Helpful Hints

Planning to take a trip to an N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles office? Here's some tips:

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• Find kiosk​. You can use a self-​​service kiosk​ to renew your license or ID, vehicle registration and order duplicates​. NCDMV is currently piloting the program at select Harris Teeter locations in Wake, Mecklenburg and Cumberland counties.  ​
  
• Shorter lines, short wait times. NCDMV has implemented a series of improvements to help improve service and reduce wait times. 
  
  Every driver license office has also added walk-in capacity in the morning and now serves walk-in customers from open to close, or until the ​capacity for that location has been reached. (Note: The Fuquay-Varina office is currently piloting an appointment-only schedule and is not serving walk-in customers at this time.)

• Set a date. Appointments are now only available in the mornings and can be scheduled up to 90 days in advance at SkipTheLine.ncdot.gov​. 
  
• Do you need a REAL ID?  Take our quiz and if you need one, use our document checklist wizard​ to make sure you bring the correct documents.​​
• ​Bring the right stuff. Before leaving home, be sure you have the correct documents for what you need to do. You might also need additional documents for common tasks, such as:
• Getting a standard driver license
• Getting an N.C. REAL ID driver license or ID
• Titling and registering a vehicle
• ​​Remember Saturday hours in the summer. Some of the busiest NCDMV driver license offices in North Carolina are open beyond standard business hours and on Saturdays (from June-August).
• Don’t forget the holidays. NCDMV driver license offices and license plate agencies are closed 12 days each year in observance of state holidays, so be sure to check the schedule before heading out during those times of year.