Ed. Note: Related, you can read the Automated Traffic Enforcement Semi-Annual Report First Half of Fiscal Year 2021 From 10/1/2020 to 3/31/2021 here.

From the DC DMV:

“Effective January 25, 2022, The DC Department of Motor Vehicles (DC DMV) will expand its virtual hearing pilot to include parking and photo enforcement tickets. Virtual hearings were previously available only for minor moving violations, permit suspensions and revocations, and reinstatement hearings. Read More

“Dear PoPville,

I recently used to the DC DMV self-service inspection kiosk at 300 Van Buren St NW to test my car. There was no line at 11am on a weekday and it took less than 5 minutes to pass. I received my new sticker the following week. The process was amazingly easy. The process of removing my old sticker — which on my last inspection 3 years had been affixed by DMV inspection person — was impossible to scrape off and had been stuck so far down the window well that my scraper could not access the lower half of the sticker. During my struggle, my new sticker, the back of which had not even been peeled off, fell down a crack on my dashboard and I’ve spent weeks trying unsuccessfully to fish it out, confound it. Read More

“Dear PoPville,

As I stand in one of the longest DMV lines I’ve ever seen (Rhode Island location), I’m wondering which location people say is the best in terms of efficiency (is there’s such a thing when it comes to DMV’s?) or if there’s any tips for how to play it here?

Despite a line of 30-40 people ahead of me, my entire experience at the Rhode Island DMV location took less than 90 minutes (to convert my license and register my car). Once inside they were extremely organized and professional. No complaints (except the terror I felt seeing that line). Thanks!”

“Dear PoPville,

Does anyone have advice on how to handle this situation? 8+ weeks ago I went to the Georgetown DMV to get a drivers license. Brought all the necessary paperwork, posed for the photo, paid, etc.

It still has not arrived via mail to my home Read More

photo by BrennaLM

“Dear PoPville,

I got a parking ticket today in Georgetown because of expired tags. I got a new car in June and wanted to transfer my old tags to the new car. The tag transfer process was held up because of a “fee error” by the DMV in early Aug Read More

From the DMV: “Residents now have until September 9, 2021 to renew their expired driver licenses and identification (ID) cards. After September 9, 2021, re-testing will be required for all driver licenses that have been expired for more than 365 days.”

“Dear PoPville,

I had to visit the DC DMV to convert my recently expired DC drivers license to a valid Real ID. This is a task that can’t be done online. I was frankly dreading it and put it off a bunch of times before I finally sucked it up and went — and it was totally fine! I mention this for others who may be holding off after feeling a doomed sense of horror including seeing hundreds of people in line recently at a DC DMV.

Anyway — I arrived around 10 a.m. at the Georgetown DMV. Read More

“Dear PoPville,

I’m curious to hear from any other readers about the length of time DC is currently taking to issue tags, title and registration.
I bought a new car in May and the Maryland suburb-based dealer admitted to mishandling the initial submission of information to DC until late June, but assured me it was submitted then.

As of mid-August, DC’s DMV Call Center says they have not received any paperwork with my VIN. Read More

“Dear PoPville,

I recently failed the DC inspection due to the check engine light being on. I have an old Volvo, and even though the auto shop did a full check and reset the sensors, the light turned on again shortly after driving off. Read More

click image to watch video and see the full scope of the line

Ed. Note: We recently spoke about walk in hours at the DMV here.

Thanks to Alex for sending the video of the line from Sunday: “Things are going great at the Southwest DMV…..”

Another reader asks: Read More