Smog Alert
In an ideal setting, motorists could bring their car in to a state owned shop and drive away with a new license plate sticker. This would require a lot less effort than the current system, which forces drivers to first get the smog certificate, and then deal with DMV directly to complete the license plate renewal process.
On December 24 of every year the malls are packed with last minute holiday shoppers. These customers are frantically clearing the shelves of whatever gifts they can get their hands on before the stores close for Christmas. The DMV could take advantage of the tendency of some to procrastinate by offering immediate service to drop in license plate renewal customers for an extra fee.
Since some drivers need to have work done on their cars to get them into compliance, the DMV could hire their own mechanics for this work. This would allow the state to provide job opportunities to people who are otherwise hard to employ. These workers would then gain the kind of practical experience that private employers look for in potential employees.
I’m not suggesting that states should shut private companies down altogether. Privately owned smog certification centers could compete right alongside the state owned centers. Customers will gravitate towards the shops offering high quality services at a fair price.
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