DMV office in Escondido to close May 10

Three area offices to open an hour earlier to accommodate customers

California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) says its Escondido field office at 725 North Escondido Boulevard will close permanently on Friday, May 10.

The office will be closed until new space can be acquired, which is expected to take approximately nine months.

Three nearby offices will open an hour earlier each day beginning Wednesday, May 1, to accommodate customers.

DMV offices opening an hour earlier starting May 1:

•Poway, 13461 Community Road’

•Oceanside, 4005 Plaza Drive; and

•Temecula, 27851 Diaz Road.

Poway, Oceanside, and Temecula office hours will be Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. while an Escondido office is closed.

Customers can also transact business online. Online services available 24 hours a day, seven days a week through its website include appointments for written and drive tests; vehicle registration and driver license renewals, selection of personalized license plates, changes of address, and payment of fees via secure debit transactions.

Customers can also call DMV customer service at 800-777-0133.

DMV is a department under the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency.