Department of Motor Vehicles

The Mt. P DMv is not bad UNTIL you have to take your driving test. My mother arrived at the DMV at 9:30 with my niece, waited in line, checked in, and was told to take a seat. There were no others waiting to take the test. At approximately 10:30 am their number was called. They checked their paperwork told them there was only one person giving the test that day and we would be called shortly. At 11:00 another agent came to us and told us the test administrator was going to lunch and we should come back at 1:00. (2 hour lunch??). They also said they would hold their paperwork and to see the manager upon returning. 2 hours later, when they returned they went to the manager and she knew nothing about it. The manager then went to speak to the agent who told them to come back. The manager came back with the paperwork and told them to have a seat they would be called in a bit. They waited aprrox. 15 and were called. The testing agent said not all the paperwork was there and went back to talk to the original agent who was holding the forms. They couldn’t locate one of the papers and the testing agent told them she had other appointments and couldn’t wait. So after taking a day off school, waiting for hours and having them misplace a form, my niece left without getting to take the test. She said she will go to North Charleston instead of her own town DMV to take the test next time since they were so rude and unorganized.

As others have mentioned, this DMV does not live up to the awful DMV cliché. Every time I’ve had to come in, it was fairly quick. Even if there was a line, it never took longer than 30 mins or so. My birthday is in a couple weeks and my license is expiring. I was driving by and decided to pull in and see if I could get in and out quickly. They were closing in 15 mins so I figured they might have a rush of people who left work early to make it in. Fortunately, there was 2 other people in there. I filled out my form, was immediately called to the counter, then after that was immediately called up for a new photo. Start to finish was maybe 15 minutes to walking out the door with my new license.

It’s the DMV what do you expect? This location is pretty efficient so the line does move pretty good.

As far as DMVs go, this one isn’t all that bad. The line is always long, but they are fully staffed and have a pretty good queuing system to flow people through. The staff is actually super friendly and very knowledgeable here too, which is nice when you are like me and always have a complex situation.
They run the photobooth like a glamor shoot, so prepare to leave blind after they insist on taking pictures of you until they get one that «makes you look good. «
They cannot test for motorcycles at this location.

Let’s face it, there will always be a line at the DMV. However, the people who work here are courteous and very helpful. They will get you pointed in the right direction and handle your business as quickly as possible. I have only been living here for about 7 month. The two times I have had to deal with this DMV have been pleasant and easy.

Hands down the best location to get your license. There are rarely any lines. The first lady that gives you your number and checks all of your documentation is nice. I think the DMV only hires mean people, so don’t expect the person helping you to be nice or helpful. At least I don’t have to wait 2 hours like at the Leeds Ave location!