Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will be pausing its online temporary registration services beginning on November 1 in order to complete necessary IT work on its computer systems.
This work is in preparation for the rollout of additional online customer services that will launch in early November as the final phase of the DMV’s process of modernizing its outdated computer systems.
Some of the IT work that needs to be done involves making changes to the online temporary plate service to require payment of applicable registration and title fees, and purchase and use tax, in addition to the temporary plate fee. The goal is to remove the pause on the system by January 2026, when all the IT work has been completed.
At that time, the DMV will begin requiring full payment of fees in order to obtain an online temporary registration. Getting the fee-payment processes in place in the computer system involves extra work that will require the pause in service.
Customers should plan ahead for registrations that will be needed between November 1 and January. In-person appointments at a DMV office may be scheduled online for a faster experience at the DMV to process a registration.
10.16.2025. DMV vtrans.vermont.gov
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