Expired Registration

➤ Learner’s Permit Knowledge Testing is being done by appointment only at the DMV’s Cheshire (Wednesday – Friday) and Wethersfield (Tuesday – Friday) locations. All appointments will be confirmed or canceled by email. Be sure to check your email prior to heading to the DMV.

➤ For the health and safety of the public as well as our employees, some services including road tests are postponed until further notice.

➤ Extensions provided for renewals of driver’s licenses, non-driver ID cards, vehicle registrations, emissions testing and other credentials, expiring between March 10 and June 30. For details, visit CTDMV.info

➤ Vehicle and boat registration drop-off services are available at DMV’s Enfield, Old Saybrook and Waterbury locations. Learn More

➤ Many DMV services remain available online, by phone and through the mail. For details, visit CTDMV.info

The DMV’s staff is working diligently to reduce its backlog and to provide critical services to essential businesses. Transactions are being completed as quickly as possible, in the order in which they are received. The average turnaround time is approximately four weeks. The DMV appreciates the public’s patience as it navigates through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Expired Registrations

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If your vehicle's registration has expired, please follow the instructions below to re-register your vehicle.

If your registration is expired less than two years :

Visit a DMV Hub or Limited Service Office. You may also pay your renewal online.
Be sure that your vehicle has met emissions testing requirements and has no outstanding compliance issues (i.e. Property Tax, Insurance, Emissions Test etc.)
Provide license plate number or registration renewal notice of expired vehicle.
You will pay a late fee of $10.00.

If your registration has expired for two years or longer, you will be required to obtain new license plates for the vehicle. Please follow these instructions:

Visit a DMV Hub or Limited Service office.
Provide license plate number or registration document of expired vehicle.
Present your Connecticut Driver's License.
Complete Application for Registration and Certificate of Title (form H-13B).
Provide current Connecticut Insurance Identification Card.
Be sure that your vehicle has met emissions testing requirements and has no outstanding compliance issues.

State of Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles