Connecticut DMV Now Offering Online License Renewal
It s one of the most common complaints of all time. Sitting in line at the Connecticut DMV waiting for your driver s license photo to be taken and there s 73 people ahead of you, even at 8 AM on a Tuesday.
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Well guess what? The Coronavirus is changing the way we do things there too. As we ve realized now, sitting together in groups in enclosed places and breathing each other s air is bad and there s only so much space inside Connecticut Municipal buildings to safely socially distance. The times are once again changing, and Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced yesterday that the state has already launched new services at the Department of Motor Vehicles that will allow residents to renew their driver s licenses and non-driver ID cards online.
UpdatedWed, Feb 3, 2021 at 4:58 pm ET
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Connecticut will roll out driver s license renewal to more drivers soon. (Patch graphic)
CONNECTICUT The Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles is rolling out online driver s license renewal for Connecticut residents in a major step to make trips to the DMV less frequent.
The DMV launched a pilot program in November for online driver license renewal. So far 100,000 people have been eligible to renew online and around 20 percent have done so, Commissioner Sibongile Magubane said.
The proportion of people renewing online is expected to increase as the option becomes more publicized and the process becomes common knowledge, state Chief Operating Officer Josh Geballe said. Other online renewal states have around a 40 percent online renewal rate.
Published February 3, 2021 •
Updated on February 4, 2021 at 4:56 am
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Connecticut drivers will now be able to renew their driver s license online.
Gov. Ned Lamont joined Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Sibongile Magubane to make the announcement on Wednesday.
The DMV began a pilot program in November 2020, offering a few drivers the option to renew online. Since then, the program has been offered to nearly 100,000 drivers in the state, according to Magubane.
About 20,000 have taken advantage of the online renewal process, she said.
“Our focus remains on modernizing our services and processes so we can better serve the residents of Connecticut by moving services online, reducing wait times, and providing top tier customer service,” Magubane said.
Published February 1, 2021 •
Updated on February 1, 2021 at 6:33 pm
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