The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is recommending that customers use their online services during the winter storm early this week. The DMV announced yesterday it is recommended that Californians avoid in person visits this week due to the winter storm hitting the state this week. “Driver safety is our number one concern,” said DMV Director Steve Gordon. “The ...

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Newhall location is scheduled to be closed for almost two months starting next week, officials announced. The Newhall DMV field office at 24427 Newhall Avenue is set to be closed for renovations beginning 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23. The office is scheduled to reopen at 8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 18. The improvements include ...

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is offering a free REAL ID upgrade for eligible Californians who received driver’s licenses or identification cards during the pandemic, including those in Santa Clarita. Through the end of the year, free REAL ID upgrades are set to be provided free of charge to Californians who received driver’s license or identification cards during ...

Officials with the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced Thursday that the department is set to resume behind-the-wheel driving tests across the state at the beginning of February. The DMV previously postponed all behind-the-wheel tests through the end of January for the health and safety of customers and employees during the statewide surge in COVID-19 cases. Officials are set ...

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is providing an automatic one-year extension to Californians ages 70 and older with a noncommercial driver’s license expiring between March 1 and Dec. 31, 2020, officials said. Previously providing 120-day extensions to senior drivers with noncommercial licenses expiring March through July, the DMV has extended these plans to a full year for the ...

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) plans to resume administering behind-the-wheel drive tests beginning Friday, June 26, officials said. In-vehicle testing – a requirement for first-time driver license holders and commercial license applicants – has been suspended since mid-March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The DMV is set to automatically reschedule all canceled drive test appointments, according to the ...

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is expected to reopen the Newhall DMV office on Thursday after a coronavirus closure, officials said. The California Department of Motor Vehicles is set to reopen 46 more field offices throughout the state on Thursday, May 28, for a total of 71 locations assisting customers with a current appointment at the specific office ...

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has closed all their in-person offices including the Santa Clarita location until April in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus, officials said Friday. Field offices are set to be temporarily closed to the public statewide beginning March 27 and reopen, virtually, on April 2, according to DMV officials.  All in-office ...

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is set to issue a federally compliant “REAL ID,” which all residents need to have by late 2020 to be able to board an airplane or enter a federal building, officials said.  On Oct. 1, 2020, the federal government is set to require residents’ driver licenses or ID cards to be REAL ID ...

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is scheduled to be closed for a half-day Wednesday for the purpose of giving employees training on customer service skills related to “Real ID,” officials said.  The Newhall DMV office is set to join DMV offices statewide in opening late on Wednesday, July 24, according to officials.  The Newhall DMV is set to ...