Sb100 Alert; All 500 Numbers Will Be Gone Early Tomorrow!!!

[ByronRACE]

I got 2005-455 at right around 4:55 today after a full day battle at the Los Gatos DMV. I arrived at 8am for my appt. and left at 1pm, then returned at 4:30 after they failed to "keep trying and call me on my cell" as promised. Had I not returned...

The official DMV website says 90 numbers left. It was updated sometime toward the end of the shift today (4:40?). If they're allocating in sequence (other threads seem to suggest this is the case), there are actually more like 40 (or less) numbers left for tomorrow morning if I got #455 at 4:55 pm. Here's hoping she wasn't reading the clock. LOL.

I advise anyone desperate for a 2005 SB-100 number head to Sacramento and be first in line tomorrow morning. I.E. Pretend you're 15 and it's a KISS concert. There will be no time for phones tomorrow. Gone by Noon is conservative. I bet they are gone by 9AM.

In addition, anyone holding a 2004 (or earlier) SB-100 number; be advised. I was told today by a DMV manager on the other end of the line (when the folks at the LG DMV finally manged to make a connection), that I needed a 2005 SB-100 to guarantee completion of my registration under the SB-100 law. The practice of the smog referee appointment desk allowing a previous calendar year SB-100 number is considered a "Liberal" practice, and subject to change. She knew I held 2004-162, and they allocated 2005-455 to me due to this belief. This seems ridiculous; I agree. Look into it; answers vary. Currently, the smog referee appt. desk is accepting 2004 and older SB-100 numbers and people are getting things processed without a hitch. I hope this stays the same, but DMV just suggested to me that it MAY NOT...so be forewarned.

Grim news, sorry.

Byron

[weekendwarrior]

Funny

I had my DMV branch manager call Sac on 12-23 and ask about 2004 expirations and the manager was told in my presence that the number does not expire. There is no concrete answer on this question.

[joea]

Grim news indeed. I'll be holding on to my ERA!

[xlr8or]

I don't mean to piss on your parade Byron but that means you either wasted one last year or are wasting one this year that won't be available for someone else. They are not transferrable.

PS: I got 305 at about 12:30 today.

[ByronRACE]

Yes, I'm aware I've wasted a SB-100 number in 2004 that someone could have used. That's unfortunate.

Given the choice of investing the time, energy, and money to build a car I can't register versus allocate another number and guarantee my chance, I selfishly chose the latter.

I guess I'm just a bad, bad, selfish man. Shame on me. This has nothing to do with the system right...it's all on me. I assume full responsibility.

Byron

[TJBERT67]

I also saw that there were 90 available as of close yesterday. I pre-printed the necessary forms from the dmv website and had them in hand and complete @7:15am this morning jan 4th. As soon as the door opened at 8:am I showed my receipts wrote a check for taxes and fees. I was told that the sacramento branch had only one phone line handling sb100 #'s & the last one they did yesterday took 2 1/2 hours to get through. she called over and over getting through around 8:20am. I was issued sb100 #190 (must not be in sequence). She told me there were only 36 left at that time.

For those of you who did not make it she said they could issue temporary registrations so the car could be driven this year

Tom in ca.

[Turk]

The whole year?

They ARE or were issuing them in sequence, you got something that probably was reversed from yesterday. If that is the case, I am glad they are making an attempt not to waste the numbers and they are re-cycling them.

TURK

[ByronRACE]

As of January 4, 2005,
All 500 sequence certificates have been assigned.
No additional sequence certificates will be available until January 2006


http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vr/spcns.htm

[SCOBRAC]

Holy $hit.