I moved from PA to CA in August of 2010. As soon as I found an apartment (you need a permanent address to get a license), I got my license and registered my car. After registration (including smog tests), I asked them if there was anything else I needed; if I had to turn in any paperwork. The woman said no. I asked again, asking if she was sure, and what about insurance. She said I was good. I figured, okay, I guess CA is different, and they don't need proof of insurance. My car was still insured in PA, so I thought I was good. In February of 2011, I got a letter saying that there is no proof of insurance, and my registration would be suspended at the end of the month. I called the insurance company on my end, got the necessary paperwork, and sent it to the DMV in Sacramento by mail (because you cannot send this stuff to any local DMV!). I called a week later to see if they got the letter. The woman on the phone told me no, and to call back again later. I waited another week and called. This woman tells me that the insurance company needs to send the proof electronically, so it is in their system, and that no one ANYWHERE can "key it in." ALSO, they were FOUR WEEKS behind. I called my insurance company, asking them to send the proof electronically, and they tell me that they didn't do that in PA, and my insurance had to be from California. I was very upset. The woman at the DMV should have told me all this in the first place, so I could of had this taken care of. So now, I only had two weeks to find insurance in CA, and have it electronically sent to the CA system. CA needs to get on it; they were very inefficient, and misinformed someone who was new to the state. I won't know until monday, but I may even have to pay a reinstatement fee of $14, even though the information would have came through on time. You think someone would have told me about something so important.

I failed my first behind-the-wheel driving test. They told me since I'm a minor I will have to wait 2 weeks before I can try again. So the guy looked up available appoints starting from 2 weeks from that date. He says that day 2 weeks from that date was available and proceeded to make the appointment. 2 weeks later it turns out that incompetent alsefj booked the appointment 4 weeks from that date! I go to the DMV to complain and they just shuffle me from one person to anther. Each person told me the same useless things and said it in a way as if I'm some retarded kid who doesn't understand english...which is so ironic considering they're the ones who are so dumb they couldn't even get into college and get a better job than the dmv, they all tried blaming me for it saying that I must have missed heard (only thing is that both me and my dad heard him say the appointment was in 2weeks, and nothing was ever said about it being 4, which sounds nothing like 2, or a month away!), and I never heard any kind of apology at all not even any kind of sympathy just arrogant duchebag attitudes! They mess up and I'm the one who is blamed and punished for it wow