Major driving and vehicle-related laws taking effect in Virginia during 2026 focus on curbing extreme speeding and updating ...

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Virginia drivers are required to carry the state’s minimum insurance coverage or pay the DMV an uninsured motor vehicle (UMV) fee of $500 at every registration renewal. The state voted to discontinue ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginians can now use digital driver’s licenses on their phones at more than 250 airports in the country — including Richmond International Airport (RIC) — courtesy of the ...

Virginia’s governor announced plans this week to stop suspending driver’s licenses for unpaid court fines and fees, a change that could affect more than 600,000 people. A Washington Post analysis ...

Driving points, decoded into plain speech, are demerits one collects by driving recklessly and filed on one's record. Officers distribute points for various reasons, from small infractions, like ...

A long-simmering federal class-action lawsuit that claims Virginia unjustly suspends the driver’s licenses of those unable to pay fines returned to court this week when advocates for the poor sought ...

Kaya Windpainter, a high schooler from Blacksburg, is the winner of a contest to create the state’s latest license plate focused on ending distracted driving. Her plate’s message is to keep your eyes ...

Virginia’s Democratic-controlled Senate has passed legislation that would grant temporary driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants. The measure, SB 34, which passed on a near-party-line vote of 22 ...

WILLIAMSBURG, VA — The rate of seat belt use has decreased every year for the last few years, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). One mom told News 3 she'd like to ...

The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and car dealerships across the state are participating in a contest to raise money for organizations through the sale of revenue-sharing license plates. A ...

BOSTON - The Registry of Motor Vehicles has dropped its case against a driver from Virginia after threatening to suspend his license if he did not register his car in Massachusetts. The driver, named ...