<div><div dir="auto">If you have already made an appointment for Sept you have to edit that appointment. The system will not allow you to make a new one. I did this yesterday to switch my Oct appointment to one for this month.</div></div><div dir="auto">David</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 3:15 AM Diana Quinn <<a href="mailto:dqquinn@gmail.com">dqquinn@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Steve,</div><div>Maybe you can point out to the mayor's office that instituting an online appointments only system IS NOT WORKING. <div>Here's my example: My driver's license expires on my birthday, September 5. I will be out of town Sept. 5. I can't renew my license online; I must go in person to renew my license so that it is a REAL ID license</div><div>But there evidently is no way to do that before I leave town (driving) in fewer than two weeks. That is a probem.</div><div>I made an appointment at the SW office for September 2, but it was disappeared yesterday, and I was told to reschedule. Trying to get on the DMV website today has been a nightmare, and</div><div>there is no evidence that the city will get its act together to make the online appointments system work. </div><div>I think I'd have better luck camping outside a DMV office than doing this online thing; what is to keep the city from canceling whatever appointment I might be able to get today, if the servers are back up? Nothing.</div><font color="#888888"><div>dq</div></font></div><div><br></div>***This is the meaningless response I just now (3am) got when I tried to make an appointment at the Georgetown office. How funny (not):<div><ul style="padding:0px;margin:0px;list-style:none;color:rgb(185,74,72);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><li style="line-height:20px">The booking couldn't be completed. If no additional error messages are displayed, please contact us by phone or email for help or try to create a new booking.</li><li style="line-height:20px">You have already reached the maximum number of appointments.</li></ul></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 3:07 AM Diana Quinn <<a href="mailto:dqquinn@gmail.com" target="_blank">dqquinn@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Maybe you can point out to the mayor's office that instituting an online appointments only system IS NOT WORKING. <div>Here's my example: My driver's license expires on my birthday, September 5. I will be out of town Sept. 5. I can't renew my license online; I must go in person to renew my license so that it is a REAL ID license</div><div>But there evidently is no way to do that before I leave town (driving) in fewer than two weeks. That is a probem.</div><div>I made an appointment at the SW office for September 2, but it was disappeared yesterday, and I was told to reschedule. Trying to get on the DMV website today has been a nightmare, and</div><div>there is no evidence that the city will get its act together to make the online appointments system work. </div><div>I think I'd have better luck camping outside a DMV office than doing this online thing; what is to keep the city from canceling whatever appointment I might be able to get today, if the servers are back up? Nothing.</div><div>dq</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 10:54 PM Holtzman, Steve (SMD 6B05) <<a href="mailto:6B05@anc.dc.gov" target="_blank">6B05@anc.dc.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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There have been continuing questions regarding DMV's policies regarding documents (drivers licenses, tags, inspections,etc.) which are due to expire or which have already expired during the period of the Public Health Emergency. And some are still receiving
reminder notices of upcoming renewals of various documents which, given the Public Health Emergency provisions is admittedly a little confusing. </div>
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Given the fact that, DC has been in some form of lockdown for over three months, the number of residents who have some necessity of applying for or renewing some form of document has increased and so the relevance of understanding DMV's approach has become
significant for more and more people. </div>
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Despite several attempts to get a focused answer, the only clarification I can offer is what DMV itself has posted on it's website. Note that they may have been listening to some degree, because the guidance on their website seems to have recently been expanded
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There have, for example, been some question regarding cancellation by DMV of appointments set previously by residents for document renewals at the DMV's only open service center. DMV notes that<span> </span><u><b>the Southwest Service Center is open on an "appointment
only" basis, but only for these three functions :</b></u></div>
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<li>First Time License and REAL ID Conversions;</li><li>First Time Title and Registrations (no renewals);</li><li>Knowledge Testing (for drivers licenses) </li></ul>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">The short answer to all renewal questions (which I've shared before with some in individual correspondance) is that any licenses,tags or inspections, even
if they've expired at some time since March, are still valid and will be until DMV announces otherwise/resumes full normal operations. At that point, you will have 45 days to complete whatever renewal you had pending. Your documents will remain valid during
that 45 days as well. </span></div>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"> My suggestion is that, anyone who wants an added level of comfort, particularly if they intend to travel, should print out the notice on the DMV site (see
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">DMV continues to note that all licenses,tags,inspections which expire(ed) at any time during the Public Health Emergency
<b><u>are automatically renewed until 45 days after the Emergency is lifted</u></b>. However, it also now explicitly says that its current operating stance is through PHASE ONE of the District's reopening plan. </span></div>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><b>Assuming, as is likely, that DC moves to PHASE TWO</b> <b>at some point next week</b>, everyone will have to check back to see what changes DMV may have
made to its opening status and which services it will offer. If they announce that they are expanding their available service to include resumption of normal license renewals, age-related renewals, vehicle tags, vehicle inspections, etc. then your expired
documents will still be valid, as is, for 45 days (i.e., you will have until early August to get them renewed). </span><b><br>
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The DMV website currently says "<span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Roboto-Regular;font-size:14px;display:inline">All driver licenses, vehicle registrations, and vehicle inspections scheduled to expire have been granted a waiver
without penalty until DC DMV reopens at full operating capacity." </span><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Roboto-Regular;font-size:14px">However, they also note the following:"<strong style="margin:0px;outline:0px">The appointment scheduling
system is currently undergoing maintenance to allow DC DMV to set-up the necessary appointments for Phase Two. The system will be back online by 12 pm (noon) on Friday, June 19, 2020."which does suggest t</strong></span><strong>hat
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So, hopefully, if all concerned check back on the DMV site early next week, next steps will be spelled out and straightforward.</div>
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<span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Roboto-Regular;font-size:14px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px">Given the number of residents here and elsewhere that are invariably
waiting to do something which requires interaction with DMV, I have made a point of flagging this to the Mayor's office in the hopes that her anticipated statement/Order/guidance next week will include some specific reiteration reinforcing the clarity on the
45 day extensions and how to approach DMV document applications/renewal in the transition.</span></div>
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