My last damn nerve

How long does it take to get a Safety Certificate? Apparently an indeterminable length of time.

I've either stopped by the shop, or spoken to the owner multiple times this week, last week, and the week before, trying to get my safety certificate so that I can finally go register my scooter in my name.

"It's being dropped off this afternoon", "I'm picking it up tomorrow", "It's coming in the next couple of hours", "I'll call you when I have it". Just a sampling of what I've been told.

Jesus F-ing Christ. This is ridiculous. And I'm left wondering how a safety certificate is supposed to be provided if the scooter hasn't been looked at by the mechanic signing the certificate. And if the dude who's signing the certificate HAS inspected the scooter, why didn't he just hand over the certificate then? It doesn't add up.

And how about the fact that instead of supplying the Used Vehicle Information Package (UVIP), they're just acting like it's normal for me to get it myself when I go to transfer the ownership. Um, according to the MTO website, the SELLER is supposed to provide that, and sign the bill of sale portion when they sell the vehicle. I smell more running around in my future.

I know I said I'd go get the ownership transferred myself, I really thought it would be faster if I did it myself. But then, I didn't anticipate the paperwork taking longer than the build!

I didn't think this experience could get worse, but creativity cannot be squelched!