A Delightful VDMV Experience

When we moved to Northern Virginia from Capitol Hill one of the first stops was to go to the Department of Motor Vehicles to get a Virginia Drivers License. We had to bring a lot of documentation to get the RealID license. It was also very crowded and took a long time. What a difference five years makes! My husband needed to renew his license before March. We filled in the paperwork at home and also got his vision documentation from the eye doctor since he had an appointment within three months. Then we were able to make an appointment on line - and they sent reminders. When we got to our destination this morning I tried to “skip the line” by logging on to his appointment via text, but it didn’t work or I didn’t know what I was doing. Once we had gotten past the information desk we were already being called to a window. We handed over the paperwork and license. My husband had his photo taken, we paid twenty dollars, and got back the license and a temporary paper. The new license should be mailed within two weeks, and you can track the progress. The whole process took less than fifteen minutes. We were both surprised about how organized and courteous the staff were. It was actually a very pleasant experience.