Massachusetts dedicates Wednesdays at 5 RMV locations to customers age 75 or older who need to renew licenses

Update: the Registry of Motor Vehicles has extended the dedicated hours for seniors through October. Read more here.

Five Registry of Motor Vehicles service centers in Massachusetts will dedicate Wednesdays to customers age 75 or older whose extended driver’s license or ID card will soon expire.

The new service days start Wednesday, Sept. 2, in Watertown and Sept. 9 in Danvers, Leominster, New Bedford and South Yarmouth. The service change will run throughout September at these five service centers, which are open by appointment 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays.

The state Department of Transportation announced the service days to prioritize customers whose licenses or IDs were extended from March, April or May until September.

Until recently, the RMV suspended in-person appointments for license renewals because of the coronavirus pandemic, automatically extending licenses and IDs for months. In addition to the spring extensions, the RMV extended licenses and IDs that expired in June until October, those that expired in July until November and those that expired in August until December.

The RMV announced earlier this month it was allowing limited appointments to resume in person.

Some customers can renew their driver’s licenses or state ID cards online, but Massachusetts requires people age 75 or older to renew their driver’s licenses in person at an RMV service center to take an eye test. They can also present a vision screening certificate in person instead of taking an eye test.

The senior hours prioritize those with licenses and IDs that are set to expire this month while helping to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 to a high-risk group.

At least 8,827 people in Massachusetts have died from coronavirus-related complications, according to the state Department of Public Health’s report on Monday. Health officials reported 11 deaths and 301 new cases statewide.

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