I renewed mine at a kiosk recently too, and honestly it was way smoother than I expected. Just make sure you have your renewal notice or license handy, because you'll need to scan it. Also, heads up—some kiosks only take cards, no cash option. Mine printed the sticker right there, took maybe 3 minutes tops. Definitely beats waiting in line at the DMV...
Did mine online last year and it was a breeze—no pants required, haha. But honestly, kiosk sounds tempting if it spits out the sticker right away. Just wish they'd take cash...I'm old-school like that.
"Just wish they'd take cash...I'm old-school like that."
Yeah, I get the appeal of cash—something satisfying about handing over actual bills, right? I renewed mine at the kiosk last time and it was pretty quick, sticker popped right out. But honestly, online renewal sounds easier, especially if you don't wanna deal with lines or random kiosk malfunctions (had one freeze up on me once...not fun). I'm curious though, anyone had issues with the online renewal stickers getting lost in the mail or delayed? Seems convenient until you're stuck waiting for weeks without proof your renewal went through.
Yeah, cash definitely feels more secure to me too—at least you know the transaction's done right then and there. I've tried online renewal twice, and both times it was pretty smooth. Took maybe a week or so for the sticker to show up in the mail, but I guess that depends on your local post office. One buddy of mine had his sticker delayed almost three weeks though...he ended up driving around with a printout of the confirmation email in his glove box just in case he got pulled over. Not sure if that's technically legit, but it made sense to me. Kiosks are handy until they glitch out—had one eat my card once, which was a pain. So yeah, online's convenient, but I get why some folks still prefer doing it face-to-face.
"he ended up driving around with a printout of the confirmation email in his glove box just in case he got pulled over."
Haha, I've done exactly that...felt like I was carrying around a doctor's note or something. Online renewal's usually my go-to, but after hearing about your kiosk eating your card, maybe I'll stick to my laptop.
