Department of Motor Vehicles

lets face it dmv not the fun-​est go early dont blame workers its a suck job but they are knowledgeable and try hard renewals are fast. bring proof of ins, id, title or renewal and emissions, avoid first and last of the month, avoid lunch time wait is longer we all have to deal with this sometime drivers lic is next door and NO i do not work there

This dmv is always slow! Seems like they go slow on purpose! The less people they help the quicker they go home! Time is time people, help more people and you will still leave at your schedule time!

4 stars for getting in and out within about 10 minutes. Yay!
Most of the services they offer are available online… check first before bothering to come here.
BUT … If your like me and forgot to renew your tags before the grace period expired… bring proof of insurance, your ID, and your registration plus emissions if needed.
Expect to pay a $ 100 late fee…, and then kick yourself for being too lazy to take care of it online earlier.
Also for renewals, skip taking a number and head straight to the back for the short renewals only line.
Yes it is the DMV and it smells like a boys locker room in there but staff were nice enough and charged me the late fee with a smile.

This dmv is a joke. They tell you different stuff than it says on its website. Government workers are the absolute worst at customer service and are sad excuses of decent human beings in general.

Still a day trip to somewhere you don’t want to be. This location is much nicer to deal with than the office on Mississippi. You have to use an office in the jurisdiction you live, so don’t go to Aurora if you live in Denver. Also make sure you have your– «in state» insurance policy. Always bring more than you need to. I think they now require– two forms of ID (which the nice lady who was helping me was bemoaning)“most people have a hard time coming up with one” she said. Bring a piece of mail, and social security card, another form of ID is your birth certificate. The titling office is right next door too, that was a bigger wait, but again, staff was pretty nice and patient, really for government workers, I thought they were pretty cool. Aircare is just two miles away. I just changed my out of state title, plates, and license. It took 4 – 5 hours. Glad to have it done and be an official Denverite. Staff was much friendlier than I have come to expect at DMV’s. This is the location I will use in the future. Also do yourself a favor and go mid month, not at the beginning or end, like I did.

I was so excited to get my Colorado license. I could start buying an ounce of pot instead of a ¼ oz. So of course, getting it was a priority. I am kidding people– but making sure you get your license when you move is usually important.
When I first got here, getting my way around town was a headache. When I first tried looking for this place– it took me 10 minutes to finally get there– this too is an ugly brown building– but the amount of government vehicles should help you find it easier. You either turn before the light on Peoria, or turn at the light, and then go down a block or so.
This place is multi purpose– you can get your license, license plates, juvenile services, and a whole bunch of other government related things. Depending on what you need, is where you enter. The first time I came, I went to the other entrance. The license process was fairly quick and easy. They accept cards and cash.
They give you a temporary license the length of an epistle. Not very convenient for a wallet. When they take your picture (at least when the guy who looks like Jack Nicholson takes it) — they are pretty strict. I wore my camo hoodie that day so it COULD be in my license. He made me take it off, along with my glasses. So now, I just look like an angry prisoner in my pic.
My next experience here was when I was lead back here to register my vehicle (my first attempt last year was at a DMV across town, can’t remember where, but in a strip mall). I got there about 1405, and I was number 250 when 206 was at the counter. It was about an hour wait– but I finally got called. As I was waiting, I was wondering what kept taking people so long, and what the hell they were trying to do. Thankfully, in my case, it was a breeze.
That is when they told me I didn’t need my emissions. I also had the choice to get a vanity plate (which trust me, I was very interested) — but I had been without a CO plate in so long, I just wanted the plain Jane plate. When she handed me two, I told her she gave me an extra. She laughed, and told me that was for the front of my car. I am sure not used to that! But now the more I look around, the more I notice it– now I need to get a damn license plate bracket– since I threw mine away!
Learning laws of different states is always a fascinating thing to me!

Went to the driver license side and was helped by Brenda. This lady was so incredibly helpful and took away the normal annoyance of going to the dmv. She was patient, helpful and professional. The experience was quick and painless.

Okay — the DMV gets 5 stars for now offering APPOINTMENTS! I made an 8:30 a.m. to replace my lost driver’s license and walked out 15 minutes later. Before you go to the DMV, check to see if you can make an appointment — it makes going to the DMV a lot less sucky.

Making an appointment to renew license really helped. Here is URL
(this particular link only works for renewing licenses I think)
I dread DMV so tried this approach. Would have renewed on line, but after 10 years, I really needed a new photo. Was in and out in 30 minutes. Wow — shortest time ever! The woman at the front desk was very helpful and kind. I was 2 minutes late so — technically– they could have told me to wait, but they did see me right away. This same lady also helped me find my missing cell phone. I really wish I had gotten her name — she is a wonderful person and a great asset to DMV — give her a raise!

Here at 8:15am. 30 in front of me and 2hrs of a wait. This place is the worst!!! Find somewhere else.

Everyone hates the DMV yes. But if you show up 15 minutes before they open you will be in n out in 5 minutes once the doors open. But be weary, its 30min after «opening» and the doors are still locked…

DMV where the employees come in late, sit at their desk combing their hair and take their time to open their line. So much for my tip to come in early.

Nothing will make the DMV experience fun but get here when they open and you’ll get out in about 20 minutes. Easy access and plenty of parking. Make sure you grab a number right when you walk in!

