LINCOLN, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nebraskans may have noticed shorter lines and wait times at the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) offices in 2010, due to sharp increases in the use of online DMV services last year. Online license plate renewals more than doubled from 35,830 in 2009 to 73,472 in 2010. The new online driver license renewal service experienced a 25 percent adoption rate since it launched in April.
“We have seen an impact from the online services and the benefits provided to not only the citizens, but the staff at the County offices,” said Beverly Neth, Director of the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles. “Through marketing efforts, online awareness has increased and we will continue to provide this type of convenient service to our citizens.”
The majority of Nebraska’s DMV services can be accessed from a home computer at http://www.ClickDMV.ne.gov.
Customer comments on the online services include:
- License Plate Renewal: “Saves gas, time and is very convenient! Good Job!”
- Driver License Renewal: “It was my first time! Very refreshing to be able to do this online and not have to stand in line.”
- Reinstatement: “I appreciated the fact that I could access the website at any time of the day, and did not have to take a day off to go to the courthouse. Thank you.”
- Specialty Plates: “Excellent timesaving program.”
The Nebraska DMV attributes the increase to marketing initiatives it put into place with partner, Nebraska.gov. One of the key marketing efforts included putting “renew online” stickers on License Plate Renewal notices mailed to citizens 30 days in advance of their renewal.
John Ewing, the Douglas County Treasurer has been working with Nebraska.gov on marketing the online license plate renewal service. “My office has seen an increase in efficiency since the start of the online license plate renewal program,” said Ewing. “We will continue to work with Nebraska.gov to expand the awareness and usage of the online option.”
For a listing of all the DMV services online, please visit http://www.ClickDMV.ne.gov.
Users can find out more about online Government services in Nebraska through:
RSS feeds: http://www.nebraska.gov/rss.xml
Twitter: http://twitter.com/nebraskagov
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nefanpage
About Nebraska.gov
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