What this page says about Amherst was read from the Virginia DMV's own page for it, its locations page, its appointments page and its 2026 holiday announcement on October 21, 2026, and those pages are linked beside each fact.
Amherst DMV Select at PO Box 872, 200 Richmond Hwy., Suite 101, Amherst, VA 24521: its hours, the services the DMV lists as available and not available, appointments and same day reservations, and the other offices nearby.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hours at Amherst, What Amherst handles, Appointments and what you can do online, The notice DMV shows for Amherst, Other DMV offices near Amherst, Before you go to Amherst, Questions about Amherst
Address and telephone
Amherst DMV Select
PO Box 872
200 Richmond Hwy., Suite 101, Amherst, VA 24521
The DMV publishes no telephone number for this office; its customer contact center is (804) 497-7100
The Virginia DMV lists Amherst among its DMV Select offices on its locations page, read October 21, 2026; a DMV Select is run by a local government or business for vehicle transactions, and the DMV gives for it what the operator publishes, which is quoted on this page.
Hours at Amherst
| Day | Hours at PO Box 872 |
|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Tuesday | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Thursday | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Friday | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
The DMV publishes the week at Amherst DMV Select as Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday closed.
Amherst has no Saturday hours, unlike most Virginia customer service centers, which open Saturday morning.
The DMV's note on the Amherst hours: The Amherst DMV Select office is open Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm; No Appointment is necessary; Please remember that this office does not issue driver's licenses or photo IDs.
Amherst closes on the 2026 state holidays the DMV announced in January for its customer service centers, with the end of year dates still to be announced when this page was written; the DMV says a DMV Select office may follow a different schedule.
What Amherst handles
The DMV lists 7 services available at Amherst DMV Select:
- Vehicle Titles and Registrations
- License Plates
- Permits and Placards
- Transcript Requests
- Return Checks
- Voter Registration Applications
- E-ZPass
Amherst is a DMV Select office: the DMV's DMV Select page explains that these are run by local governments or businesses for vehicle transactions, registration renewals, titles, plates and placards among them, and that they issue no driver license or ID card and process no mechanic or storage lien title. The DMV Select guide says what to take to Amherst and what still needs a customer service center.
Appointments and what you can do online
The DMV gives three ways through the door at Amherst: schedule an appointment, reserve a spot for same day service, or walk in, all on its appointments page; a CDL skills test is booked ahead, and the DMV charges $50 for a missed one the examiner was not told about.
A renewal, a replacement, an address change, a registration renewal and a driver transcript for someone near Amherst can be done without the trip through the DMV's online services; the online services guide says which transactions those are, and the DMV runs mobile offices for places far from a center.
The notice DMV shows for Amherst
The DMV shows this notice for Amherst: DMV Selects are prohibited from processing any mechanic/storage lien titles; The Amherst DMV Select office is open Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm; No Appointment is necessary; Please remember that this office does not issue driver's licenses or photo IDs; E-ZPass Standard Transponders sold here.
Other DMV offices near Amherst
Amherst DMV Select is the only office The Virginia DMV lists in Amherst.
All 133 Virginia DMV offices, Amherst among them, are on the Virginia DMV office list.
Before you go to Amherst
For a first license, a REAL ID or an ID card at Amherst take the documents the DMV requires: identity, legal presence, Social Security number and two proofs of Virginia residency, set out in the Virginia REAL ID guide and the identity and residency guide.
What a visit to Amherst costs is on the DMV's fee schedule DMV 201 and in the Virginia fee guide: $4 a year for a license with a $20 minimum, $10 more for a REAL ID, $15 for a title and $30.75 a year for a passenger car under 4,000 pounds.
The number on this page, where the DMV gives one, reaches Amherst; the DMV's contact center is (804) 497-7100.
Questions about Amherst
Where is Amherst DMV Select?
The Virginia DMV lists Amherst at PO Box 872, 200 Richmond Hwy., Suite 101, Amherst, VA 24521.
What are the hours at Amherst?
The Virginia DMV publishes the Amherst hours as Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday closed.
Is Amherst open on Saturday?
No. The Virginia DMV lists Amherst as closed on Saturday.
What is the telephone number for Amherst?
The DMV publishes no number for Amherst; its contact center is (804) 497-7100.
What can you do at Amherst?
The Virginia DMV lists 7 services for Amherst, the first being vehicle titles and registrations.
What kind of office is Amherst?
The Virginia DMV lists Amherst as a DMV Select office, vehicle services only, run by a local government or business.
More Virginia DMV pages
Other offices and the rules behind them: all 133 Virginia DMV offices and the Virginia DMV guide.
What to bring and what it costs before you go: the Virginia license renewal, how a car is registered in Virginia and how a Virginia car title is transferred.
The public records of the same place, kept by the county and the city, not the DMV: Amherst County public records.