Department of Motor Vehicles

Moved to this area from out of state. I must say this is the best DMV I have ever had to deal with in my life. Hardly any wait time. I came from the DC area and averaged about 2 hr wait time before you got called. Yesterday had to run to this DMV office to take care of two issues. Before I could sit down my number was already called. The DMV employees were friendly and easy to work with. I was in and out in about 20 minutes. Kudos to the folks working here.

Friendly people. Fast Service. Minimal waiting. Saint Johns County has done an excellent job in making an annoying task bearable. Kudos.

I’ve never been to one of the fabled «ugly» DMV’s I hear people complaining about. I’ve only ever been in air conditioned, clean waiting roomed, café bistro-​having, friendly staff-​employing DMVs. This is no exception.
I never wait there for longer than 20minutes. I’ve only noticed one abrupt/​unreasonable employee, but I haven’t seen her there in two years so… :P
Also nice is that they let you retake your photo four times, if you or they don’t like it. AWESOMELY considerate.
Go there because you pretty much don’t have a choice if you live in St. Johns county and need a special drivers license for Canadians.

There are three letters possibly more feared and hated when it comes to government services than IRS, and that, my friends, is DMV. It is generally well known that when dealing with any government employee, you will be dealing with someone who gets paid way too much and does way too little, and have to wait an extraordinarily long time for ANYTHING to get done. Surprisingly, this DMV shatters all of those stereotypes, and I actually left with a smile on my face after the ease of dealing with the folks at this particular location.
Having recently moved from out of state, I needed a new driver’s license, new registration, and I wanted to get a specialty Florida license plate. I drove out to this location, which is located on the corner of Lewis Speedway and US1. This building is also a courthouse, and houses most of the St. Johns county government offices. There was plenty of parking available, noticeable security, and a very clean and well-​maintained building… I waltzed in, prepared for the worst.
When I walked in, a gentleman greeted me at the front door and asked me what I was there for. I explained what I needed, and he checked to see if I had all my forms ready. HELPFUL HINT — any forms you may need and any questions you may have are all located on the DMV website. Go there first and fill everything out BEFORE you go in, it will save you A LOT of time! After giving me the okay, I pulled a number and sat down and waited. There were about 10 people working at the time I came in, and there are about 30 windows, so maybe they have more people working at different times. I was about fifth in line, and waited maybe 5 minutes.
Once I got to my window, the young lady that assisted me was unbelievably friendly, professional, and got me taken care of very quickly. After verifying my identity and address, I got my picture taken for my license. While that was printing up, we went out to my truck to verify the VIN number for the registration. After that was done, I was handed my registration with my specialty plate, and my flashy new license. All in all, it took less than 45 minutes to get all this done, and I noticed that the lines around me never got long. People were being taken care of left and right with professional and friendly service. The only people I noticed having problems and issues, were those who had NO idea what they were doing and showed up without forms, or were giving the workers a hard time because a handwritten note didn’t count as a legitimate verification of identity, or were just flat-​out dicks who deserved to be given a hard time.
Overall, I have to say this was actually a pleasant experience. But like I said, I went in with all my forms filled out, and I brought two forms to verify my identity and address, like it was explained on the website in black and white. Go in prepared, and you will receive professional service by a very friendly and competent employee. I know I didn’t expect it, but I’m very glad I was taken care of, and have no problems recommending this office to anyone, and I will not be so worried to go back.