The DMV is often where policy changes become visible to everyday drivers, and in recent weeks conversations about licensing have gained unusual attention online. Across multiple platforms, posts have ...

ALBANY — The state has warned nearly 150,000 drivers that their licenses could be suspended over a remnant of the COVID-19 pandemic that allowed motorists to defer — but not skip — the vision test ...

ALBANY — As many as 95,000 New Yorkers face the suspension of their driver's licenses on Dec. 1 because they failed to submit proof that they passed a vision test — a lingering impact of the COVID-19 ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Did you renew your driver’s license during the pandemic? Then you may need to submit a vision test or risk your license being suspended. If your driver’s license expired between ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — So many people face a suspended driver’s license if they don’t get an eye test now. It’s understandable if you forgot, because those tests were postponed during the worst days of ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — If you renewed your driver's license during the first year and a half of the pandemic, you may need to submit a vision test result or risk losing your license. If your driver's license ...

As of October 2025, significant changes have been implemented across the United States concerning driving license rules for individuals aged 70 and above.

To the editor: If a senior driver has received no traffic citations and been involved in no accidents since the last renewal, the DMV should mandate a vision test plus charge a renewal fee, and that’s ...

There has been much comment on social media about a supposed new federal rule for the renewal of driver's licenses for seniors that would come into effect in October 2025. But amid ...