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Fear the DPS: Getting a new drivers license

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by monkeyboy32, May 18, 2011.

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  1. monkeyboy32

    monkeyboy32 Member

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    Yes, it's time for me to make the dreaded trip to the DPS for a new DL..

    Does anyone recommend a location that isn't as deadly of a wait as the bw8 location? I drove by Monday around 10 AM and the line was out the door wrapped around the building!

    Any low-key, hidden locations would be appreciated...

    pray for me, friends
     
    #1 monkeyboy32, May 18, 2011
  2. GRENDEL

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    I'm assuming you can't renew it online?
     
    #2 GRENDEL, May 18, 2011
  3. SwoLy-D

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    Go there at about 7:30 and be one of the first few in line. At 10:30 is extremely late. :eek:

    Why can't you renew it online? [​IMG]
     
    #3 SwoLy-D, May 18, 2011
  4. DonkeyMagic

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    i have to go in person. THe last time i renewed online but you are unable to renew your DL online 2 times in a row....at least that's what I remember reading.
     
    #4 DonkeyMagic, May 18, 2011
  5. finalsbound

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    I love renewing online...still have a pic of me as a 17 year old on my DL but it's so worth not having to deal with that place.
     
    #5 finalsbound, May 18, 2011
  6. ima_drummer2k

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    Call it.....pointless......
     
    #6 ima_drummer2k, May 18, 2011
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  7. pradaxpimp

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    The DPS in Vidor usually has short lines.
     
    #7 pradaxpimp, May 18, 2011
  8. VanityHalfBlack

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    Rosenberg I think is decent... It's going to suck though...
     
    #8 VanityHalfBlack, May 18, 2011
  9. GRENDEL

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    Sounds like me, I still have the same photo from 99'.
     
    #9 GRENDEL, May 18, 2011
  10. Jontro

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    Forget the DL, use the metro.

    Save gas, save a tree, go green.

    /nonsensical
     
    #10 Jontro, May 18, 2011
  11. monkeyboy32

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    Yeah I need a replacement so I gotta go in person, in order to renew online you need to have your ID in your possession and enter some audit number off the front of it. fml
     
    #11 monkeyboy32, May 18, 2011
  12. No Worries

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    If you can renew in another county, the Alvin DSP location is never crowded.
     
    #12 No Worries, May 18, 2011
  13. javal_lon

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    Id go wearing a Malcolm X T-shirt
     
    #13 javal_lon, May 18, 2011
  14. Surfguy

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    I think it's better to take off early from work and go in the early afternoon. Last time I did it, I went an early afternoon thinking it was kind of backed up when it really wasn't. I left and showed up in the morning only to wait in a much longer line of people queueing before they opened. That didn't work out like I thought it would. Regardless, the wait didn't seem that long.

    The truth is you never can tell how busy or unbusy those places will be at any time of the day. Just roll the dice.
     
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  15. teknokid

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    One in Baytown has no line
     
    #15 teknokid, May 18, 2011
  16. CrazyDave

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    Life's a bowl of bagel dogs, but there are unpleasantries.
     
    #16 CrazyDave, May 18, 2011
  17. oomp

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    I went Christmas Eve last year. Fastest I have ever been though.
     
    #17 oomp, May 18, 2011
  18. ryan_98

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    same with me... my picture is from 17, and i turn 29 this year.

    i'm planning on going up to hempstead, they say the line is short up there.
     
    #18 ryan_98, May 18, 2011
  19. SwoLy-D

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    THAT'S WHAT they SAID...? :p

    The one in Katy usually has little to no wait. It's in Downtown Katy and it's an old building. Try it. :eek:
     
    #19 SwoLy-D, May 18, 2011
  20. Fyreball

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    If you're near the northside, the one in Conroe is worth the trek. I was in and out inside an hour.
     
    #20 Fyreball, May 18, 2011
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