• All license, registration & title transactions, license plate returns, learner's permit testing.
• Medical Affairs Division competency tests, handicapped plate and placard requests.
• Suspension hearings available from 8:30am to 5:00pm, Monday through Friday.

• Written tests for Commercial Driver's License(CDL) from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday.

• Cash, Check, Money Order
• MasterCard, Visa and Discover accepted only for license transactions

 

From I-93 North. Take exit 21 and follow to Kneeland Street. At the third traffic light, take a right onto Washington Street. The RMV is located at 630 Washington Street. Parking is available to the public, for a fee, at the parking garage on Washington Street.

From the Southeast Expressway. Take exit 20. Mass Pike / Chinatown exit. Turn left at the end of the ramp onto Kneeland Street. At the third traffic light, take a right onto Washington Street. The RMV is located at 630 Washington Street. Parking is available to the public, for a fee, at the parking garage on Washington Street.

By MBTA. Take the Orange line to the Chinatown stop.

• Registration renewals, license plate returns, and only the following license transactions:
  • Driver's license renewals
  • License information changes/corrections
  • Duplicate license

By Red Line. Take the Red Line to Kendall station. A free shuttle leaves from the MIT Coop every 15 minutes. The License Express is located on the third floor, next to Sears.

By Green Line. Take the Green Line to Lechmere station. The Galleria is across the street from the station. The License Express is located on the third floor, next to Sears.

By Car. Take Storrow Drive to the Museum of Science. Pass the Museum and go to the next set of lights. Turn left onto Land Boulevard and continue for one block. The Galleria is on the right. The License Express is located on the third floor, next to Sears.

Branch Office Address Melrose RMV 40 Washington Street Melrose, MA  Nearest Branches: Beverly, Cambridgeside*, Reading *License Express Office Hours Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Thursday, 8:30 am - 7:00 pm

Services

All license, registration & title transactions, license plate returns, learner's permit testing and road tests.* Written tests for Commercial Driver's License(CDL) from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday. *Road tests are administered off-site at the Melrose Armory, 120 Main St. in Melrose.

Payment Methods

Cash, Check, Money Order MasterCard, Visa and Discover accepted only for license transactions

Directions

From Boston. Take I-93 North to exit 34. Bear right. Make a right at stop lights. Travel approximately 1.3 miles, passing Stone Zoo and Spot Pond on right. Make left onto Pond Road at "Melrose" sign. Make a right at the first traffic lights (Grimsby's Restaurant is on the left). Bear left onto Washington Street (about 1/3 of a mile). The RMV is on the right (about 9/10's of a mile).

• All license, registration & title transactions, license plate returns, suspension payments, learner's permit testing and road tests.
• Written tests for Commercial Driver's License (CDL) from 8:30am to 4:00pm, Monday through Friday.

Take Rt. 128 & I-95 to Exit 40 (Rt. 129, Reading / Wakefield). Go 3/4 way around the rotary. Exit on Rt. 129 West toward Reading/Wilmington. The RMV is approximately 1/8 mile from the rotary, next to the R.E.I. Sporting Goods on the left side of the road.