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"A lot of people wish the state would mail out reminders, but the state says the $400,000 a year price tag is just too expensive, especially in a time of tight budgets. Plus, much of that money would be wasted because they say about 50% of their mailings come back because people move and don't notify the Department of Public Safety."

I don't see why they say it would be too expensive. They send out reminders to renew tags on every vehicle registered in Oklahoma once yearly. DL renwals are only every 4 years.

Sign me up......

Great idea! Why don't they do the same for tags? I'm sure it would save even more money, and maybe more road projects could get completed. Oh wait...I hate orange barrels.(LOL)

Big_Steve wrote:

"A lot of people wish the state would mail out reminders, but the state says the $400,000 a year price tag is just too expensive, especially in a time of tight budgets. Plus, much of that money would be wasted because they say about 50% of their mailings come back because people move and don't notify the Department of Public Safety."
I don't see why they say it would be too expensive. They send out reminders to renew tags on every vehicle registered in Oklahoma once yearly. DL renwals are only every 4 years.

Well I'd say if they can get a $400,000 job done for a few pennies, then the $400,000 way is too expensive. But you're right...they could extend this to tag renewals and shave a whole lot more off the expense.

It would be nice to have the web address or a posted link.

Maybe that costs too much too.

If Oklahoma would be like other states and make it easier to remember when your license expires by putting the expiration date on your birthday, it wouldn't be such a pain in the arse to remember when your license expires.

Should be done by email AND snail mail IMO.
I have been burned by this before and know many
others who have as well.

I googles "oklahoma department of public safety" and found it.

If you click on the Blue Writing it takes you to the website

Here's the link https://www.dps.state.ok.us/renewal/
Hope it helps.

Well, the mailing would be wasted money on me. I moved two years ago and never updated my address. My physical address changes more often than my e-mail address.

Are they going to provide the list to any nut that asks like Broken Arrow did?

006 license to drive wrote:

Should be done by email AND snail mail IMO.
I have been burned by this before and know many
others who have as well.

Or you could take responsibility for it yourself and write a note on your calendar. It shouldn't really be the government's responsibility to remind you to follow the law.

zzz wrote:

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Or you could take responsibility for it yourself and write a note on your calendar. It shouldn't really be the government's responsibility to remind you to follow the law.

Yes, because we all carry calendars that go out 4 years....

Iflyfast wrote:

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Yes, because we all carry calendars that go out 4 years....

I carry a PDA which has pretty much unlimited calendars on it. Obviously not everyone can afford to do so. But before the technological age, I would carry a notebook with the current year calendar in it and any appointments or dates to remember in future years would go on the back page or the notes page.

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