PROBLEM renewing tag

I had the hardest time renewing my tag this year. spent 40 min on the phone with irp rep in Montgomery al. this is what I found out.since I have not had any miles outside of my home state in the last 2 years I could not get any other states on my cab card except for my home state of AL. sound crazy? I only have 8 states anyway. the computer sys would not let me renew, so I called the state. she said I need to get a AL state tag. I told her I may want to or need to go into other states at any given time. she told me to then get a permit to travel outside my state! I said look I have not left my state cause I have not needed to, I have a dedicated run, but I can lose that run at any time & may have to go outside of AL.

she replied if you have not gone out of AL in 2 years your not going to & we will not override to meet your request. she said unless I could prove in writing that I am going to be going out of my state I cannot do a straight renewal. I asked you mean because I have NOT left the state of AL in 2 years that I CANNOT leave the state? she said, yes, cause I had no miles in any state other than my own, so I am being restricted.

she mentioned I could go to the nearest state & buy fuel with my truck & send that in as proof that I do go out of the state. I told her that's stupid for 1 how does one prove he is going to go out of state? I can prove where I been, I cannot prove that I will be going or doing anything in the future. we went back & forth. then I said so if I just lied on the online mileage & put that I had 50 miles in another state, any other state I would be good to go? she said we never ask anyone to lie.


I told her YES YOU DO! it was not long ago where if a o/o had NO miles in a state he would have to put estimated miles. she said yes estimated but not actual. I said yes a lie. if I never drove in a state, but the sys says that particular state has a min mile I had to put down the miles WHEN THERE WERE NO MILES driven. I could not put down ZERO miles. each state had their own mile chart putting down any miles in a state where I did not go into is a lie. now your saying I have to prove to you the state that I will be going out of my home state to get a renewal? yes was the reply.


it is a good thing that I live in the same town for over 22 years & my neighbor who was mayor for over 20 years & was elected as a legislator in Montgomery dist 5. that I can get things resolved. going to the dinners & fundraisers got me aquainted with all of the senators, congressmen, e.t.c. but to some one else this could be a nightmare.

 

yeah the rep told me about the elimination of estimated miles, that I figured out on comp when that option was gone. she got sarcastic & said look I don't know to explain this to you... YOU have 2 choices, either get a state tag or send proof in writing that you WILL be traveling outside of your state. told her YOU look I am not a illegal foreigner asking to travel all over the U.S. without a passport. I went a little farther & said next you'll be telling me because I have not driven my personal vehicle out of my state, that I am not allowed to leave unless I can prove that I have a need to leave in the future. I was polite but running out of patience. anyway... had to vent..

 

thanks G man.