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| - FINE, I'll reluctantly join the DMV Dash Pass Fan Club. It's great, if you know the tricks and it actually works. First clue: you can only call in to queue between 7:45-8:00AM. That's it. Once the DMV actually opens at 8, you'll get an error/"try again later" message. Did this three times before the sweet guy at the VIN inspection station clued me in.
I like that the Dash Pass allows you to hold your spot in line, and then adjust it for more time as needed so you can actually get there. That said, screwing over all the old-school tech-unfriendly folks who show up at opening and find out there are 300 people digitally in line ahead of them is kind of shitty.
Once you get in, things go quick and easy. The employee I worked at (lane 38, holla!) was super sweet and helpful. You'll need an official copy of your birth certificate and/or a passport in order to get an ID, and those take a while to get if you don't have 'em on hand. Registering a 2009 Volvo sedan with Real ID was $360, which was lower than I'd been warned to expect.
NOTE: You need a VIN inspection to register your car, get this done on a separate visit and just drive up to the smaller building with the drive-thru in the parking lot. You'll also need a smog check and those are done elsewhere, there's one a block West on Flamingo if you're in a pinch (Jiffy Smog).
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