We transferred the car to my name and everything, and, it should have been a matter of 10 minutes, just to deliver the documents to SERTRACEN (company that handles vehicle registrations for the Vice-Ministry of Transportation)...the guy went over the documentation and forms and declared them OK, but, when he went to input the number for the "experticia" (check by the police to establish that the car isn't stolen), it turned out the police haven't submitted their report yet! (this is done electronically)...the guy at SERTRACEN mentioned that there has been a delay with all experticias performed just before the long weekend (May 1st), and gave me the telephone number of the Police so that I can start calling them to see when the experticia will be sent...So, I have to add that to my To Do list for the week: call 3x a day until they feel that they'd rather send the report than have to listen to me! 
In the meantime, I cannot drive the car! (well, I CAN, but it wouldn't be legal to do so, so I won't...)...so, I guess my fate is to be carless for 3 whole months(6/feb-6/may)... I hope to be able to submit the documents no later than Wednesday, and then get my new license plates on Saturday next week (once the documents are submited, you get a temporary permit to use the car!)
I feel very disappointed!...I thought I was going to be able to go to the supermarket on my own tomorrow!
WAAAAAHHHH!!! we couldn't get the license plates today!
May 6th, 2006 at 04:56 pm
May 6th, 2006 at 06:50 pm 1146941413
Just like yesterday I went to the bank with my soon to be 14 year old son, and found out that I had to have all kinds of documentation both for myself and him, plus have to go and renew my non driver's ID card, and maybe I'd be able to open a savings account for him.
Let's see: $15 to $25 just to get everything sqared away for me, more time lost waiting for the documents to arrive in the mail, meantime I'm out that amount of money for the rest of the month? All because of the USA Patriot Act? I think not. We will keep savings and records at home where there is some promise of privacy, and a LOT less restrictions and requirements.
May 7th, 2006 at 01:20 am 1146964857