[drcoastline]

I am going to start this here but have little doubt it will end up in PARF.

Out of the kindness of my heart I am helping a window dispose of an estate that has little value. One of the tasks is disposing of a vehicle.

Yesterday morning at about 6AM I listed a 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis in great condition for it's age on FB for $2,500.00. By 10AM my messenger was swarmed by buyers. By noon I had cash in hand and all paperwork signed.

As you would expect the people buying an 18 year old, $2,500.00 car as their primary vehicle don't have much. Chances are this will be their most valuable asset.

At around 11AM the young man with his girlfriend/wife and two kids under the age of three come to my office in the borrowed car they were driving and pay cash, sign the title and BOS.

I said to the young man take the title and BOS to the DMV (about three miles away) title the car in your name and come back. I will have the tags removed and hand you the keys.

About Two hours later my office phones me and says the young man is back. They put him on the phone, He states he waited in line at the DMV. Due to COVID they only let a few people into the building at one time. He gets to the door and the guard asks why he is there. He states he needs to change title to a vehicle. The guard then states they no longer do titles at this location and hands the young man a pamphlet and tells him to go online and make an appointment.

The young man informs me that he went online to make an appointment the next available date and time are 10AM April 29th in Cherry Hill, we are in Cape May. That is approximately seventy five miles and an hour and a half drive one way. Even if other locations performed this service the closest location would be about forty miles and forty five minutes one direction.

He states he has no way of getting there plus he doesn't want to wait that long can he have his money back? Normally I wouldn't balk as there are plenty of buyers.

The problem is the title is now marked up and in order to sell the car I need a replacement title. So I would then be charged with the task of making the appointment driving an hour and a half, seventy five miles and getting a new title, if I can as I am not the executor. So maybe the elderly widow would need to do it?

The state of New Jersey is damaging a young family with little money by hindering their ability to purchase a car that would allow them to get to and from their minimum wage jobs and take care of their children.

In addition they are hindering an elderly widow with no income to dispose of an asset to get some cash to pay her bills.

Just another Liberal state mess.