Issues are dashing up at Miami-Dade DMV places. The county began weekend hours on the downtown workplace so now, you may go on Saturdays. We’ve discovered different places are additionally placing appointments within the quick lane. 7’s Heather Walker has at present’s 7Investigates.
From mission unattainable to doable — getting a driver’s license in Miami-Dade County is getting simpler.
Employee on speaker: “Please proceed to quantity 28.”
Heather Walker: “I’m trying right here and usually we might see simply folks sitting right here for lengthy hours, no motion, lengthy line outdoors. However this morning we noticed folks being ushered in, transferring.
Dariel Fernandez, Miami-Dade Tax Collector: “Sure daily, we attend kind of between 700 to 800 folks.”
Miami-Dade Tax Collector, Dariel Fernandez, says that’s a brand new report. It’s nearly double the quantity of people that the place being served right here — when the state was operating the DMVs.
Dariel Fernandez: “That is the Miami Central Workplace. It’s the second, largest workplace that we have now right here in Miami-Dade County.”
And the second location that the county has taken over for the reason that change about 4 months in the past.
Dariel Fernandez: “In order you see, all of the home windows are full.”
There are 33 home windows totally staffed. That’s up from round 20 (home windows).
Heather Walker: “I used to be simply questioning how the method was for you.”
Kimberly, Miami-Dade DMV buyer: “Tremendous quick. I bought right here at 11:05 (a.m.) and, let’s see what time it’s now, 11:25 (a.m.), so 20 minutes out and in.”
Heather Walker: “Wow!”
Kimberly: “Yeah. However I did have an appointment.”
However the county says – it’s nonetheless enjoying catch-up – cleansing the mess left behind from the state and the previous system that allowed folks to guide a number of appointments and submit them on the market.
Dariel Fernandez: “It’s already stopped. If you happen to do this, you will have penalties.”
Final week, Miami-Dade County put in place a $500 civil penalty and doable time behind bars for anybody caught promoting appointments.
Fernandez tells us the brand new system gained’t enable it to occur anymore.
Heather Walker: “So your message is you might be watching every thing?”
Dariel Fernandez: “Sure, we’re watching every thing.”
Fernandez says come summer season – these strains ought to begin to disappear – and appointments ought to open again up. Making it a a lot smoother trip for drivers to get on the street.
Heather Walker, 7News.
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