DMV Temporarily Suspends Services at Stamford Photo License Center

The Department of Motor Vehicles announced Tuesday that it is temporarily suspending services immediately at its four photo license centers — including Stamford — and will reassign staff to help reduce wait times in major DMV branch offices statewide.

The centers operate on a part-time basis and offer limited services.

The Stamford center is at 137 Henry St. and was open by appointment only. Suspending services is only temporary and the offices will reopen once the long wait times in other DMV offices subside.

“We know it is an inconvenience for those people who use them two days a week, but the staff is needed to help in our other offices where the customer volume is substantially higher,” said DMV Commissioner Andres Ayala Jr.

The centers provided limited services. Customers wanting a duplicate or renewal of a license or ID card should go to AAA offices statewide rather than a DMV branch office. Those seeking registration renewals and duplicates as well as returning or canceling a license plate can go online now at ct.gov/dmv. Customers wanting disabled parking permits, name changes and copies of driving records, which were available at the centers, need to go to a branch office.

The Governor and Commissioner have also given extensions, beginning Aug. 11, to all expiring licenses, registrations and ID card renewals. The extensions end Oct.10.

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