OK, so it’s just the Motor Vehicle Department. I made the mistake of buying a kit-built trailer from my toy stor – er, I mean, Harbor Freight, built it, and figured I would comply with the laws of the State of Arizona by actually registering it. No, wait – it gets better!

I actually called the MVD to find out what I needed to do in order to register my trailer. Silly me, I thought they would want to make sure I didn’t waste my time with multiple trips and frustrating waits. When I called, I specified that I had bought a trailer kit, built it, and wanted to register it. I explained that it was a folding trailer, about 4 by 8, and that it was just a frame with wheels under it. I was told to get a three day registration from online, and take it and the trailer to the MVD office of my choice for an inspection and licensing. How easy can you get, right?

I arrived at the MVD, pulled into the inspection lane, and only forty five minutes later it was my turn to be inspected. The first words out of the inspector’s mouth? No, not “Good afternoon, sir. Welcome to the Motor Vehicle Department.” They were “I can’t inspect that trailer without a deck on it. NEXT!”

Oddly enough, when asked why that information was not imparted over the phone, the inspector could not be bothered with talking to me, since she had other vehicles to inspect.

So, once again, I go to the MVD this morning, trailer (with a deck on it, mind you) in tow, hoping beyond hope that I will be able to legally use my trailer for the many projects I have going on. Wish me luck!

May God bless you all.

UPDATE:

I got the trailer registered almost without a hitch. I mean problem, since you can’t pull a trailer… without a … hitch.. heh. aHEM.