CA reg plans - TOP now, waiting for 2007 SB100

[Fred Z]

Ok, check this one out!! Here is a good example of a guy and the DMV who cares, likes cars and goes out of his way!!
My car will be ready , end of Sept. I go down to DMV, he comes over, tells the girl and the window, to not take anyone now while we are registering my car. He helps me fill in areas i missed, and then does the following: (some have said this is not right, but he has been doing this for quite sometime, so go figure)
1. looks at my App. for Title or Registration, and Statement of Construction, and receipts for engine, body and chassis, an says, fine!
2. Tells the girl what to put into the computer, it spits out the following: registration form, stating 'incmplete', see above, which states "referred to CHP. Stapled to this is a list of fees......all totalling up to $329.00
3. Along with this is an Application for Assigned Veh. Ident Num Plate..(VIN), signed by him , and me, and needing a CHP to add to it.
4, With all this stuff, is attached receipts for parts, App for Title, State. of Construction, and my Cert of ORigin. The form attached is confirmation of approval of TOP.
Now, I was waiting for the 'heavy fees' for State of Cal..and he says..."no, you already paid those when you bought the car". I say fine and shut up!! He said, here is how it is going to go......You go to SMog REf, they wiil pass you. Go to CHP and they will review receipts and give you a VIN. You are done, untils Jan 2......no need to make appt, here, we have very few of you.......and he has worked at this for a number of years.........and says " just come to window 5 or 6, ask for (**** whom it introduces me to......and says once they get on phone, just be patient, and you should be fine, we have never NOT had one given if they show up on the first day!!
Now, guys.......I know this sounds like BS, but that is exactly to the minute, what happened! I thought it had to be something different, but hey, I asked, he told me what to do. OH AND THE BEST PART....HE GAVE ME A RED 'TOP', WITH A '12' ON IT....WHICH IS GOOD UNTIL THE LAST DAY OF THAT MONTH, WHICH IS DECEMBER!! I do not get it, but he likes us and I hope he is correct!

fred z...........