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Yates DMV permit tests need the Penn Yan clock checked

Yates County DMV trips should separate permit tests, CDL tests, Enhanced IDs, and ordinary transactions before driving to Penn Yan.

Published July 6, 2026 · Last verified July 6, 2026

A Yates County DMV errand can look like one stop at 417 Liberty Street in Penn Yan, but the clock matters. The county DMV page lists weekday hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and then carves out special timing for a few tasks.

No permit tests are given after 3:00 p.m., and in-person permit tests need appointments. CDL tests run Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Enhanced licenses and IDs have their own windows: noon cutoff in the morning, then 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the afternoon.

That is the part to write down before leaving Dundee, Penn Yan, Middlesex, Rushville, or a lake road around Keuka. A registration renewal and a permit test are not the same kind of visit.

Build the folder around the exact errand, proof documents, appointment, and time window. If a teenager is taking a permit test while a parent is renewing a registration, treat those as two separate clocks. The county office can process the right task much more smoothly when the trip starts with the right plan.

Filed under: Cars & Driving Penn Yan Yates County yates-countydmvpermit-testenhanced-idpenn-yan

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