I had a GREAT time at the DMV… said nobody, ever.
I have a car and now a motorcycle and moved here from another state.
So– Sept 2010 i go to get my Colorado Drivers license… and guess what, the computers are down. I have to go back. Yuck.
Now I finally am able to get my emissions stuff and go to get my plates for my car… guess what… the systems are down, Nov 2010.
Then I go to get my motorcycle license, pass and need the new DL, guess what? You got it… July of 2011.
So today it is time for me to renew my tags on my bike, and I go there around 2:30, I am number 140 and they are on 93… and you won’t ever guess it… really, you won’t! But their Computers were… down… again… however, they did say you can go do early voting while you waited :)
I guess the people are pretty nice, it is just frustrating to often feel that they really don’t think people have nothing better to do then wait and wait, and then have to come back again.
The fees paid here are a gazzillion times more than I used to pay back home, so I would think the state can afford a little bit of a better system.

Along with everyone else in the world, I absolutely dread the DMV. I’m not telling how long I’ve been driving around with my PA plates. If you’re good friends you know how long it’s been.
After breezing through the Emissions check I walked into the DMV expecting the worse. It’s not bad, dare I say it was doable. Press a button based on the reason for showing up and get a number, wait for your number to appear on the screen and walk up to the appropriate person’s cubicle. Not difficult at all I say.
This place could rival Walmart for «the people of» spam emails I get. You may get better variety at the DMV, oh the people at the DMV were a HOOT! I was just watching and listening and giggling to myself on the inside.
The woman who helped me was super sweet and walked me through each step with a sense of humor, no lie! One hour at the DMV and I walked out of there registered in CO with CO plates for the first time. (HOT DOG!)
Don’t hate on the DMV, it’s a necessary evil in the world and the people are just doing a job.

This was actually the most pleasant trip to any DMV I’ve ever taken in any state. Sure, there was a long line and it’s always a pain in the ass getting all of the right documents together. The difference here was that the staff actually didn’t seem to hate their lives. I’ve never dealt with such courteous DMV staff before. It was a surprisingly pleasant experience, in a relative sense.
People from out of state, take note — this is the fourth state that I have lived in as a driver (6^th total) and Colorado is the first of those to require my middle name on my driver’s license. This means that if your old out of state ID doesn’t have your middle name on it, then you need some other official secondary documentation (birth certificate, passport…) that has your middle name. Thankfully someone told me about this ahead of time, so I was ok. It’s good that states have some flexibility to be different, but only when it makes sense. I’ve never needed my middle name for anything else in my life ever. It’s like getting a minor in college. Who cares?
Also, you don’t get your ID the same day. My bank gets a me a debit card the same day, the library gets me a card the same day, but the DMV gives you your old ID with a hole punched in it and a piece of paper that you get to carry around for a max of 30 days. Super. Oh, and don’t leave that bit of paper at home if you want to get a beer. Some places will deny you even if your old ID with the hole in it is not expired and clearly states that you are old enough. I’ve seen this happen.
What this all means is that the only star reductions in this review are for annoying state policies. This branch did great.

It’s the DMV. Avoid if possible by completing any transaction online, but if you must come in, this location isn’t bad.
There are two sides to this DMV: the license plate side and the driver’s license side. So be sure to verify multiple times which office you need to go to so as not to pull a number, wait for one or two hours, and then find you’re in the wrong office.
Both sides are relatively slow, but when you come to the DMV, you know that’s what you’re going to get.

The people here are RUDE!!! they continually told me different information. I spent 9 hours over 2 days getting my licence renewed and after the first day of 5 hours they say «oh you need to take a driving test» What are you people kidding? but no so I go to schedule a test and that is almost impossible. I show up 45 minutes early and they couldn’t work me in… FAIL! This is why the government has issues

Not that a trip to the DMV in any state or county is a all beer and skitles, but this is one DMV that takes the cake. I have lived in 4 states and the DMV in Denver county doth bloweth the most.
In CA they are so glorious to offer the ability to make an appointment online and you can go to any DMV location. Here in CO, you can only go to the DMV for your county, BOOO. As if going to only specified county locations doesn’t suck enough, there are only about four in the county that you can go to anyway.
On a good note, the people that have helped me the 3 times I have gone were really nice.

So if you read my last review, you’ll see that my car was illegal for a few months because I let the tags expire. There’s no excuse, except that I just wouldn’t make time for it until I got a few tickets. Yep. That’s a pricey motivation. Anyway, I always feel a sense of dread going to the DMV because of the lines and unhappy faces, but I had a pretty good experience here last week.
Aside from the location (I had GPS and still drove around for about 15 minutes trying to find this place — please note it’s on Peoria headed south, not north), I was pleasantly surprised about how quickly I got in and out. My wait was under 15 minutes, and although some dude totally swooped in to take my spot in line, I still got out of there pretty fast. Speaking of taking someone’s place in line — I find this inexplicable, since at this location they’ve made knowing when it’s your turn pretty foolproof.
–Walk through door.
–Press a button on a kiosk depending on what service you want.
–Take your number.
–Sit. Sit. Sit.
–A buzzer will sound to indicate when the next person is up, you follow the screen to see what lovely teller will be taking care of your problems.
–How is this process confusing?
So my tags set me back quite a bit, but that’s what you get when you break the law!
P. S. I’m not sure if there is ever a good day of the week to visit the DMV, but my advice is to go early on a Friday when everyone is mellow and looking forward to their weekends.