If you have driven past the Taylorville DMV in the last week, you’ve probably noticed the long lines. The long lines have not been exclusively at Taylorville. All Illinois DMV’s are feeling the weight of the coronavirus as there are currently more than 7,000,000 expired driver’s licenses/ID cards and over 1.9 million expired vehicle registrations.

Secretary of State Jesse White, issued a press release reminding drivers that while the DMV is open, they are open to serve only new drivers, customers with expired driver’s licenses and vehicle transactions. 

Expiration dates for driver’s licenses and vehicle registration stickers have been extended until October 1st. This extension also covers those who have June and July expiration dates.  Expired documents will remain valid until October 1st so customers do not need to rush into a facility. 

As always with long lines at the DMV, if you can go online, you are encouraged to do so. Visit cyberdriveillinois.com to see if what you need from the DMV can be taken care of online. Some services can be renewing a vehicle registration, obtain a duplicate driver’s license, obtain a driving record abstract, and renew a driver’s license through the Safe Driver Renewal program.