Changing my name

Actually, it was pretty hellish, but in different ways. I know how aggravated you must have been!
First, my dad got a letter in the mail saying his license was going to be suspended in 48 hours if he didn't insure my car, which was registered to him, but insured by me. So, Patrick went to DMV before work, and stood in line for hours, only to be told that only I could change the registration because the title was in my name. I took the next day off of work (and so did Pat ~ misery loves company!) so that the reg could be changed so my dad wouldn't get his license suspended. We waited for over an hour, and the Pat got restless and left to go buy a lawn mower (men... ) and I was by myself. THEN DMV of Happauge had a fire drill, and I stood outside for an hour (NO exaggeration!). Pat came back then and they finally let us in, where we waited another 45 minutes before being called. They then did my name change on my license (no problem) and then told me that they could change the reg., but that my dad's license was being suspended for 90 days anyway because the car had been uninsured since July 0f 2001 (which is when I put the insurance in my name). We were cursing up a major storm, since my dad DRIVES for a living, and was going to kill me! We were arguing that the car WAS insured, by the OWNER (me), and that our broker AND insurance company knew the registration was in my dad's name and said it wasn't a big deal. The IDIOT working there kept repeating The Car Was Not Insured, even though we had a copy of the valid insurance card.
Luckily Patrick has no problem causing a scene and he kept demanding to speak to a supervisor. When the girl finally called one over, the supervisor told us that all that mattered was that their computer screen showed that my dad had an uninsured car registered to him, and that his license was being suspended unless he insured the car that day. So we argued and argued and to make a V E R Y long story short (too late, I know ) they finally agreed to waive the suspension if our insurance company faxed a letter saying the car was insured by an outside party while it was registered to my dad, which was easy to get since my dad and I use the same conmpany.
Soooo in the end, we called the company and got the fax, and out trip to DMV lasted 7 1/2 hours! It was NOT a good day!

OH MY GOD!!!!! And I thought MY trip was a nightmare??? Well, you've got me beat!! I just hope I'm not on the same path!! LOL :) Oh geez, see, this is why I waited all this time. But what I love about these jacka$$es that work there is their attitude -- they can never EXPLAIN why you need suchandsuch, they just say you need it and that's that. Oh, I totally feel for you!!! And don't you just love how men find a way out of it somehow -- LOL :) Gotta love 'em!!!

I think I'll attempt to go back next week, don't know if I have it in me so soon. I'll keep you posted. So if you don't hear from me again, it's like MichelleW said (poor thing first met on the elevator when I just came back from there and I had the look of the devil in my eyes) -- I might be in jail!!!! LOL :)

Let me know if you need someone to bail you out!

To ALL in DMV hell:

I changed my Title too. The [mean] DMV lady took the one and only copy of my original title when I went to DMV. I have been the one and only owner of my card since I took it off the lot brand new 7 years ago.

Well, turns out there's never any reason to change the info on your title. You see, my husband is in a family business - a car and truck dealership. He knows this stuff in and out. Turns out that by changing my name on my Title, I am now going to be issued a new title, which in effect changes the status of my car from being new with one owner to being used and second owner, even though I am that same person. It's not a big deal, but it hurts when you try and sell the car and Title searches come up with it as a used car. My hubby says I devalued my near mint car by several thousand dollars

I can't change that now - I did it without asking him first, I never thought there's be a problem by just changing my name!! What I should have done is requested a duplicate title.

In any case, the Title comes from Albany and should take about 6 weeks. I got my renewed license in 10 days. Email me if you need more info. Again, my hubby does this for a living!!

OMG - just re-read your post.

NO - you do not get a new title after you pay off your car. What you should have gotten is a letter from the Title Bureau in Albany that is a notice of lien record (DMV Froom MV-901). Mine says that the lien has been transferred from Primus Auto (where I had my loan with) to me. There are forms you can file with DMV that puts your name on the title instead of the Auto loan holder, but my FH at the time said that wasn't necessary to do as long as I kept the notice of record lien with my title. So that is what I have done. Now that I changed the name on my title I guess I will be named now as the owner on my title

Thanks for the info -- see what I mean? Why do they need the **** title to change your registration? As for the original title -- my name appears on it as well as the lienholder (in my case GMAC). I received a letter from GMAC saying it was paid, but I received nothing from DMV when I wrote to them about getting a new title. I guess I'm going to have to fill out a form to get a new title w/o GMAC on it. I am sooooo dreading this and the more I think about going, the more I want to throw up and scream!!! And of course, what I love the most is that my dear DH thinks it's no big deal!! Of course not, what's he changed?