What this page says about Bedford 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.
Bedford Customer Service Center at 1128 E. Lynchburg Salem Turnpike, Suite 950, Bedford, VA 24523: 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 Bedford, What Bedford handles, Appointments and what you can do online, Other DMV offices near Bedford, Before you go to Bedford, Questions about Bedford
Address and telephone
Bedford Customer Service Center
1128 E. Lynchburg Salem Turnpike
Suite 950, Bedford, VA 24523
Telephone: (804) 497-7100
The Virginia DMV keeps a page of its own for Bedford, 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 Bedford at 37.3249238, -79.4973588.
Hours at Bedford
| Day | Hours at 1128 E. Lynchburg Salem Turnpike |
|---|---|
| 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 Bedford Customer Service Center as Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, Sunday closed.
Bedford opens on Saturday, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, which most Virginia customer service centers do for the morning.
Bedford 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 Bedford handles
The DMV publishes no service list for Bedford Customer Service Center, so what it does is what a customer service center does under the DMV's rules.
Bedford 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 Bedford.
The DMV lists these as not available at Bedford: Motorcycle Skills Testing, HAZMAT Background Check Applications and Fingerprinting, E-Z Pass: Full-service Account Management, E-Z Pass: Standard Only.
Appointments and what you can do online
The DMV gives three ways through the door at Bedford: 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 Bedford 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 Bedford
Bedford Customer Service Center is the only office The Virginia DMV lists in Bedford.
By straight line distance from the map point for Bedford, the 5 nearest are:
- Altavista Customer Service Center, 1301-H Main Street, Altavista, VA 24517-1134, about 19 miles
- Lynchburg Customer Service Center, 3236 Odd Fellows Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501-5012, about 19 miles
- Roanoke Customer Service Center, 5220 Valleypark Drive, Roanoke, VA 24019, about 27 miles
- Rocky Mount Customer Service Center, 305 Tanyard Road, Rocky Mount, VA 24151-1531, about 31 miles
- Lexington Customer Service Center, 110 East Midland Trail, Lexington, VA 24450-5700, about 31 miles
All 133 Virginia DMV offices, Bedford among them, are on the Virginia DMV office list.
Before you go to Bedford
For a first license, a REAL ID or an ID card at Bedford 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 Bedford 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 Bedford; the DMV's contact center is (804) 497-7100.
Questions about Bedford
Where is Bedford Customer Service Center?
The Virginia DMV lists Bedford at 1128 E. Lynchburg Salem Turnpike, Suite 950, Bedford, VA 24523.
What are the hours at Bedford?
The Virginia DMV publishes the Bedford hours as Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, Sunday closed.
Is Bedford open on Saturday?
Yes, Bedford opens 8:00 am to 12:00 pm on Saturday.
What is the telephone number for Bedford?
The Virginia DMV gives (804) 497-7100.
What can you do at Bedford?
The Virginia DMV publishes no service list for Bedford; it is a customer service center.
What kind of office is Bedford?
The Virginia DMV lists Bedford 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: the Virginia license renewal, registering a vehicle in Virginia and titling a vehicle in Virginia.
For the same place, the court cases, jail bookings and deeds are on SearchSystems: Bedford County public records.