UPDATE: License Center Back In Operation
POTTSTOWN PA – That didn’t take long.
The Pottstown Photo License Center located at Commonwealth Auto Tags, 978 E. High St., has already re-opened for business, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said Wednesday (May 17, 2017), only 24 hours after it reported the facility was being closed for repairs over an unspecified period.
What PennDOT referred to on Tuesday (May 16) as a “facilities issue” turned out to be a burst pipe that created “pretty significant” damage, its spokesperson told Digital First Media. The agency, in a release, even suggested three other area locations at which Pottstown residents could complete licensing business.
The problem apparently now is fixed. PennDOT repeated its earlier apology, saying it regretted “any inconvenience” the situation may have caused customers.
The Post’s earlier story appears below.
‘Facility Issue’ Closes Borough License Center
POTTSTOWN PA – An unspecified “facilities issue” has prompted the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to close its photo licensing center in Pottstown, behind Commonwealth Auto Tags, 978 E. High St., the agency announced Tuesday (May 16, 2017). PennDOT added the center will remain “closed until further notice … until appropriate repairs are made to the Pottstown facility.”
The center was the location in greater Pottstown where borough residents and others to fulfill their photo licensing and identification card needs, according to the agency.
As alternatives, PennDOT in a news release suggested Pottstown area residents could use the:
- Harleysville Photo Center, located in Harley Commons, 345 Main St., Harleysville PA, which Google Maps indicates is 15 miles or 30 minutes away from Pottstown;
- Norristown Driver License Center, 1700 Markley St. Suite 30,, Norristown PA, 21 miles or 34 minutes away; or its
- Reading Driver License Center, Shillington Shopping Center, 530 E. Lancaster Ave. Suite 5, Shillington PA, 22 miles or 35 minutes away.
“We regret any inconvenience this may cause our customers,” PennDOT said. Customers may also obtain a variety of driver and vehicle products and services online, through PennDOT’s Driver and Vehicle Services website here, it added.
Driver and vehicle online services are available 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week, and include driver’s license, photo ID and vehicle registration renewals, driver-history services, changes of address, driver license and vehicle registration restoration letters, ability to pay driver license or vehicle insurance restoration fee, driver license and photo ID duplicates, and driver exam scheduling. There are no additional fees for using online services, it noted.
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