Drivers Road Test Plymouth Mn
Location information for the DMV Minneapolis MN. Enroll In Drivers Ed; Prepare for Your Road Test; Misc. Plymouth DVS Contact Information. The Minnesota legislature passed a law that directs the Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services division (DPS-DVS) to make REAL ID compliant drivers licenses available by Oct. DVS is working toward that deadline now. DPS-DVS will provide more information on how to obtain a REAL ID compliant.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Drive-by some DMV locations and you’ll see lines of cars at 4 a.m. — all hoping to land a chance to take the driver’s test. Examiner vacancies and last year’s state government shutdown caused a backlog in testing which is still bogging down the system. Many applicants say their wait is about two months before they can take a road test, and that has some eager drivers taking extreme measures to get around the roadblock.
For teens, it’s the first rite of passage into adulthood, with a driver’s license comes independence. After hours of instruction and practice, Hanna Anderson was excited to take her driver’s test, but when she tried dropping in at the Anoka exam station she was told to come back and schedule an appointment. Prepare to wait. Twin Cities applicants are encountering scheduling delays of two months, or more. Nightmares On Wax Discography Rapidshare on this page. Department of Public Safety spokesman Bruce Gordon says last year’s government shutdown and examiner retirements created a backlog. It is made worse when applicants schedule multiple appointments, because a whopping 41 percent fail the test on their first try.
“We’ve encountered folks that are scheduling two or even three appointments, and that’s taking appointments away from other people who might need them,” Gordon said. To get around the wait, many drivers line up at 4 a.m. Outside exam sites in Plymouth, Eagan and Arden Hills. It’s first come, first served, once examiners are available. “You see the line, it’s not even 8 a.m. And there’s 15 to 20 cars in line; so it’s crazy,” said Jim Gorney, an applicant’s father.