What this page says about Allendale SCDMV Branch was read from the SCDMV's locations feed, the branch's own page and the SCDMV's fee and document pages on October 21, 2026, and those pages are linked beside each fact.
Allendale SCDMV Branch at 3657 Allendale Fairfax Rd, Fairfax, SC 29827: its hours, the tests and services the SCDMV lists for it, how road test appointments and walk-ins work, what to bring, and the other branches nearby.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hours at Allendale SCDMV Branch, What Allendale SCDMV Branch handles, Appointments and what you can do online, The notice DMV shows for Allendale SCDMV Branch, Other SCDMV branches near Allendale SCDMV Branch, Before you go to Allendale SCDMV Branch, Questions about Allendale SCDMV Branch
Address and telephone
Allendale SCDMV Branch
3657 Allendale Fairfax Rd, Fairfax, SC 29827
Telephone: (803) 584-2694
The SCDMV lists Allendale SCDMV Branch in the locations feed behind its Locations and Wait Times page, read October 21, 2026, and gives it its own page with the day's wait times.
The SCDMV locations feed places Allendale SCDMV Branch at 32.9909476, -81.2844675.
Hours at Allendale SCDMV Branch
| Day | Hours at 3657 Allendale Fairfax Rd |
|---|---|
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 9:30 am to 5:00 pm |
| Thursday | Closed |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
The SCDMV publishes the week at Allendale SCDMV Branch as Monday and Tuesday closed, Wednesday 9:30 am to 5:00 pm, Thursday to Sunday closed, in Eastern time.
Allendale SCDMV Branch has no Saturday hours; the SCDMV feed gives every branch a Monday to Friday week, opening at 8:30 am except on Wednesday, when every branch opens at 9:30 am.
Allendale SCDMV Branch lists no Monday hours.
Allendale SCDMV Branch closes on the state holidays; the SCDMV publishes a closing for a branch as a notice in its feed, and this page carries the notice where the feed gives one for Allendale SCDMV Branch.
What Allendale SCDMV Branch handles
The SCDMV lists 6 services for Allendale SCDMV Branch, with the hours each one runs:
- Class D, E, F, M Knowledge Tests, until 4:00 PM
- Driver's License (Class D) Road Test
- Walk-in Road Tests, walk-in Road Test available until 1:30 PM
- Road Test Appointments, appointments are required from 2 pm to 4 pm.
- Motorcycle Skills Test
- CDL Knowledge Tests, customers will not be able to take knowledge tests after 4 p.m. Monday through Friday
Allendale SCDMV Branch is an SCDMV branch office, run by the Department of Motor Vehicles itself, where a driver's license, a beginner's permit, an ID card, a title, a registration and a plate are all done at the same counters; the service table above is the SCDMV's own, saying which tests Allendale SCDMV Branch gives and until what hour, and the SCDMV's testing page says what each test needs. The license guide and the registration guide say what to bring to Allendale SCDMV Branch for each transaction.
The SCDMV's Locations page shows the live wait at Allendale SCDMV Branch, counting the customers who have checked in with the greeter and taken a ticket, and a customer can check in from a phone through the link on the branch's own page.
The SCDMV lists these as not given at Allendale SCDMV Branch: Security Deposit, Class E Skills Test, Class F Skills Test, CDL Road Test, IFTA/IRP, International Customers.
Appointments and what you can do online
A regular road test at Allendale SCDMV Branch is by appointment from 2 pm to 4 pm and walk-in until 1:30 pm where the SCDMV lists walk-in tests for the branch, per its road test page and the service table above; the rest of a visit is a walk-in during the week above, with the SCDMV's Locations page showing the wait before the trip.
A license renewal, a registration renewal, a duplicate or a record for someone near Allendale SCDMV Branch is done without the trip through SCDMV online services, under the SCDMV's renewal rules; the online services guide says which transactions qualify.
The notice DMV shows for Allendale SCDMV Branch
The SCDMV shows this notice for Allendale SCDMV Branch: This branch will only be open Wednesdays until further notice.
Other SCDMV branches near Allendale SCDMV Branch
Allendale SCDMV Branch is the only branch the SCDMV lists in Fairfax.
By straight line distance from the map point for Allendale SCDMV Branch, the 5 nearest are:
- Hampton SCDMV Branch, 115 Cemetery Road, Varnville, SC 29944, about 14 miles
- Barnwell SCDMV Branch, 1270 Main Street, Barnwell, SC 29812, about 18 miles
- Bamberg SCDMV Branch, 341 Lacey Street, Bamberg, SC 29003, about 26 miles
- Walterboro SCDMV Branch, 102 Mable T. Willis Blvd., Walterboro, SC 29488, about 35 miles
- Ridgeland SCDMV Branch, 407 Live Oak Drive, Ridgeland, SC 29936, about 39 miles
All 65 South Carolina SCDMV branches, Allendale SCDMV Branch among them, are on the South Carolina SCDMV branch list.
Before you go to Allendale SCDMV Branch
For a license, an ID or a REAL ID at Allendale SCDMV Branch take the documents on the SCDMV's United States citizens' checklist or, for a lawfully present non-citizen, its non-citizen page and checklist: identity and date of birth, citizenship or lawful presence, the Social Security number, a South Carolina address proof issued within nine months, two from different sources for a REAL ID. The REAL ID guide and the identity and residence guide set them out for a visit to Allendale SCDMV Branch.
What a transaction at Allendale SCDMV Branch costs is on the SCDMV's fee schedule: the $25 eight year license, the $15 title, the $40 passenger registration for two years, the infrastructure maintenance fee on a purchase, and $1 plus 1.7 percent on a card payment; the South Carolina fee guide goes through them for a visit to Allendale SCDMV Branch.
For a title or registration at Allendale SCDMV Branch bring the county's paid vehicle property tax receipt first, the assigned title and the insurer's name, as the SCDMV's registration page requires; the property tax guide and the infrastructure maintenance fee guide cover the two charges a Allendale SCDMV Branch visit does not collect at the counter.
Questions about Allendale SCDMV Branch
Where is Allendale SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV lists Allendale SCDMV Branch at 3657 Allendale Fairfax Rd, Fairfax, SC 29827.
What are the hours at Allendale SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV publishes the Allendale SCDMV Branch hours as Monday and Tuesday closed, Wednesday 9:30 am to 5:00 pm, Thursday to Sunday closed.
Is Allendale SCDMV Branch open on Saturday?
No. The SCDMV lists Allendale SCDMV Branch as closed on Saturday.
What is the telephone number for Allendale SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV gives (803) 584-2694.
What can you do at Allendale SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV lists 6 services for Allendale SCDMV Branch, the first being class d, e, f, m knowledge tests, until 4:00 pm.
What kind of office is Allendale SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV lists Allendale SCDMV Branch as a SCDMV branch office.
Can a non-citizen apply at Allendale SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV does not list Allendale SCDMV Branch as a branch serving international customers; its Locations page filters for the branches that do.
More South Carolina DMV pages
Other offices and the rules behind them: all 65 South Carolina DMV offices and the South Carolina DMV guide.
What to bring and what it costs before you go: the South Carolina license renewal and titling a vehicle in South Carolina.
The courts, the sheriff and the recorder for the same place are on SearchSystems: Allendale County public records.