DMV to Shut Down 8/11-8/15
Many of you have read recent news reports about Department of Motor Vehicles delays and problems with scheduling appointments for learner’s permits and other important motor vehicle business.
The Department of Motor Vehicles is “Gearing Up” for a technology upgrade. THE DMV WILL BE SHUT DOWN Tuesday, August 11 – Saturday, August 15.
The agency’s shutdown will allow for the computer upgrades and testing of the new system.
All DMV offices are closed except for licensing. AAA offices will be open during the DMV shutdown period for license and ID card renewals; click here for locations. Appointments for license knowledge and road tests will go on as scheduled. It’s important to note:
- The expiration date of all driver’s licenses, ID cards or vehicle registrations from August 11, will be extended through October 10, 2015
- Renewals can be done without a late fee until October 10, 2015. Emissions test due dates have not been extended – you must be up to date with compliance
- All customers who take advantage of the registration extension must maintain insurance coverage on their vehicles
Once the upgrade is finished, DMV will have a new online menu for consumers. On August 17 the New DMV website (ct.gov/dmv) will offer the following:
- Improvements to the existing online registration renewal program
- Online checking for items, such as unpaid property taxes, lack of insurance, delinquent parking violations, which can hold up a registration renewal and cause repeat trips to DMV
- Reprinting a registration certificate from a home or other computer
- Canceling a registration online
- Ordering online special plates, such as vanity plates
- Ordering online replacements for damaged plates
- Providing customers with an option for DMV to contact them either by mail or e-mail
For more information about the DMV modernization project, please click here.