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N.J. MVC announces Real ID Thursdays to meet appointment demand. Here’s when to sign up.
New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle Commission is adding more Real ID appointments to keep up with the demand ahead of the May 7 deadline.
All U.S. travelers will soon be required to have a Real ID for domestic flights, or use their passport as identification. As the deadline approaches, New Jersey residents have reported difficulty scheduling appointments statewide.
“Over the last few months, we’ve seen a dramatic increase in demand for REAL ID from our customers, and we’ve repeatedly added and reallocated appointments to better meet that demand,” Acting NJMVC Chief Administrator Latrecia Littles-Floyd said in a statement Tuesday. “The new initiative announced today will expand access further, helping to service more customers who need or want to get a REAL ID.”
Starting on March 20, the MVC will add nearly 4,500 new appointments for “REAL ID Thursdays,” including license renewal and non-renewal appointments. Residents can sign up for those appointments on the MVC website starting on March 14.
The MVC will also host a series of mobile unit events on Saturdays, where people can also renew or sign up for a Real ID. Those events are scheduled to start April 5.
An MVC spokesperson previously told CBS News New York about 3,000 new Real ID appointments are added every day at 7 a.m.
How to get a Real ID
Those who already have a New Jersey driver’s license need to go online to book an appointment at an MVC location to upgrade to a Real ID. Anyone due for a license renewal is strongly urged to consider upgrading to a Real ID at their license renewal appointment.
If your license is expiring within three months, you can get a Real ID at a license renewal appointment. If your license expiration date is more than three months away, you’ll need to book a Real ID non-renewal appointment.
If you do not already have a New Jersey driver’s license, you can get a Real ID at a non-driver ID appointment. Residents who just moved to New Jersey can get a Real ID at an out-of-state transfer appointment, and new drivers can get a Real ID at a walk-in transaction after passing their road test.
Residents will need two proofs of residential address, one verifiable Social Security number and identity documents that add up to 6 Real ID points. CLICK HERE for more Frequently Asked Questions.
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A woman was fatally struck by a train in Ramsey on the morning of March 8.
The unidentified woman was hit by the train at 10:49 a.m., just west of the Main Street crossing near the main Ramsey station, said John Chartier, director of media relations for NJ Transit.
Rail service was suspended in both directions between Allendale and Port Jervis but has since resumed, with delays of up to 30 minutes.
The train came from Port Jervis and was heading to Hoboken, and 150 people were on board at the time, Chartier said.
NJ Transit police are leading the investigation. No additional information about the circumstances of the death was available.
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Out with the old, in with the new. E-ZPass is getting an upgrade.
New Jersey Turnpike may be saying bye-bye to the E-Z Pass device as they assess some new technology for the electronic toll paying service.
According to News12, the agency is testing a new sticker with a digital chip on their own vehicles that would replace the white plastic transponder mounted to windshields.
“We are planning to put the stickers in Turnpike Authority fleet vehicles for an informal test run. That will happen pretty soon,” said Tom Feeney, an authority spokesperson. “If there aren’t any issues, we plan to make them available to NJ E-ZPass customers.”
Officials say the stickers could be rolled out to drivers by the end of the year if the test run is successful.
This new method would potentially save the authority millions of dollars since the sticker tags don’t require batteries.
So far Massachusetts is the most recent state to change. On March 1 drivers received a small E-ZPass sticker to put on their windshield.
The new sticker transponder has an RFID chip embedded in them that’s read by the overhead toll gantries.
The current transponders, which MassDOT gives out to new customers for free, costs the state $6.70 each while the new stickers cost 55 cents, Massachusetts Department of Transportation Administrator Jonathan Gulliver told WBUR.
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