Saugus business owner’s app would rid lines at RMV

SAUGUS – A Saugus business owner has invented a smartphone app that he says will end long lines at the Registry of Motor Vehicles.Steven Boccelli, 30, who owns 222 Central Storage with his family, invented No Line No Waiting, an app that acts as a “virtual line.””What’s the first thing you think when you go to the RMV?” asked Boccelli. “Now you can get in line from your home. It’s taking a ticket without actually going there first.”Boccelli said users create an account to log into the app, and then they’re prompted to answer several questions about what kind of services they need at the RMV. The app will you give you a spot in line, tell you how long the wait is and keep you updated on your wait time so you know when to head over.The app is still in its early stages and not available to the public yet.Since people aren’t spending hours waiting in line, Boccelli said they can use that time to run any other errands they may need to do.”You basically get a number and it emails you the paperwork corresponding to what you’re doing, like renewing your license, so you can fill that out at home,” said Boccelli, who noted the app will be free, but will charge users if they don’t show up for an appointment.Boccelli said he came up with the idea on a trip to Disney several years ago when he and his wife tried riding the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, a popular Aerosmith-themed ride.”I’ve never been on the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster to this day because it was a three-and-a-half hour wait,” Said Boccelli, whose ultimate goal is to one day manage the lines at Disney with No Line No Waiting.Since then, Boccelli has patented the app and trademarked the name, and just recently showed it off at INPEX, a convention and trade show for inventors, where he said he got a “huge response.””It was easier than I thought because I got a good patent attorney in Salem,” he said. “But there was a lot of hoops that they needed to go through. I needed to get to a certain point before it was patentable. This is a live demo that works.”Boccelli, who runs his No Line No Waiting office out of Saugus, said he met with the RMV to pitch his app and is waiting to hear back.”They loved the idea and they’re pitching it right now,” he said. “When the state told me they have to put it out to bid, they have to get three bids.”So far Boccelli said he has spent $50,000 designing the app, and started a Kickstarter campaign to raise an additional $50,000 to get the app off the ground.Matt Tempesta can be reached at [email protected].