DMV adds ID card renewal to list of online services

Wisconsin ID card holders who need to renew their ID cards can now renew them online . Because a Wisconsin ID card is valid for eight years and can be renewed online one time, Wisconsin ID card holders can go up to 16 years without having to visit a Department of Motor Vehicles customer service center.

“The DMV has offered the option of getting a duplicate Wisconsin ID card or driver license online for some time now, but renewing an ID card online is a new service,” said Patrick Fernan, deputy administrator for the DMV, in a press release.

The DMV would like to remind people that Wisconsin ID cards that are needed for voting purposes are free.

There are now more than a dozen transactions a DMV customer can do online, and that number will continue to increase. There is growing interest in all of DMV’s online services. Customers are busy, and they appreciate the convenience. The most popular online service continues to be vehicle registration renewal. In the last 12 months, 867,000 customers have chosen this option.

Other popular online services provide DMV customers the opportunity to:

·         Schedule a road test.

·         Request both driver and vehicle records.

·         Find out whether their choice for a personalized license plate is available.

·         Change their address.

“Clearly online is the way to go if you want to save time and money,” said Fernan. Aside from getting a driver license, just about everything else a customer needs from DMV can be done online at www.wisconsindmv.gov or through the mail and does not require a visit to a service center.

To renew a Wisconsin ID card online, visit www.dot.wisconsin.gov/drivers/drivers/duplicate-id.htm.