Blog

A Quincy man sustained serious injuries when he was struck while standing outside of his broken down motor vehicle on Friday in on Route 3 in Norwell. The striking vehicle, a 1999 Dodge Caravan was illegally being driven in the breakdown lane where the man was standing. Jeffrey Knowles, 32, of Quincy, was transported to South Shore […]

As part of the 17th Annual Massachusetts Stand Down, the Mass. RMV assisted hundreds of homeless and at-risk veterans with drivers licensing and Massachusetts Identification Card services at the Chinatown RMV Branch in Boston. Regional Registry Managers helped work the counters to provide services to veterans in need of a driver’s license or Mass. ID

In an effort to reduce harmful exhaust emissions, the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles has teamed up with the Department of Environmental Protection to reduce idling vehicles, especially school busses, which are a health hazard. Leaving a vehicle idling for more than 5 minutes is a violation of the Massachusetts anti-idling law, which carries a

The Mass. RMV has a few absolute and mandatory license suspensions and requirements to which there are no exceptions. These are outlined below. If these apply to you, there is likely no way to get a license or avoid the restriction unless and until you address the underlying issue. Interlock. If you are a second

A Marlboro man who allegedly produced a false license when police stopped him in Westborough defaulted, last week, at his arraignment on 2nd offense DUI, operating after suspension, refusal to identify himself, and drinking from an open container of alcohol in Westboro District Court this week. If he is convicted of 2nd offense DUI, he

There is a bill pending which would outlaw aggressive driving in Massachusetts. House Bill 3585 makes it a violation of law to drive aggressively, maliciously or recklessly so that the safety of at least one other person might be endangered. The law requires the police to issue a traffic ticket to the violator and notify

In the wake of recent tragedies involving elderly drivers in Massachusetts, the state will likely enact new laws in the future to reduce impaired driving in Massachusetts. For example, House Bill 232 would require Mass. doctors and health care providers to notify the Mass. RMV if they have diagnosed a patient with a physical or

The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles requires those convicted of certain motor vehicle offenses to take specific driver re-training classes. The National Safety Council offers these remedial driving classes at various locations throughout Massachusetts.  You can now register for these classes on-line, using a credit card, on the NSC website. The NSC offers the following

On Friday, August 28th, as part of its plan to reduce costs and save money by relocating Mass. RMV Branches from certain privately owned “high rent” facilities to state-owed buildings, the Registry closed its Falmouth, Massachusetts Branch. Until a new location is identified, RMV customers  on the Cape can go to Registry Branches in Plymouth