Virginia
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Licenses and IDs
Renew a driver's licenseVirginia lets you renew online or by mail every other time. $32 for 8 years. Check in 4 questions.Fee $32 for 8 years · 10 min online, or 1 visitReplace a lost or stolen licenseLost, stolen or damaged? Most adults can order one online for $20.Fee $20 · 10 min online, or 1 visitGet a learner's permitFrom 15 and a half, after a two-part test: all 10 sign questions right, then 24 of 30.Fee $3, plus the yearly license cost · 1 visitGet your license: the road testUnder 18, driver ed gives the road test. Adults test at DMV, and from January 2027 the rules change for 18 to 20. 3 questions.Fee $32 license; no separate road test fee listed · 1 visitChange your addressVirginia gives you 30 days. It's free online; a new card is optional.Fee Free; $20 for a new card if you want one · 5 min onlineMoving to VirginiaTitle and register your car within 30 days, and get your license within 60. Usually one DMV visit.Fee License $32; title $15; registration from $30.75 a year · 1 or 2 visitsGet a REAL IDLook for the star in the upper right. In Virginia it's optional and costs $10 once.Fee $10 one time, plus the license fee · 1 visit, if you need it
Your car
Renew car registrationOnline in minutes, $1 cheaper than in person. Northern Virginia needs a current emissions test. 3 questions.Fee $30.75 or $35.75 a year by weight · 10 min onlineBuy or sell a carThe seller keeps the plates and tells DMV. The buyer pays 4.15% tax and titles it within 30 days, often online. 3 questions.Fee $15 title, plus 4.15% sales and use tax (at least $75) · Within 30 days of the saleCar inspectionEvery car needs a safety inspection each year. Northern Virginia adds an emissions test every 2 years.Fee Up to $20 safety; up to $30 emissions · Under an hour at a station