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.

In recent years, the state's Division of Motor Vehicles has embraced technology and offers a variety of options for license renewal.

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 ...

North Carolina residents now have an additional two years to renew their driver's licenses after they expire, thanks to a new law. The recently passed Senate Bill 391 includes a "temporary moratorium, ...

North Carolina drivers without a REAL ID can now renew their driver's license online for a second consecutive time. The change, which is effective immediately, comes from Senate Bill 245, which Gov.

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 ...

Gov. Josh Stein signed a bill into law Tuesday that aims to reduce the number of trips people must make to a Division of Motor Vehicles office. The new law allows residents to renew a driver’s license ...

North Carolina has extended the amount of time drivers have to renew their license—but this isn’t necessarily a good thing. As of July 1, North Carolina motorists are allowed to drive with a license ...

North Carolina residents would have an extra two years to renew their driver’s licenses under a bill approved by a House committee Wednesday. The “temporary moratorium” on license expiration is ...

North Carolina residents would have an extra two years to renew their driver’s licenses under a bill approved by a House committee Wednesday. “The point of it is to simply relieve the North Carolina ...