DMV to be open Saturday, Sunday, Labor Day
By Ward Smythe | Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 | Policy
As if the legislature cancelling insurance coverage of their Viagra wasn’t enough to make DMV workers even more cranky than usual, now they have to work on a holiday weekend. Governor McDonnell announced this afternoon that, due to the recent computer problems, DMV offices will be open this weekend on Saturday, Sunday and yes, on Labor Day.
McDonnell said:
“It is imperative that we take every step necessary to assist Virginians inconvenienced by the recent computer issues that impacted 13% of the Commonwealth’s file servers. In order to assist Virginians who need to return to the DMV for a license I have ordered select customer service centers to open this Sunday, as well as on Labor Day. In addition, our centers will also have extended hours the following weekend. We have also acted administratively to help Virginians who have been unable to renew their licenses over the past week by extending existing licenses for an additional 20 days. State and local law enforcement agencies have been notified of this extension.”
Below are the details of the additional Labor Day weekend DMV hours.
Friday, September 3 All locations open until 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 4 All locations open 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Fourteen* locations remaining open from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 5 Fourteen* locations open 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday, September 6 Fourteen* locations open 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
For more detailed information about DMV hours, addresses and directions go to www.dmvNOW.com
*The 14 DMV locations that will have extended hours Saturday, Sunday and Monday:
Abingdon, Alexandria, Charlottesville, Chesapeake, Chesterfield, Fair Oaks (10:30 to 6:30), Hampton, Harrisonburg, Leesburg, Lynchburg, Richmond-Broad Street, Roanoke, Virginia Beach- Buckner, and Woodbridge
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10 Responses to "DMV to be open Saturday, Sunday, Labor Day"
Cranky, I doubt it they’ll be making some good OT money.
Ironic given the statistics announced by the Labor Department. While the private sector added jobs, the public sector actually lost jobs, so the overall unemployment rate went up. Thank you Governor McDonnell and your cohorts in the House of Delegates.
By cutting support to local government, you caused the loss of jobs that actually helped depress the national unemployment statistics. Now I know to you that is a source of pride, but to the teachers, policeman, sheriffs, counselors, human service aids, fireman, workers in parks and recreation, perhaps they don’t like sponsoring your appearances on Fox.
Mike, are you so obsessed with trashing anti-tax, limited government Republicans that you can’t even comment on the topic at hand?
What does your comment have to do with DMV being open this weekend?
The stress and strain of the budget cuts mean public employees are feeling particularly unappreciated by this administration. Not only must they endure job loss of their cohorts, but now they must work on a Saturday. Frankly, if your work is appreciated, I have found public employees will work as hard as anyone; but when their jobs are considered to be unimportant, they react like any employee whose work is unappreciated.
Mike, with Obama’s giant national unemployment numbers still rising to 9.6%, I can’t see why people with a job would complain about working.
If working is such an inconvenience for them, I can recommend a solution.
Mike, the public sector jobs that were reported lost, were temporary census workers. I read the Labor Dept. article as well. If you want to argue a position, do it with the facts.
Yes Brian, of course you can. Th fact that the CBO recently opined that without the stimulus, the unemployment rate would be double what it is today has apparently avoided your notice. Perhaps you have failed to note that american companies are in great shape, that earnings are rising, that they are creating new jobs, and that the economy is growing nicely, instead of collapsing as it did under the last republican period of governance. Now, instead of worrying about protecting our net worth from wall street greed, we can once again invest with confidence in companies that are properly regulated. Another republican contol of Congress? No thanks, I can’t afford it.
I know, Mike. You can’t even build a building without a six-figure government “incentive” that is awarded after your building was already built.
Ah yes, and I guess Rigell will no longer qualify as your hero because he and his company participated in the Cash for Clunkers program to the tune of some $500,000.
I personally think it is rather silly to have DMV open on Labor Day weekend, when I doubt few if any people will be excited about going to the offices where the rudest of rude public employees “work.” (Work at being rude, that is.) It is poetic justice, however, that they of all state employees are being so inconvenienced. This is the first time about two years that anyone can actually go to DMV to renew their driver’s license. What progress!
Now, if we could only do something about the Bureau of Vital Statistics in Richmond–what a nightmare.
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