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Bakersfield CA DMV Field Office

The Bakersfield DMV office is open and ready to assist customers with tasks that cannot be completed online; however, due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, Saturday office hours are currently unavailable.
People typically spend 25 min to 90 min here. The best time to go is at 8:00 am on Friday.
Based on 2 votes

California Department of Motor Vehicles
3120 F Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301
United States

8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wait Time: N/A
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Bakersfield DMV Location & Hours

Office location
3120 F Street
Bakersfield, 93301
Sun Closed
Mon 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tue 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wed 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thu 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fri 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sat Closed

Bakersfield DMV Wait Times - Best Time to go

Bakersfield DMV is most busy around 10:00 am on Monday. Visitors are typically here 25 min to 90 min. It's least busy at 8:00 am on Friday.

Bakersfield DMV Office Services

  • Licensing Services
  • Plates, Permits, & Placards
  • Records
  • Self Service Terminals (SST)
  • Registration
  • Replace Lost/Stolen/Damaged
  • Request miscellaneous original documents
  • Driver License Testing
  • All Title Services

Bakersfield DMV Payment

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card
  • Digital Wallet
  • May accept ATM/Debit cards
  • Money order

Bakersfield DMV Office Notes

Saturday office hours are by appointment only and exclusively for driver license transactions.

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Bakersfield California DMV Reviews and Tips

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Frankie89
It was great to be able to book an appointment online to take care of my issue. The location is easy enough to find and there is ample parking. The building and waiting area are fairly outdated but that didn't stop me from taking care of what I needed. I would recommend getting there a little early if you can.
5:00 pm, Oct 1
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iliketurtles2
II went to an office this week for an appointment and asked why I can’t get through on the phone and they told me “because our employees are working from home”. Ummm, they clearly aren’t working if they refuse to answer the phone, but our tax dollars continue to pay them. I also asked when we will be returning to a normal non reservation system as some of us can’t wait 3-6 months for an appointment and was told. “ we aren’t going to because it runs smoother for US this way”. Well, news flash, it doesn’t really matter if your job is easier it’s about the service that our tax dollars pay for. We don’t pay for a leisurely job for you, we’re paying for a timely service and this is completely unacceptable. When I went to the DMV there were maybe three people in there yet the appointments were full. Completely booked. How? Walk ins should be acceptable, when you have multiple employees playing on their phone and doing nothing while people wait months and months and have to travel well outside their area to get into a DMV for an appointment. They offer permits online for cities but nowhere else, seems fair. When challenged about some of these issues I was met with a completely unacceptable answer by CA DMV. Basically, take that up with your local DMV office run by the county clerk.... I pay CA taxes for DMV services just like anyone else and will be directed to the State offices by them for answers. They are pathetic. If you can’t and won’t provide in person non reservation services in a timely manner then hand the task over to those who can. You’ve monopolized these services for long enough and are now withholding essential services from people for your own selfish desire of wanting to be lazy. Less lines less waiting. I don’t like waiting around its such a waste of time for things that I could easily do online or maybe out source the work to other companies so I don’t have to wait 4 hours in the dmv.

4:00 pm, Mar 10

Questions and Answers

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kacyannpaxtonrunion
Aug 24
Is there a kiosks for title transfer at f. St.
daniellemauldin
Oct 3
Title transfers can be done online, by mail, or in person. You may not transfer a vehicle's title by using a California DMV Kiosk. DMV Kiosks allow you to renew your registration, file for planned nonoperation (PNO) status, pay a vehicle registration suspension reinstatement fee, submit an affidavit of non-use (ANU), remove an ANU,
submit proof of insurance when requested by the Vehicle Insurance Program, receive your driver’s record, receive your vehicle record, receive a replacement registration card or sticker

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