PA Offering No Charge Vehicle & License Replacement After Flood

Because of recent flooding in some parts of the Pennsylvania, Transportation Secretary of Transportation, Barry J. Schoch, P.E. announced that PennDOT will offer victims of the flooded areas replacement driver license and vehicle products at no charge. This should help ease the burden of those that lost everything during the hurricane and subsequent rain storms that swelled the banks of local rivers and streams. If you are having issues with your license, and you need duplicate forms or records, they are not included in the no charge replacement program, but you can always complete request forms to get your pa driving records replaced.

Flooded Drivers get License & Vehicle Docs Replaced Free

Pennsylvania driver license products include duplicate licenses, learner’s permits and photo identification cards. Motor vehicle products include replacement PA license plates and registration stickers; registration cards; duplicate PA titles and person with disability placards.

As part of the PA Governor’s response to flood damaged areas in the Pennsylvania Counties, effective Sept. 8; PennDOT has authorized an extension of the expiration dates for licenses, identification cards and vehicle inspections/registrations. The expiration date for vehicle registration and inspections scheduled to expire on Sept. 30 has been extended until Oct. 14. The expiration date for driver licenses and identification cards scheduled to expire between Sept. 8 and Oct. 13, has been extended until Oct. 14.

Only those customers in areas identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as having been affected by flooding are eligible for the extension. Please visit the FEMA website for identified areas at www.fema.gov or the Pennsylvania Emergency Management (PEMA) website at www.pema.state.pa.us.

PennDOT services for flood victims are available at Photo License Centers around the state but also, to assist flood victims with their motor vehicle and other disaster-related issues, FEMA and PEMA have established Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs). DRCs are currently located in the following counties: Bradford County; Columbia County; Dauphin County; Luzerne County; Lycoming County; Sullivan County and Wyoming County. To apply for a replacement driver license or motor vehicle products, customers need to complete a PennDOT MV-Flood form, available at disaster recovery centers or online Driver License Flood FormsNote that products will not be issued on site at the DRCs. Products will be mailed or made available for pick-up at local Driver Licensing Centers.