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Go Online, Not In Line, to Renew Your Driver License
http://dps.texasonline.state.tx.us/
Computers across the state of Texas have become Driver License
offices thanks to the new DPS Express Service.
Texans who qualify can renew their driver licenses and ID
cards over the Internet or by telephone, charging the renewal
fees to a credit card. (Users are charged a $1 convenience
fee in addition to the fee for their license or identification
card.) Address changes can also be handled during the online
renewal process.
The online system is secure, available in Spanish and was
designed to handle a large number of transactions simultaneously.
The systems and infrastructure are designed to allow for additional
Department services to be added in the future.
"We're pleased that we can now offer the citizens of
Texas a convenient way to renew their driver licenses 24 hours
a day, seven days a week," said Col. Thomas A. Davis
Jr., director of the DPS.
About 80,000 drivers per month take advantage of the current
mail renewal process. That number is expected to grow with
the new system-reducing the number of drivers who visit driver
license offices to take care of routine business.
DPS hopes to have at least 40 percent of total renewals
eventually take place via the Internet, phone system or mail-an
increase of about 15 percent over present numbers.
Once accessed, the service notifies those who do not qualify
for online renewal. That includes anyone who used the mail
renewal their last renewal cycle and those who have no digital
photo on file with DPS. You must be within one year of the
expiration date to renew your license or ID card.
The online license renewal is located on the DPS web site
(www.txdps.state.tx.us),
as well as the state's e-business Web portal (www.texasonline.com).
Those preferring to renew their driver license or ID over
the telephone may call a special toll-free number, 1-866-DLRENEW
(357-3639).
Courtesy of the Texas Department of Public Safety
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