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Top 10 Reasons for Using DMV.ORG

1) Find the Nearest DMV Office

Either you have an addiction to playing the lottery, and taking a number at the DMV and then hearing it called over the loudspeaker makes you feel like a real winner.

Or you want your trip to the DMV to be as quick as possible. Therefore, you are looking for the nearest office using The Unofficial DMV Guide Local. It lists the services offered at each branch along with addresses, phone numbers, hours, holidays and appointment details.

2) Take a Practice Test

Either you’re a whiz at multiple-choice questions, and the thought of preparing with unlimited practice tests for your driver’s license exam electrifies you.

Or you just want to be well prepared for the actual test so you can ace it the first time around. The Unofficial DMV Guide offers sample test questions to help you practice before taking your state’s written driver’s license, CDL or motorcycle test.

3) Obtain a Vehicle History Report

Either you consider yourself an historian, and scouring the chronicle of events in a car’s life sounds like yet another good justification for your $140K liberal arts degree.

Or you’re about to buy a used car, and you want to make sure you know everything about its history―for example, whether it was previously used as a rental or was involved in a car wreck―before you agree on a purchase price.

4) Renew or Apply for a License

Either your parents scold you for not “applying yourself” in school, and you’re certain applying for a license yourself will prove them wonderfully wrong once and for all.

Or you hold a valid (or expired) license that you need to renew. Or you are a new resident or a first-time driver who needs comprehensive yet simplified instruction on the paperwork and fees necessary to obtain a brand-new state driver’s license.

5) Reinstate a Suspended License

Either you are awfully messy, and even keeping your driving record clean is just not something you are capable of doing.

Or you’d like to check your driving record to confirm whether your driving privileges have been temporarily yanked. From there, The Unofficial DMV Guide can also help you find out if you’re eligible for a restricted license and what you need to do to reinstate your current license.

6) Register a Car or Renew Your Registration

Either you feel like a fugitive every time you find yourself hiding from the authorities simply because your car registration is out-of-date.

Or you just moved to the state, you purchased a new car, or you need to renew your current registration. Our site spells out everything from the paperwork you’ll need to the fees you’ll pay.

7) Transfer a Title

Either you are protesting world-wide oil drilling by swapping your car for a tandem bicycle with which you’ll start a ride-share program.

Or you need to change ownership on a vehicle because you just bought, sold or inherited it, you paid off your loan and now fully own it, or you need to make a correction to the name(s) currently listed on the title. The Unofficial DMV Guide has title transfer details on numerous scenarios.

8) Sign Up for Driver’s Education

Either you are a rarity as a teen who firmly believes that one day you’ll actually use in the real world what you’ve learned in class.

Or you are a first-time driver required to take driver’s ed in order to apply for a license. The Unofficial DMV Guide covers the requirements you must meet, the paperwork you must fill out, whether you’ll need a learner’s permit after you take the course, and much more.

9) Take Care of a Traffic Ticket

Either you got pulled over, and batting your eyelashes and sweet talking the cop in the hope that he’d let this one slide only pissed him off even more.

Or you received a traffic citation and you want to know whether you need to deal with the DMV, if you are eligible to take a traffic school course in lieu of paying the ticket in full, and how many points might have been added to your driving record.

10) Obtain a Driving Record

Either painfully nostalgic and driving down memory lane for a glimpse of your driving history sounds just peachy.

Or you want to check the status of your driver’s license, the number of points accumulated on your driving record, the history of any traffic violations or suspensions and much more.