What this page says about Lake County (DX), Painesville was read from the Ohio Department of Public Safety's local office directory and the BMV's own pages on October 21, 2026, and those pages are linked beside each fact.
Lake County Driver Exam Station, Painesville at 2736 North Ridge Road, Suite 7, Painesville, OH 44077: its hours, what kind of BMV location it is and what it offers, the queue, and the other locations nearby.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hours at Lake County (DX), Painesville, What Lake County (DX), Painesville handles, Appointments and what you can do online, Other BMV locations near Lake County (DX), Painesville, Before you go to Lake County (DX), Painesville, Questions about Lake County (DX), Painesville
Address and telephone
Lake County Driver Exam Station, Painesville
2736 North Ridge Road
Suite 7, Painesville, OH 44077
The directory gives no telephone number for this location; the BMV answers on (844) 644-6268
The Ohio Department of Public Safety lists Lake County (DX), Painesville at 2736 North Ridge Road, Suite 7, Painesville, OH 44077 in its local office directory, the map and list the BMV links as its locations page, read October 21, 2026; the entry for this location is here.
The directory files Lake County Driver Exam Station, Painesville under Lake County, which is the county whose permissive taxes a registration bought there carries.
The directory places Lake County (DX), Painesville at 41.76446131719909, -81.18241500132582.
Hours at Lake County (DX), Painesville
| Day | Hours at 2736 North Ridge Road |
|---|---|
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm |
| Thursday | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm |
| Friday | 8:00 am to 4:30 pm |
| Saturday | 8:00 am to 2:00 pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
The directory publishes the week at Lake County Driver Exam Station, Painesville as Monday closed, Tuesday to Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Saturday 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, Sunday closed.
Lake County (DX), Painesville opens on Saturday, 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, which not every Ohio deputy registrar does, so it is worth knowing when the weekday hours do not fit.
Lake County (DX), Painesville lists no Monday hours.
The BMV publishes no statewide holiday list for locations like Lake County (DX), Painesville; when agencies close around a holiday the Department of Public Safety posts them, agency by agency, on the local office directory, which showed no holiday closing notice when it was read October 21, 2026.
What Lake County (DX), Painesville handles
The directory entry for Lake County Driver Exam Station, Painesville carries 2 notes about what it offers:
- Accepts walk-ins for knowledge and vision tests.
- In-car driving and maneuverability tests by appointment only. Schedule your driving test online.
Lake County (DX), Painesville is a driver exam station, where the knowledge test and the driving skills test are given; the BMV's permit instructions say paper and ASL tests are available at an exam station on request. A license is not issued at Lake County (DX), Painesville: after passing, the credential is bought at a deputy registrar. The test guide covers the booking at a station like Lake County (DX), Painesville and what to bring.
Appointments and what you can do online
The BMV runs Lake County (DX), Painesville with a queue rather than fixed appointments: its directory says to reserve a place in line through Get In Line Online, the service it links from every location, and then to arrive at 2736 North Ridge Road when called.
A driving skills test is booked ahead through the BMV's scheduling instructions, not by walking into Lake County (DX), Painesville; a knowledge test for someone near Lake County (DX), Painesville can be taken online, at a driver exam station or at the deputy registrars the BMV lists for it.
A renewal, a replacement, an address change, a driving record and a registration renewal for someone near Lake County (DX), Painesville can be done without the trip through BMV Online Services; the online services guide says which transactions those are.
