SC’s DMV returning to in-car driver’s license tests, other pre-COVID operations
The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles on Monday will resume in-car road tests at all of its branches, as COVID-19 case numbers fall in the state.
In August, as coronavirus infections spiked because of the delta variant, driving skills tests for regular license applicants were made by appointment only. The driving test was done by the applicant driving alone in the vehicle while a DMV official monitored from the outside. The tests were offered at a limited number of branches.
“Like many other organizations in the past 20 months, one of our top concerns has been the health and safety of our customers and our employees,” said Kevin Shwedo, Executive Director of the SCDMV. “Since we are seeing infection rates decrease and the immunization rates increase, we determined that it was the right time to shift back to regular road tests so we could better serve our customers.”
The SC DMV also plans to revert back to its pre-pandemic schedule of afternoon-only appointments for regular license and motorcycle skills testing. People will be able to walk in for a test during the morning hours, the DMV said in a news release.
People seeking commercial driver’s licenses still need to schedule an appointment for a test, but those tests will now be offered during all operating hours.
Applicants will be able to schedule appointments for CDL skills tests every day at nine SC DMV branches in the state: Bennetsville; Columbia – Shop Road; Greenville – Saluda Dam Road; Greenwood; Ladson; Myrtle Beach – The Market Common; North Augusta; Rock Hill; and Sumter.
Appointments for skills tests can be made online at SCDMVOnline.com.
This story was originally published November 11, 2021 at 9:38 AM with the headline "SC’s DMV returning to in-car driver’s license tests, other pre-COVID operations."
