Rahway NJ MVC License Road Test and Inspection

The wait was extremely long because this wasn't long after the DMV's opened up and it was I believe the end of the week or a Saturday. The place was easy to find and there was plenty of parking. Everyone had to socially distance and wear a mask. Normally it never gets this busy however this a popular DMV location and NJ has a lot of people so I could see why there was such a rush.

The place was extremely busy that day probably due to the COVID restrictions that were in place for months before it reopened. There was a long wait and the staff weren't very friendly. Once I was able to get in it didn't take long and the place was well organized, but I wanted to get out of there as quickly as possible.

Parking here was challenging. Despite COVID limits there were few parking spots available. This is partially due to mounds of snow blocking some parking spots. There was a long line of people wrapping around the building because staff were enforcing capacity limits inside the Motor Vehicle building. At first I wasn't sure if this line was for anyone or for those with appointments. A staff member found me and sorted things out by confirming I had an appointment. The NJ motor vehicle commission was only servicing those who had appointments. All others were only allowed inside to pick up forms. Once inside it was a fairly standard experience. There were few other patrons, and since I had an appointment I was helped in roughly half an hour. The staff weren't grouchy but they weren't particularly friendly either. However, they performed their job satisfactorily. I would recommend people who visit Rahway get to their appointment as early as possible because the line outside can be long. The line isn't in any particular order despite your appointment.