What this page says about Lancaster 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.
Lancaster SCDMV Branch at 1694 Pageland Highway, Lancaster, SC 29720: 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 Lancaster SCDMV Branch, What Lancaster SCDMV Branch handles, Appointments and what you can do online, The notice DMV shows for Lancaster SCDMV Branch, Other SCDMV branches near Lancaster SCDMV Branch, Before you go to Lancaster SCDMV Branch, Questions about Lancaster SCDMV Branch
Address and telephone
Lancaster SCDMV Branch
1694 Pageland Highway, Lancaster, SC 29720
Telephone: (803) 286-4859
The SCDMV lists Lancaster 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 Lancaster SCDMV Branch at 34.725441, -80.7329199.
Hours at Lancaster SCDMV Branch
| Day | Hours at 1694 Pageland Highway |
|---|---|
| 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 Lancaster 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.
Lancaster 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.
Lancaster 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 Lancaster SCDMV Branch.
What Lancaster SCDMV Branch handles
The SCDMV lists 7 services for Lancaster 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
- International Customers
Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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 Lancaster SCDMV Branch for each transaction.
The SCDMV's Locations page shows the live wait at Lancaster 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 Lancaster SCDMV Branch: Security Deposit, Class E Skills Test, Class F Skills Test, CDL Road Test, IFTA/IRP.
Appointments and what you can do online
A regular road test at Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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 Lancaster SCDMV Branch
The SCDMV shows this notice for Lancaster SCDMV Branch: This location is experiencing a temporary network outage.
Other SCDMV branches near Lancaster SCDMV Branch
Lancaster SCDMV Branch is the only branch the SCDMV lists in Lancaster.
By straight line distance from the map point for Lancaster SCDMV Branch, the 5 nearest are:
- Chester SCDMV Branch, 508 Belt Road, Chester, SC 29706, about 26 miles
- Fort Mill SCDMV Branch, 3071 Highway 21 Bypass, Fort Mill, SC 29715, about 27 miles
- Rock Hill SCDMV Branch, 305 Hands Mill Road, Rock Hill, SC 29732, about 28 miles
- Winnsboro SCDMV Branch, 1161 Kincaid Bridge Road, Winnsboro, SC 29180, about 32 miles
- Camden SCDMV Branch, 1056 Ehrenclou Drive, Camden, SC 29020, about 34 miles
All 65 South Carolina SCDMV branches, Lancaster SCDMV Branch among them, are on the South Carolina SCDMV branch list.
Before you go to Lancaster SCDMV Branch
For a license, an ID or a REAL ID at Lancaster 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 Lancaster SCDMV Branch.
What a transaction at Lancaster 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 Lancaster SCDMV Branch.
For a title or registration at Lancaster 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 Lancaster SCDMV Branch visit does not collect at the counter.
Questions about Lancaster SCDMV Branch
Where is Lancaster SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV lists Lancaster SCDMV Branch at 1694 Pageland Highway, Lancaster, SC 29720.
What are the hours at Lancaster SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV publishes the Lancaster 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 Lancaster SCDMV Branch open on Saturday?
No. The SCDMV lists Lancaster SCDMV Branch as closed on Saturday.
What is the telephone number for Lancaster SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV gives (803) 286-4859.
What can you do at Lancaster SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV lists 7 services for Lancaster SCDMV Branch, the first being class d, e, f, m knowledge tests, until 4:00 pm.
What kind of office is Lancaster SCDMV Branch?
The SCDMV lists Lancaster SCDMV Branch as a SCDMV branch office.
Can a non-citizen apply at Lancaster SCDMV Branch?
Yes. The SCDMV lists Lancaster SCDMV Branch as a branch serving international customers, where a lawfully present non-citizen applies.
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: when a South Carolina license has to be renewed and how a South Carolina car title is transferred.
For the same place, the court cases, jail bookings and deeds are on SearchSystems: Lancaster County public records.