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Student asked for $645.00 for CHL Application
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2015 10:30 am
by kg5ie
Just had a student call complaining that he CHL registration site is asking him for $645 for his application fee. He called the number on the screen and was told that $500+ was their fee and they would send the $140 on to the DPS.
Did he somehow get on a bogus site or is there possibly something else in play.....like he has an outstanding DPS traffic warrant?
Re: Student asked for $645.00 for CHL Application
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2015 10:34 am
by sjfcontrol
What is a "CHL Registration Site"?
i.e. what site was he at?
Re: Student asked for $645.00 for CHL Application
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2015 10:37 am
by kg5ie
Re: Student asked for $645.00 for CHL Application
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2015 10:45 am
by tlt
It sounds like fraud, something is not right. Call the Dept.
Correct form;
https://txapps.texas.gov/txapp/txdps/chl/
Re: Student asked for $645.00 for CHL Application
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2015 11:46 am
by Scott B.
Did they hit the "Find a Texas CHL Instructor Certified by DPS (PDF)" link under top program links? That could have taken your student anywhere.
Have them hit the registration portal directly.
Re: Student asked for $645.00 for CHL Application
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2015 11:59 am
by infoman
He def got a bogus website.
Re: Student asked for $645.00 for CHL Application
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2015 1:18 pm
by switch
I've had several students get confused. First the site says the fee is $140.00, later it quotes $142.70, which, of course, includes the CC processing convenience fee. Several have thought they were going to be charged both fees. :( Never heard of a $500.00 fee.
Re: Student asked for $645.00 for CHL Application
Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2015 4:32 pm
by RossA
Apparently I haven't been charging enough...
Re: Student asked for $645.00 for CHL Application
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 2:46 pm
by n5wd
It's been a few months since you posted the original information, Billy... Did your student ever get everything cleared up, and did you ever find out who was trying to scam him?
Re: Student asked for $645.00 for CHL Application
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 6:51 pm
by kg5ie
He got on the correct site and everything was good. Definitely mistyped something and landed on a bogus site. We reported site to DPS.