What this page says about Charleston - Leeds Avenue 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.
Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch at 3790 Leeds Ave, North Charleston, SC 29405: 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 Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch, What Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch handles, Appointments and what you can do online, Other SCDMV branches near Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch, Before you go to Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch, Questions about Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch
Address and telephone
Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch
3790 Leeds Ave, North Charleston, SC 29405
Telephone: (843) 740-6168
The SCDMV lists Charleston - Leeds Avenue 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 Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch at 32.8474257, -80.014932.
Hours at Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch
| Day | Hours at 3790 Leeds Ave |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30 am to 5:00 pm |
| Tuesday | 8:30 am to 5:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 9:30 am to 5:00 pm |
| Thursday | 8:30 am to 5:00 pm |
| Friday | 8:30 am to 5:00 pm |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
The SCDMV publishes the week at Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch as Monday and Tuesday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Wednesday 9:30 am to 5:00 pm, Thursday and Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday closed, in Eastern time.
Charleston - Leeds Avenue 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.
Charleston - Leeds Avenue 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 Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch.
What Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch handles
The SCDMV lists 8 services for Charleston - Leeds Avenue 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
- CDL Road Test
- International Customers
Charleston - Leeds Avenue 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 Charleston - Leeds Avenue 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 Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch for each transaction.
The SCDMV's Locations page shows the live wait at Charleston - Leeds Avenue 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 Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch: Security Deposit, Class E Skills Test, Class F Skills Test, IFTA/IRP.
Appointments and what you can do online
A regular road test at Charleston - Leeds Avenue 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 Charleston - Leeds Avenue 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.
Other SCDMV branches near Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch
Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch is the only branch the SCDMV lists in North Charleston.
By straight line distance from the map point for Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch, the 5 nearest are:
- Charleston - Orleans Rd SCDMV Branch, 946 Orleans Rd., Charleston, SC 29407, about 3 miles
- Ladson SCDMV Branch, 135 Wimberly Drive, Ladson, SC 29456, about 11 miles
- Charleston - Mount Pleasant SCDMV Branch, 1189 Sweetgrass Basket Parkway Suite 500, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466, about 11 miles
- Moncks Corner SCDMV Branch, 1005 N U.S. Hwy 52, Moncks Corner, SC 29641, about 24 miles
- Saint George SCDMV Branch, 5315 East Jim Bilton Blvd., Saint George, SC 29477, about 39 miles
All 65 South Carolina SCDMV branches, Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch among them, are on the South Carolina SCDMV branch list.
Before you go to Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch
For a license, an ID or a REAL ID at Charleston - Leeds Avenue 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 Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch.
What a transaction at Charleston - Leeds Avenue 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 Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch.
For a title or registration at Charleston - Leeds Avenue 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 Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch visit does not collect at the counter.
Questions about Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch
Where is Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV lists Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch at 3790 Leeds Ave, North Charleston, SC 29405.
What are the hours at Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV publishes the Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch hours as Monday and Tuesday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Wednesday 9:30 am to 5:00 pm, Thursday and Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday closed.
Is Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch open on Saturday?
No. The SCDMV lists Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch as closed on Saturday.
What is the telephone number for Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV gives (843) 740-6168.
What can you do at Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV lists 8 services for Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch, the first being class d, e, f, m knowledge tests, until 4:00 pm.
What kind of office is Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV lists Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch as a SCDMV branch office.
Can a non-citizen apply at Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch?
Yes. The SCDMV lists Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch as a branch serving international customers, where a lawfully present non-citizen applies.
Does Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch give CDL road tests?
Yes, the SCDMV lists the CDL road test at Charleston - Leeds Avenue SCDMV Branch.
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: renewing a South Carolina license and how a South Carolina car title is transferred.
The public records of the same place, kept by the county and the city, not the DMV: Charleston County public records and North Charleston city records.