As the second wave of COVID-19 takes hold throughout the state, the Motor Vehicle Commission will be transitioning 11 locations to an appointment-only system starting Nov. 2.
The agencies in Wallington, Jersey City, Cherry Hill, Hazlet, Lakewood, Manahawkin, Medford, Somerville, Springfield, Trenton and Turnersville will no longer allow walk-insfor registration and title transfers for privately purchased vehicles and out-of-statetransfers.
East Orange, Newton, Runnemede, South Brunswick and Washington will continue to serve customers for vehicle transactions on a walk-in basis, as well as by appointment. Customers may go to NJMVC.gov now to make an appointment up to 30 days in advance.
All locations will start an appointment system for out-of-state transfers.Licensing centers are authorized to process out-of-state registration and title transfers concurrently with license transfers, to eliminate the need for multiple visits by customers.
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“I’m proud of the amazing volume of work processed by our team since reopening in July; shifting to an appointment system limits that capacity as well as our flexibility,” Chief Administrator Sue Fulton said in a statement. She said transactions have declined week to week and feels that the agency can meet demandwith the appointment system.
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Seniors, age 65 and older, will be able to reserve appointments at any time, while continuing to benefit from exclusive designated times on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2 to 4 p.m., now by appointment.
“We will continue to track demand very closely, especially if and when closures due to COVID-19 force appointment cancellations,” Fulton said.
The move to appointment-based transactions comes after eight locations were forced to shut down when employees were infected with COVID-19. Cardiff, Manahawkin, Runnemede, Delanco and Eatontown remain closed.
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