What this page says about Chester 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.
Chester SCDMV Branch at 508 Belt Road, Chester, SC 29706: 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 Chester SCDMV Branch, What Chester SCDMV Branch handles, Appointments and what you can do online, The notice DMV shows for Chester SCDMV Branch, Other SCDMV branches near Chester SCDMV Branch, Before you go to Chester SCDMV Branch, Questions about Chester SCDMV Branch
Address and telephone
Chester SCDMV Branch
508 Belt Road, Chester, SC 29706
Telephone: (803) 385-6082
The SCDMV lists Chester 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 Chester SCDMV Branch at 34.6947055, -81.1920978.
Hours at Chester SCDMV Branch
| Day | Hours at 508 Belt Road |
|---|---|
| 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 Chester 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.
Chester 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.
Chester 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 Chester SCDMV Branch.
What Chester SCDMV Branch handles
The SCDMV lists 9 services for Chester 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
- IFTA/IRP, until 4:00 PM
- International Customers
Chester 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 Chester 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 Chester SCDMV Branch for each transaction.
The SCDMV's Locations page shows the live wait at Chester 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 Chester SCDMV Branch: Security Deposit, Class E Skills Test, Class F Skills Test.
Appointments and what you can do online
A regular road test at Chester 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 Chester 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 Chester SCDMV Branch
The SCDMV shows this notice for Chester SCDMV Branch: There is a temporary technical issue with CDL appointments at this location.
Other SCDMV branches near Chester SCDMV Branch
Chester SCDMV Branch is the only branch the SCDMV lists in Chester.
By straight line distance from the map point for Chester SCDMV Branch, the 5 nearest are:
- Rock Hill SCDMV Branch, 305 Hands Mill Road, Rock Hill, SC 29732, about 21 miles
- Winnsboro SCDMV Branch, 1161 Kincaid Bridge Road, Winnsboro, SC 29180, about 23 miles
- Union SCDMV Branch, 1000 North Pickney Street, Union, SC 29379, about 25 miles
- Lancaster SCDMV Branch, 1694 Pageland Highway, Lancaster, SC 29720, about 26 miles
- Fort Mill SCDMV Branch, 3071 Highway 21 Bypass, Fort Mill, SC 29715, about 30 miles
All 65 South Carolina SCDMV branches, Chester SCDMV Branch among them, are on the South Carolina SCDMV branch list.
Before you go to Chester SCDMV Branch
For a license, an ID or a REAL ID at Chester 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 Chester SCDMV Branch.
What a transaction at Chester 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 Chester SCDMV Branch.
For a title or registration at Chester 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 Chester SCDMV Branch visit does not collect at the counter.
Questions about Chester SCDMV Branch
Where is Chester SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV lists Chester SCDMV Branch at 508 Belt Road, Chester, SC 29706.
What are the hours at Chester SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV publishes the Chester 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 Chester SCDMV Branch open on Saturday?
No. The SCDMV lists Chester SCDMV Branch as closed on Saturday.
What is the telephone number for Chester SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV gives (803) 385-6082.
What can you do at Chester SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV lists 9 services for Chester SCDMV Branch, the first being class d, e, f, m knowledge tests, until 4:00 pm.
What kind of office is Chester SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV lists Chester SCDMV Branch as a SCDMV branch office.
Can a non-citizen apply at Chester SCDMV Branch?
Yes. The SCDMV lists Chester SCDMV Branch as a branch serving international customers, where a lawfully present non-citizen applies.
Does Chester SCDMV Branch give CDL road tests?
Yes, the SCDMV lists the CDL road test at Chester 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: the South Carolina license renewal and the South Carolina vehicle title.
The public records of the same place, kept by the county and the city, not the DMV: Chester County public records.