Big DMV surprise coming
New, renewed driver’s licenses will only be mailed to your home
Barry Smith
January 5, 2008 - 9:01PM



RALEIGH — In a little less than six months, North Carolina motorists going to the DMV to get a new driver’s license or to renew their old one could be in for a surprise.

Beginning July 1, motorists will no longer get their diver’s license on the spot. Instead, they’ll be issued a 20-day certificate to drive. Identification documents that you provided to the DMV will be scanned in and officials in Raleigh will review them for their authenticity. If everything turns out OK, your driver’s license will be mailed to your physical address. Post office box addresses won’t be accepted.

“It’s a way to make your driver’s license is compliant with the requirements of the Real ID Act,â€