Other BMV locations near Lake County (DX), Painesville
The Ohio BMV lists 7 other BMV locations in Lake County besides Lake County (DX), Painesville:
- Lake County BMV Express, Mentor, 9200 Mentor Ave, Meijer, Mentor, OH 44060
- Lake County Clerk of Courts Title Office, Mentor, 8804 Mentor Avenue, Mentor, OH 44060
- Lake County Clerk of Courts Title Office, Wickliffe, 30188 Euclid Avenue, Wickliffe, OH 44092
- Lake County Deputy Registrar, Mentor, 8830 Mentor Avenue, Mentor, OH 44060
- Lake County Deputy Registrar, Painesville, 2736 North Ridge Road, Suite 7, Painesville., OH 44077
- Lake County Deputy Registrar, Wickliffe, 30170 Euclid Avenue, Wickliffe, OH 44092
- Lake County Deputy Registrar, Willowick, 31517 Vine Street, Willowick, OH 44095
By straight line distance from the map point for Lake County (DX), Painesville, the 5 nearest are:
- Lake County Deputy Registrar, Painesville, 2736 North Ridge Road, Suite 7, Painesville., OH 44077, about 0 miles
- Lake County BMV Express, Mentor, 9200 Mentor Ave, Meijer, Mentor, OH 44060, about 9 miles
- Lake County Deputy Registrar, Mentor, 8830 Mentor Avenue, Mentor, OH 44060, about 10 miles
- Lake County Clerk of Courts Title Office, Mentor, 8804 Mentor Avenue, Mentor, OH 44060, about 10 miles
- Lake County Deputy Registrar, Willowick, 31517 Vine Street, Willowick, OH 44095, about 17 miles
All 451 Ohio BMV locations, Lake County (DX), Painesville among them, are on the Ohio BMV location list.
Before you go to Lake County (DX), Painesville
For a license, a permit or an ID at Lake County (DX), Painesville take the documents on the BMV's acceptable identity documents list: proof of full legal name and date of birth, legal presence, Social Security number and Ohio residency. The Ohio REAL ID guide and the identity and residency guide set them out for a visit to Lake County (DX), Painesville.
What a transaction at Lake County (DX), Painesville costs is on the BMV's fee page, which marks the figures that include the deputy registrar charge and the ones that do not, and in the Ohio BMV fee guide.
The BMV itself answers on (844) 644-6268, Monday to Friday 8 am to 5 pm, per its contact page; the number on this page, where the directory gives one, reaches Lake County (DX), Painesville.
Questions about Lake County (DX), Painesville
Where is Lake County Driver Exam Station, Painesville?
The Ohio BMV lists Lake County (DX), Painesville at 2736 North Ridge Road, Suite 7, Painesville, OH 44077.
What are the hours at Lake County (DX), Painesville?
The Ohio BMV publishes the Lake County (DX), Painesville hours as Monday closed, Tuesday to Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Saturday 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, Sunday closed.
Is Lake County (DX), Painesville open on Saturday?
Yes, Lake County (DX), Painesville opens 8:00 am to 2:00 pm on Saturday.
What is the telephone number for Lake County (DX), Painesville?
The directory gives no number for Lake County (DX), Painesville; the BMV answers on (844) 644-6268.
What can you do at Lake County (DX), Painesville?
The Ohio BMV lists 2 services for Lake County (DX), Painesville, the first being accepts walk-ins for knowledge and vision tests.
What kind of office is Lake County (DX), Painesville?
The Ohio BMV lists Lake County (DX), Painesville as a BMV Driver Exam Station.
Are there other BMV locations in Lake County besides Lake County (DX), Painesville?
Yes, 7 more in Lake County besides Lake County (DX), Painesville: Lake County BMV Express, Mentor, Lake County Clerk of Courts Title Office, Mentor, Lake County Clerk of Courts Title Office, Wickliffe, Lake County Deputy Registrar, Mentor, Lake County Deputy Registrar, Painesville and Lake County Deputy Registrar, Wickliffe.
More Ohio BMV pages
Other offices and the rules behind them: all 451 Ohio BMV offices and the Ohio BMV guide.
What to bring and what it costs before you go: renewing an Ohio license, registering a vehicle in Ohio and the Ohio vehicle title.
The public records of the same place, kept by the county and the city, not the DMV: Lake County public records and Painesville city records.