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Hi! we just tried to get our license plates, titles transfered, etc...since we just moved here from Maryland. The line at the Independence Road office was horrendous...50 people and not an inch of movement in 20 min. Any advice on where the fastest office/shortest line/best time to go? Driver's license was 2 hours from start to finish and those in line said this was a bad day, so that wasn't so bad! TIA
hmmm.. thank you! I'll check that one out. From what I could tell, the drivers license office is operated by the state, the license plate/titling, etc. is run by independent contractors, so hoping each is different!
thank you
We went to the one on South Blvd. a few months ago and were in there an hour from start to finish with a good part of that time spent in front of the customer service rep., so I didn't think that was too bad. Yesterday, I went to the one on Independence for something else with 3 kids in tow, and it was ridiculous. I left. I still have to do get my driver's license - planing to do that in a couple of weeks and not looking forward to it....
Thank you Sunny Kayak, also heard the South Blvd. is the "one" to go to for the plates. Our experience waiting 2 hours for the drivers license was pretty good, apparently, and normally the line isn't that long at the Albemarle Road office. It is easy to miss, though, the sign is tiny, and you go to the back of the building, down a narrow hallway, wait in a line behind the locked door, then they open the door and take in 4 or 5 applicants at a time. Once you are allowed to enter, the process moves along. First you present your proof of identification, and proof of residency. Then you are given a number, wait in a chair until your number is called. do the eye test, show your paperwork to the examiner, then he/she directs you to a computer to take the multiple choice test. STUDY for it with the book, available online as a PDF from NCDOT....Then you get your photo taken and voila! A NC driver's license holder you are...
Thank you Sunny Kayak, also heard the South Blvd. is the "one" to go to for the plates. Our experience waiting 2 hours for the drivers license was pretty good, apparently, and normally the line isn't that long at the Albemarle Road office. It is easy to miss, though, the sign is tiny, and you go to the back of the building, down a narrow hallway, wait in a line behind the locked door, then they open the door and take in 4 or 5 applicants at a time. Once you are allowed to enter, the process moves along. First you present your proof of identification, and proof of residency. Then you are given a number, wait in a chair until your number is called. do the eye test, show your paperwork to the examiner, then he/she directs you to a computer to take the multiple choice test. STUDY for it with the book, available online as a PDF from NCDOT....Then you get your photo taken and voila! A NC driver's license holder you are...
good luck
Nanine
You have to take a test to get your license? I assumed it would just transfer, like since you've obviously passed a drivers test in MD, you're fine to drive in NC. What's on the test??
You have to take a test to get your license? I assumed it would just transfer, like since you've obviously passed a drivers test in MD, you're fine to drive in NC. What's on the test??
The reason behind a written test is due to their certain things related to North Carolina that you need to know. For instance I remember some members not knowing what you are suppose to do when you encounter farm vechiles on the road etc.
SC seems more rural to me than NC, but you do not have to take the written exam upon moving to SC.
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