined"(they call it a late fee) $20.
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| said by 61999674:In Ohio, there should be no "rush" since technically the registration expires on your birthday NOT at the end of that month, so in theory, the flow should be the same every day of the month. One thing Ohio has done to stop people from doing this is if your registration or DL isn't renewed within seven days of its expiration, you are "fined"(they call it a late fee) $20. ouch... here I think you have 30 days past the b-day. in illinois they even sent me a reminder card and told me what the last date was. Missouri you had 30 days after max.
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 EGeezerGo CatsPremium
join:2002-08-04
Midwest
kudos:8 | reply to David
said by David:I would keep driving it and keep a paper trail as proof, take it to court and basically fight it. After all you have proof you paid and paid with time to spare. If they want to be jerks, they can still charge you.
said by FAQs on oplates.com :
Question:
Can I use the printable confirmation as proof of registration until I receive my registration?
Answer:
No, the confirmation page is not acceptable by law enforcement. Per Section 4503.21 of the Ohio Revise Code...“No person who is the owner or operator of a motor vehicle shall fail to display in plain view on the front and rear of the motor vehicle the distinctive number and registration mark, including any county identification sticker and any validation sticker issued under sections 4503.19 and 4503.191 [4503.19.1] of the Revised Code...”
I'd call and check on the missing stickers. It's possible they were delivered ot the wrong address, misplaced by USPS or stolen from your mail. If the registration status shows as complete and you haven't received the stickers in a couple of weeks, then they may be lost.
said by FAQ :
Question:
Can I find out if my transaction was successfully completed?
Answer:
Yes, you may check on the status of your transaction. You may call our toll free number and an operator can verify that the transaction was completed. The help center telephone number is 1-866-868-0006.
You may also go to Oplates.com and click on Check your Registration Status.
I guess we're lucky with our DMV office. We went there the other day to renew a D/L and there was no one ahead of us.
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CylonRedPremium,MVM
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Bloom County | Our DMV office at any time I have been in could have 7-25 people in line. Might have gotten better with being able to renew online and by mail but the last time I had to go in... well - the usual wait is close to an hour.
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PacratOld and CrankyPremium,MVM
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Cortland, OH | I've never had to wait for more than a couple of people... maybe 15 minutes, tops! It must be a factor of the time of day.
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61999674Gotta Do What Ya Gotta DoPremium
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Here
kudos:1 | Location has a lot to do with it too, some places ten people can take 15 minutes other places the same ten people can take an hour.
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 HallPremium,MVM
join:2000-04-28
Dayton, OH
kudos:2 | reply to David
said by David:I would keep driving it and keep a paper trail as proof, take it to court and basically fight it. After all you have proof you paid and paid with time to spare. Won't help if your car is parked somewhere and the police see it and have it towed. They can too. |
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 TCubPremium
join:2008-09-03
Olmsted Falls, OH
kudos:4 | reply to Snakeoil
My birthday was on the 19th. I (stupidly) went to the BMV on that day a couple hours before closing time to get my $50 sticker...
I walked up to the building and almost turned around.. completely packed. I stepped in, pushed a dozen people out of my way and took a number.. Lucky #14.. they were calling numbers in the 50s...
After standing there for about 5 minutes, I realized they had a dedicated "line" for people who only required $50 stickers. No typically, a line is easily identifiable. Not so much at the Ohio BMV.. on a Tuesday.. at 5:00PM.. No this "line" zig zagged, loopty looped, and any other Dr.Suess-esque thing you could think of. I waited there for almost an hour before forking over my hard(ly) earned $50 in exchange from a sticker. A blue one. That went over a red one.
So people may ask "Why not go when they weren't so busy?" I don't know, why didn't all 200 people there do the same thing? Maybe it's because we have other things to do. Let me just not go to work or not study for school or not watch House, just so I can purchase a sticker to replace the out of style one I got from last year. Right...
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