Orange County Motor Vehicle Registration & Driver's Licenses

How to contact the local Driver's License Offices, the Motor Vehicle Registration and the License Plate Agency

Driver's License.  Registration and Plates.

Driver's License Offices

* Carrboro Plaza

54 Bypass and W. Main St., Carrboro

929-4161

* Hillsborough

1201 Hwy 70 West

732-2427

Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

New residents must apply within 60 days for a N.C. driver's license; borrow a booklet to prepare for the examination or visit http://www.ncdot.org/dmv/.

Motor Vehicle Registration and License Plate Agency

University Mall

S. Estes Dr., Chapel Hill

929-0204

Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Payments by cash or by check with two forms of ID; not credit cards.

Motor vehicles must be registered and licensed within 30 days of purchase or of moving to N.C. Application for license plate requires certificate of title and the name and policy number of auto liability insurance (company must be recognized in N.C.). Within 10 days after registration the vehicle must be inspected at an authorized service station.

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