Erie County DMV to open by appointment only tomorrow

The Erie County DMV will open with limited services on Wednesday.

Everyone must have an appointment.

GOOD EVENING ONCEAGAIN...AFTER MONTHS OFBEING SHUT-DOWN...THEDEPARTMENT OFMOTOR VEHICLES ISFINALLY REOPENING..BUT THERE ARE A FEWNEW RESTRICTIONS....SO BEFORE YOU HOPIN THE CAR AND DRIVEDOWN TO THELICENSE BUREAU.... 7EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER GILATMELAMED HAS SOMEINFORMATION YOUNEED TO KNOW FIRST..A TRIP TO THE DMV.NOW STARTS ATHOME.:06 "DON'T THINKYOU'RE GONNA ROLLUP TO THE AUTOBUREAU, WALK IN, GETYOUR TRANSACTIONDONE, NO REALLY BEPREPARED.FOUR DMV LOCATIONSIN ERIE COUNTY WILLRE-OPEN THEIRDOORS WEDNESDAYBY APPOINTMENTONLY"THIS IS THEFORSEEABLEFUTURE."ERIE COUNTY CLERKMICHAEL KEARNSSAYS THERE WILL BEABOUT 1500APPOINTMENTS A DAY.:04 "A COUPLE HOURSWE HAD 1,000 PEOPLE,1,000 APPOINTMENTSFOR THE FIRST DAY."AND JUST LIKEBEFORE COVID-19PATIENCE IS KEY.THERE ARE NOAPPOINTMENTS LEFTFOR DAY ONEACCORDING TO THECOUNTY'SRESERVATIONSYSTEM.

THE LINK TOBOOK ANAPPOINTMENT CAN BEFOUND UNDER THISSTORY ONWKBW.COM.

YOU CANALSO CALL 858-74550.:04 "YOU'RE GONNAGET A RESERVATIONNUMBER MAKE SURETO BRING THATRESERVATIONNUMBER WITH YOU."STAFF ANDCUSTOMERS AREREQUIRED TO WEARMASKS.

YOU ALSONEED TO BRING YOUROWN PEN TO SIGNDOCUMENTS.

AND NOCHILDREN UNDER 16WILL BE ALLOWED IN.AVAILABLE SERVICESINCLUDE:PLATE REPLACEMENTADDRESS CHANGES-AND REGISTERINGVEHICLES.THERE'S NO CDLLICENSING YET.

ATRANSACTION THEDMV DOES NOT WANTYOU TO GO IN FOR.UPGRADING TO A REALID.

THE DEADLINE ISEXTENDED ONEYEAR.

TO OCTOBER2021.:11 REAL ID "IF YOU'RELOOKING FOR ANENHANCED DRIVER'SLICENSE, IF YOU'RELOOKING TO UPGRADEYOUR LICENSE, ANDYOUR LICENSE ISN'TEXPIRED UNTIL THEEND OF THE YEARMAYBE AUGUST,SEPTEMBER,OCTOBER YOU DON'TNEED TO RUSH IN.":08 "THERE'S NOSTART DATE YET FORROAD TESTS ANDPERMIT TESTS FORNEW DRIVERS, THAT'LLBE IN ACCORDANCEWITH THE STATE.

INBUFFALO, GILAT