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DMV reasonable wait times

Posted on 10/21/22 at 8:45 am
Posted by JBM210
Member since Dec 2010
3192 posts
Posted on 10/21/22 at 8:45 am
Where to go? Baton Rouge or outlying areas? Gonzales, Baker, Central or wherever.
Posted by GregMaddux
LSU Fan
Member since Jun 2011
18212 posts
Posted on 10/21/22 at 8:46 am to
Do not go to gramercy. Worst ever.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
65999 posts
Posted on 10/21/22 at 8:47 am to
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
69102 posts
Posted on 10/21/22 at 8:49 am to
For simple renewals? Go to a private title piece that does licenses. You'll pay a little more but spend less than 10 minutes of your day.

For complicated stuff I send people to Reserve or Boutte locally. The OMV in Harvey and on Veterans in NOLA sucks so bad. If you need a reinstatement you have to go to a big omv and you'll likely wait around three hours.
Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
42633 posts
Posted on 10/21/22 at 8:51 am to
Definitely not Gonzales

Last time I went to express one on Perkins and Siegen and it was about a 2 hour wait from opening time

Best one I went to prior to COVID was Walker
Posted by Saskwatch
Member since Feb 2016
16567 posts
Posted on 10/21/22 at 8:53 am to
quote:

Go to a private title piece that does licenses. You'll pay a little more but spend less than 10 minutes of your day.


Yeah they could charge me double what they do and I'd still go to one of these.
Posted by tigerinthebueche
Member since Oct 2010
36791 posts
Posted on 10/21/22 at 8:57 am to
There is a 3rd party OMV office on Range in Denham that can do all your shite that
Moves fairly well.

Or you can go to the DMV office in New Roads. Never a line when I’ve been in there.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
65999 posts
Posted on 10/21/22 at 8:59 am to
There's one in prairieville. can't remember the name. in one of those oak grove strip malls.

ETA: Ascension Auto Title
This post was edited on 10/21/22 at 9:05 am
Posted by leftovergumbo
Member since May 2018
483 posts
Posted on 10/21/22 at 9:04 am to
Don't even try to go to an OMV office without an appointment
Posted by Armymann50
Playing with my
Member since Sep 2011
17068 posts
Posted on 10/21/22 at 9:16 am to
quote:

Gonzale


only takes about an hour to tell they can't help you. Then on to the express in Baton Rouge where it takes two hours and $26 but they can help you.
Posted by JBM210
Member since Dec 2010
3192 posts
Posted on 10/21/22 at 9:18 am to
Can’t go to a title company. They are the one that informed me that my registration is blocked due to a lapse of insurance. Insurance on vehicle was cancelled July 1 2020. I didn’t take ownership of the vehicle until September 23 2020. They trying to charge me $525 ????
Posted by Breauxsif
Member since May 2012
22290 posts
Posted on 10/21/22 at 9:45 am to
Port Allen is where I used to go. In and out in 15-20 mins. Practically zero wait time. Avoid Independence Boulevard at all costs.
Posted by BabaLooey
Member since Sep 2020
99 posts
Posted on 10/21/22 at 9:45 am to
Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
42633 posts
Posted on 10/21/22 at 10:01 am to
Those places like Ascension Auto Title, I don't think they do everything that a OMV does.


Plus when will the OMV actually take payment form other than cash?
This post was edited on 10/21/22 at 10:03 am
Posted by RedHawk
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2007
8851 posts
Posted on 10/21/22 at 10:38 am to
BTR does appointments and it works great. In and out in like 20 minutes tops.
Posted by Kadjin
edge of the basin
Member since Oct 2013
1251 posts
Posted on 10/21/22 at 10:46 am to
quote:

BTR does appointments and it works great. In and out in like 20 minutes tops.


I think they all do since covid, I did this recently and was in and out in a similar time frame. You can make appointments on express lane
Posted by crimsonsaint
Member since Nov 2009
37250 posts
Posted on 10/21/22 at 11:17 am to
quote:

Don't even try to go to an OMV office without an appointment


Yep they do it by appointments now. I had to get a new license plate not long ago and I was in and out in 10 minutes.
Posted by dcrews
Houston, TX
Member since Feb 2011
30193 posts
Posted on 10/21/22 at 11:32 am to
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Last time I went to express one on Perkins and Siegen and it was about a 2 hour wait from opening time


Do they still offer to let you cut the line for an extra fee?

Was always hilarious watching the glare of people who had been there for over an hour and I get taken care of 5-10 mins after I walked in.
Posted by AbitaFan08
Boston, MA
Member since Apr 2008
26580 posts
Posted on 10/21/22 at 11:34 am to
There’s one just across the bridge in Port Allen. If you get there when they open it’s usually pretty quick.
Posted by crash1211
Houma
Member since May 2008
3140 posts
Posted on 10/21/22 at 11:37 am to
You cannot go into a field office to take care of a block. You have to call 225-925-6146 option #3. It will take a long time to get through. Keep calling. A field office cannot reinstate any longer.
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