Need to renew license or registration? Don't go to the DMV

Need to renew license or registration? Don't go to the DMV

TRYING EXPERIENCE-- NO MATTER WHEREYOU LIVE.BUT WAITS COULDBE EVEN LONGER...FOR THEFORESEEABLEFUTURE.THIS... AS I-T-DWORKS ITS WAYTHROUGH A 100-THOUSAND PERSONBACKLOG.OUR FRANKIEKATAFIAS HAS MOREON HOW YOU CANSKIP THE LINES.IF YOU HAVE ADRIVER'S LICENSETODAY OR YOU HAVEA CAR REGISTRATIONTODAY, YOU SHOULDBE ABLE TO RENEWTHAT ONLINE VERSUSSOMEBODY WHO'SJUST MOVING TO THESTATE NEEDING ADRIVER'S LICENSE ORSOMEONE WHO JUSTBOUGHT A CAR.WITH OVER 100,000IDAHOANSBACKLOGGED, ANDCDC GUIDELINESENCOURAGINGPEOPLE TO SOCIALDISTANCE AND AVOIDLARGE GATHERINGS,I-T-D AND THE DMVASKIF YOU CAN RENEWONLINE LEAVE THECOUNTY OFFICEVISITS TO THOSEFOLKS WHO AREREQUIRED TO GO INBECAUSE IN PERSONTHE NUMBER OFCLERKS WORKINGTHEIR STATIONS WILLDICTATE HOW MANYPEOPLE ARE LET INIT'S ONE IN ONEOUT.BECAUSE OF THEBACKLOG AND COVIDRESTRICTIONS ANEXTENSION HASBEEN ISSUEDTHROUGH JUNE 30THIF FOR SOMEREASON, THERE WASANOTHER SPIKE INCOVID CASES WHEREWE WERE REQUIREDTO CLOSE OFFICES,AND CERTAINLY, WEWOULD LOOK ATEXPANDINGEXPIRATION DATES.JUST TWO YEARSAGO THE D-M-V ALSODEALT WITH A LARGEBACKLOG,WE HAD A VENDORSOFTWARE THAT HADFAILEDTHE GLITCH AT D-M-V'S ACROSS THESTATED CREATED ABIGGER PROBLEM.SO WE ASKED THED-M-V WHETHER ORNOT THEIR ONLINESYSTEM COULDSUPPORT A LARGESURGE IN USERS.THERE ARE NOHICCUPS TO RENEWONLINE IT'S A PRETTYSEAMLESSTRANSACTION.WE'VE BEEN ABLE TOMAINTAIN THESYSTEM NOW FORTWO YEARS, ANDEVEN WHEN WE SEEAN ABNORMALITY INTHE SYSTEM, WEHAVE SUCH ROUTERAPID RESPONSE TOMAKE SURE THESYSTEM CONTINUESTO WORK.THOSE NEEDING TORENEW THEIRLICENSE OR VEHICLEREGISTRATION CANALSO OPT FOR APHONETRANSACTION.WE HAVE A CALLCENTER SO FOLKSCAN CALL INTO THECALL CENTER, ANDWE CAN RUN YOUTHROUGH THEPHONE.FRANKIE KATAFIASIDAHO NEWS 6