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I had a stroke a little over 10 years ago. I have declined getting a Handicap parking placard until my Dr visit Tuesday. I requested the Rx and walked out with it. That took maybe an extra 2 minutes with the Doc. After lunch I drove the 12 miles to the nearest DMV and had to wait maybe 3 minutes. (4 windows, three maned, and I was second). I told the very pleasant lady what I was after, Then she handed me a State of Ohio form. I thought That would take a while. All it needed was Name, Address, Driver's License number and Phone Number. I had to pay, My wife had horror stories getting her mom's placard! This one cost $5.00 +$1.75 fee, that was jt. The pleasant lady handed me the placard and it 9 minutes, I was done.

The only time I waited over 10 minutes to get service at this DMV was at the end of Covid shut down, I had to wait 25 minutes. That's it. When I went to the DMV in Columbus and Westerville; everyone was always a grouch and waiting times were 2 &3 hours 6 to 8 windows, 1 or 2 manned.

I'm not sure why I waited so long. I was "Proving" I didn't need handicap parking! Now it has been proven to me that I do!

Ivan
 
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The local Deputy Registrar's office / license bureau here in Xenia is usually pretty busy and they are usually very cordial. If you ever sit to wait and listen to the questions, issues, arguments and just plain dense people they have to deal with daily I would lose my mind. Whoever the local Deputy Registrar is, they have their folks well trained. If the clerks aren't helping someone, they are wiping down the counters or just plain keeping the place cleaned up. After my last several visits, I've made a point of completing the BMV survey and given them high marks for the quality of this office.
 
Lately, the only local official functionaries not inclined to work efficiently are the courts, when picking jurors, and the Social Security office.

Besides the obvious benefit, many of the otherwise full campgrounds at National and State parks reserve their handicapped accessible campsites until 8 PM, before making them available to the general public.
Goes hand-in-hand with getting a National Park Access Pass.

The placard is internationally recognized when displayed with a printed translation displayed on the dashboard.



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In Reno Nevada, they give you two (2) cards.......
one for your car and a 2nd to place in another car that might be used to take you some where.
However,
YOU do have to be in the car, or the 2nd driver can be cited, for misuse.
 
Texas gives you a set of plates to replace the regular plates on the car and a mirror hang tag.

At our local DMV I use the drive through window. It took less than 10 minutes to get the transaction completed for her handicap plates including time waiting in line.
 
As an old timer with circulation problems to my legs I have one handicapped placard for use in my vehicles. I have one small problem with having the one placard; I own and drive three different vehicles and have found that I left the placard in one vehicle that is parked at home. Since it was my old timers that kicked in not having the placard I just park in a standard square.

Now, for a bit of a rant! Nothing angers me more than people using expired placards... there is one I see two or three times a week being used in an old caddy that expired in 2010. If I ever see a cop in the parking when that caddy is parked in a handicapped square, I hate to say this, but I'll turn him in.
 
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My mom had a placard due to severe debilitating arthritis from contracting polio as a teen. My late older brother was a bit of a cutup and told mom, the reason we picked her up and took her out to eat as often as possible, was because we got the best parking spots. Mom took it in stride and told him, if that's what it took, then the placard had paid for itself.
 
jdh said:
Texas gives you a set of plates to replace the regular plates on the car and a mirror hang tag.

At our local DMV I use the drive through window. It took less than 10 minutes to get the transaction completed for her handicap plates including time waiting in line.
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A drive through window !!!!

Wow............
you guys are really uptown and out of sight.

Does it come with a side of fries?
 
About the only improvement I can think of in Ohio is a drive through window. Even back in 1973, I remember going in and getting plates with my mom and sister for their new cars and it only took a few minutes. When I moved to Las Vegas, I walked into the DMV and spent half the day doing the same thing. Just a total train wreck. I hear it's much better now, it would have to be.
 
Nevada Ed said:
In Reno Nevada, they give you two (2) cards.......
one for your car and a 2nd to place in another car that might be used to take you some where.
However,
YOU do have to be in the car, or the 2nd driver can be cited, for misuse.
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And the days of walking into a Nevada DMV without an appointment and walking out in less than 30 minutes are long gone. Appointments are often 3 months out. If you need something faster, you get in line at 4:30 to 5 in the morning and wait until they open at 8. I used to run out to the DMV in Fallon - usually in and out in less that 30 minutes. Now you're required to go to the DMV where you live. The small DMVs don't have appointments so you get in line very early. :(
 
our local DMV in Missouri has a guy that his only job is to help you to get in and out. He makes sure you are in the right line lets you know how long you should have to wait, tells you who is ahead of you. When I got my handicap placard I was in and out in 5 minutes and it was free because I was over 75.
 
CH4 said:
And the days of walking into a Nevada DMV without an appointment and walking out in less than 30 minutes are long gone. Appointments are often 3 months out. If you need something faster, you get in line at 4:30 to 5 in the morning and wait until they open at 8. I used to run out to the DMV in Fallon - usually in and out in less that 30 minutes. Now you're required to go to the DMV where you live. The small DMVs don't have appointments so you get in line very early. :(
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I'm glad I moved. That's crazy. They need to send some people to Ohio to see how it should be run.
 
I avoid the big DMV office in Baton Rouge completely . If I need anything license related I take a drive to one of the little towns nearby and use the office there . Most of the time there's only one or two people ahead of me in line , if any . Also , there's a Notary office not too far away from me that can do almost everything I need .
 
My license expires soon. Current wait without an appointment at the closest DMV (27 miles) is three hours. Next appointment there is 2 1/2 months. Next two closest cities, 50 and 65 miles have a 7 week and a 5 week appointment time. I went with the 5 week and 65 miles one way.
 
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