Plan Ahead for Reduced DMV Hours

Hours will be adjusted at the following Department of Motor Vehicles locations beginning next week:

Wednesday, September 21

• DMV’s New Britain Office, located at 85 North Mountain Road, will be closed from 7:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.  The office will open to the public at 1 p.m. and close at its normal time of 4 p.m.
• DMV’s Middletown Photo License Center, located at 386 Main Street, will be closed all day.  

Wednesday, September 28

• DMV’s Hamden Office, located at 1985 State Street, will be closed from 7:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.  The office will open to the public at 1 p.m. and close at its normal time of 4 p.m.

The reduced hours will allow DMV employees to be trained for the new month SelectCT ID program which begins in October.

The program provides the option of a verified identity for anyone renewing driver licenses and DMV-issued identification cards. This verification involves a review of primary identity documents, such as a birth certificate or passport.

Through the SelectCT ID program, the department will ask renewing customers whether they want to show original identity documents to establish a record of their identity with the agency as well as for federal identification purposes. Customers can also reject the verification and simply get a regular driver's license or ID card.

 For more information, visit the program’s website at ct.gov/selectctid.