HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Need to renew your driver license? One DMV office in Western North Carolina will now be open earlier to the public.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) announced five additional DMV driver license offices would be open earlier to serve customers beginning Sept. 3, 2024. These offices join 45 others which provide extended service hours.
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The additional offices opening at 7 a.m. include:
- Raleigh East, 4121 New Bern Ave.
- Hillsborough, 1201 U.S. Hwy. 70 W.
- Morehead City, 5347 U.S Hwy. 70 W.
- Newton, 1033 Smyre Farm Rd.
- Hendersonville, 125 Baystone Dr.
“Over the last two years DMV has expanded weekday office hours to help meet the increased customer demand brought about by explosive population growth,” said DMV Commissioner Wayne Goodwin in a press release. “Adding five more offices that open at 7 a.m. translates to thousands of additional customers receiving appointments and DMV services annually.”
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Each driver license office will accept appointments Monday-Friday from 7 a.m.-noon and accept walk-in customers from 12-5 p.m. Customers can schedule appointments at skiptheline.ncdot.gov.
NCDOT says 16,943 customers were serviced from June-August during Saturday peak season service hours at 16 driver license offices across the state.
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“Our weekend hours proved to be both quite popular for customers statewide and very efficient for our workers in completing renewals, road tests, and other services,” Goodwin said in a release. “Because of our Saturday success, that means there will be 17,000 fewer customers in line seeking DMV services in communities statewide.”
DMV offers driver license renewals and many other services online. Customers are encouraged to check the official DMV website at MyNCDMV.gov to see if their driver license needs can be met online.
