Shelley Holmes, center, waits in line with 40 other customers at the North Carolina DMV Driver’s License Office on Avent Ferry Road on April 10, 2025, in Raleigh. Most arrived well before 9 a.m.

More than 40 people wait in line at the North Carolina DMV Driver’s License Office on Avent Ferry Road on April 10, 2025 in Raleigh North Carolinians can now wait two additional years to renew their ...

Some North Carolina residents will have two more years to renew their expired driver’s licenses under a new state law. Senate Bill 391 became effective on July 1 when Gov. Josh Stein signed it into ...

A bill that would have temporarily extended the expiration dates of North Carolina driver’s licenses by up to two years stalled in the House this spring. Now the idea has been resurrected in the ...

If you have to renew your North Carolina driver’s license soon, it might be a good idea to do some test prep. Drivers can only renew their licenses online every other time, meaning you’ll have to ...

YOUR HOME. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. IF YOU HAD TROUBLE RENEWING YOUR DRIVER’S LICENSE RECENTLY, YOU’RE NOT ALONE. SLOWDOWNS ACROSS THE STATE AND IN THE PIEDMONT TRIAD SPECIFICALLY, ARE PUSHING BACK ...

I braved the lines at DMV this week, and I’m here to tell you how to get your NC driver’s license renewed — or get a REAL ID — if you don’t have an appointment. I let my renewal slip up on me (I ...

North Carolina drivers get two extra years to renew expired licenses. DMV delays and staffing shortages prompted lawmakers to pass SB 391. Grace period applies only in NC; expired licenses may not be ...