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San Jose? I'll drive down and try this. I'm in San Francisco. Last time I went to the downtown one, saw a line around the block, went to Daly City, saw the same

San Jose? I'll drive down and try this. I'm in San Francisco. Last time I went to the downtown one, saw a line around the block, went to Daly City, saw the same, and gave up. I tried scheduling appointment and they were booked out for something insane like 6 months lol. So I just renewed my Texas ID online in 5 minutes, slapped my California address on it, and called it a day. The other day I got pulled over and the cop wasn't too happy about it though, said I had to carry my CA id to demonstrate that I'm allowed to drive in California. Silly but whatever.

jedberg 6y ago
Unless you have a reason to go, your wait at an SF DMV will be less than the 1.75 hour trip, unless you like driving. :) https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/field-office/san-jose-driver-license-processing-center-dl-only/ https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/field-office/san-jose-driver-l... They even have graphs with historical wait times so you can time it for a low point. But the big key is filling out the paperwork online. That is what gets you the cut in line pass. I passed a 30 minute line with that.
- thephyber 6y ago
  > They even have graphs with historical wait times so you can time it for a low point. I no longer trust those measurements. Needing to visit the DMV for whatever paperwork (maybe in-person license renewal), I checked the DMV website. One of the local offices had a very short wait time compared to all of the others (maybe 5 minutes versus 1hr+). I went to the office with the short wait time displayed on the website only to find out they had a ridiculously long line outside the office to get the ticket, which starts the timer. They were gaming the per-customer timer by metering the rate at which customers outside the building could enter the building to get the ticket. I thought it was both terrible and creative at the same time. Decent example of Goodhart's Law[1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law
  - jedberg 6y ago
    I don't trust the estimates online either, but I do trust the relative data within each DMV. So I think the graphs that tell you number of people per hour are relatively correct and can be used to predict how busy a DMV will be.
throwaway987978 6y ago
You're now able to upload your documents online and you'll be able to print out an Express Entry document that lets you skip the line. I went to Daly City last week and I was in and out in about 20 minutes.
Keverw 6y ago
Texas lets you put a California address on IDs? Didn't even know that was possible. I thought states only allowed IDs with addresses in the same state? Do they not validate their forms? I know they are suppose to match where you domicile, so a California address on a Texas ID does sound like a red flag.
- komali2 6y ago
  I've done it twice /shrug
  - Keverw 6y ago
    Interesting, looked it up and found a thing saying that military personnel and their spouse or dependents are allowed to have an address outside of Texas on their Texas licenses and IDs. So I guess I learned something new haha.

jedberg 6y ago

Unless you have a reason to go, your wait at an SF DMV will be less than the 1.75 hour trip, unless you like driving. :) https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/field-office/san-jose-driver-license-processing-center-dl-only/ https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/field-office/san-jose-driver-l... They even have graphs with historical wait times so you can time it for a low point. But the big key is filling out the paperwork online. That is what gets you the cut in line pass. I passed a 30 minute line with that.

thephyber 6y ago
> They even have graphs with historical wait times so you can time it for a low point. I no longer trust those measurements. Needing to visit the DMV for whatever paperwork (maybe in-person license renewal), I checked the DMV website. One of the local offices had a very short wait time compared to all of the others (maybe 5 minutes versus 1hr+). I went to the office with the short wait time displayed on the website only to find out they had a ridiculously long line outside the office to get the ticket, which starts the timer. They were gaming the per-customer timer by metering the rate at which customers outside the building could enter the building to get the ticket. I thought it was both terrible and creative at the same time. Decent example of Goodhart's Law[1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law
- jedberg 6y ago
  I don't trust the estimates online either, but I do trust the relative data within each DMV. So I think the graphs that tell you number of people per hour are relatively correct and can be used to predict how busy a DMV will be.

throwaway987978 6y ago

You're now able to upload your documents online and you'll be able to print out an Express Entry document that lets you skip the line. I went to Daly City last week and I was in and out in about 20 minutes.

Keverw 6y ago

Texas lets you put a California address on IDs? Didn't even know that was possible. I thought states only allowed IDs with addresses in the same state? Do they not validate their forms? I know they are suppose to match where you domicile, so a California address on a Texas ID does sound like a red flag.

komali2 6y ago
I've done it twice /shrug
- Keverw 6y ago
  Interesting, looked it up and found a thing saying that military personnel and their spouse or dependents are allowed to have an address outside of Texas on their Texas licenses and IDs. So I guess I learned something new haha.