What this page says about Ashland 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.
Ashland Customer Service Center at Ashland Hanover Shopping Center 252 A Washington Highway, Ashland, VA 23005: 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 Ashland, What Ashland handles, Appointments and what you can do online, Other DMV offices near Ashland, Before you go to Ashland, Questions about Ashland
Address and telephone
Ashland Customer Service Center
Ashland Hanover Shopping Center 252 A Washington Highway, Ashland, VA 23005
Telephone: (804) 497-7100
The Virginia DMV keeps a page of its own for Ashland, read October 21, 2026, with the address, every day's hours, the telephone and fax numbers, the services available and not available there and the notices it carries.
The DMV places Ashland at 37.76123, -77.46968.
Hours at Ashland
| Day | Hours at Ashland Hanover Shopping Center 252 A Washington Highway |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Tuesday | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Thursday | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Friday | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Saturday | 8:00 am to 12:00 pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
The DMV publishes the week at Ashland Customer Service Center as Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, Sunday closed.
Ashland opens on Saturday, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, which most Virginia customer service centers do for the morning.
Ashland 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 Ashland handles
The DMV lists 3 services available at Ashland Customer Service Center:
- Road Skills Testing: In-car
- HAZMAT Background Check Applications and Fingerprinting
- E-Z Pass: Standard Only
Ashland is a DMV customer service center, run by the DMV itself: licenses, ID cards, REAL ID, driver privilege cards, titles, registration, plates, records and, where listed above, the road and motorcycle skills tests. Everything on the DMV's online services list can be done without a trip to Ashland.
The DMV lists these as not available at Ashland: Motorcycle Skills Testing.
Appointments and what you can do online
The DMV gives three ways through the door at Ashland: 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 Ashland 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.
Other DMV offices near Ashland
Ashland Customer Service Center is the only office The Virginia DMV lists in Ashland.
By straight line distance from the map point for Ashland, the 5 nearest are:
- West Henrico Customer Service Center, 9237 Quioccasin Road, Richmond, VA 23229-5425, about 12 miles
- Richmond Central Customer Service Center, 2300 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23269, about 14 miles
- East Henrico Customer Service Center, 5517 South Laburnum Avenue, Richmond, VA 23231-4430, about 19 miles
- Chesterfield Customer Service Center, Richmond, 610 Johnston Willis Drive, Richmond, VA 23236-3949, about 19 miles
- Chester Customer Service Center, 12100 Branders Creek Drive, Chester, VA 23831-1499, about 28 miles
All 133 Virginia DMV offices, Ashland among them, are on the Virginia DMV office list.
Before you go to Ashland
For a first license, a REAL ID or an ID card at Ashland 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 Ashland 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 Ashland; the DMV's contact center is (804) 497-7100.
Questions about Ashland
Where is Ashland Customer Service Center?
The Virginia DMV lists Ashland at Ashland Hanover Shopping Center 252 A Washington Highway, Ashland, VA 23005.
What are the hours at Ashland?
The Virginia DMV publishes the Ashland hours as Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, Sunday closed.
Is Ashland open on Saturday?
Yes, Ashland opens 8:00 am to 12:00 pm on Saturday.
What is the telephone number for Ashland?
The Virginia DMV gives (804) 497-7100.
What can you do at Ashland?
The Virginia DMV lists 3 services for Ashland, the first being road skills testing: in-car.
What kind of office is Ashland?
The Virginia DMV lists Ashland as a customer service center.
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: when a Virginia license has to be renewed, how a car is registered in Virginia and the Virginia vehicle title.
The public records of the same place, kept by the county and the city, not the DMV: Hanover County public records and Ashland city records.