Horrible driver's license photo

[bunny]

I just got my new driver's license photo this morning and the picture is horrible. I hate it. It is such a close up. My last photo was alot better. The picture is literally inches from my face. I live in Pennsylvania. Is there any way to have the picture redone? I don't care what it costs. Help!

 

[luvmy3]

I know in NY you can. Get yourself all prettied up, go to DMV, fill out the form and pay $15

 

[momrek06]

I just got my new driver's license photo this morning and the picture is horrible. I hate it. It is such a close up. My last photo was alot better. The picture is literally inches from my face. I live in Pennsylvania. Is there any way to have the picture redone? I don't care what it costs. Help!

I renewed my MA drivers license in March '08. They now have new Homeland Security rules...no glasses and very close-up. When mine arrived in the mail I was like . I went back to the Registry and it was $15.00 for a re-take. I had had my other license 5 years; I so liked that one better as well.

I went on the MA Registry's website and they had a section you can email them with any of your questions as vs calling and being on hold forever. I did and they responded with "come back anytime, $15.00". I printed that email off and took it with me in case anyone working there was unfamiliar with the option of re-take.

Good Luck.

 

[DVCLiz]

Oh, gosh, I can totally relate!! My last one was awful. I was so excited this time to get a very good picture!!! And I get to keep it for 8 years...

 

[JimmyPicker]

This makes me laugh because one of my friends pulled out her DL the other night and I swear she has huge 80's Jersey hair!

Good luck!

 

[Judy Judy Judy]

This reminds me of the old Ellen series where Ellen keeps going back to the DMV for a good picture, it was so funny!!!!!!!!!!!

My DL looks terrible too, my face looks like the marshmellow muffin man from Ghostbusters even the clerk at Walmart laughed at it.

 

[MM27]

We can have the picture done over right on the spot until we like it here. They also ask if you want to keep the same picture from the expired license.

 

[DebbieB]

I live in PA and they always show it to me on the screen before they print it.

 

[Kathi OD]

We can have the picture done over right on the spot until we like it here. They also ask if you want to keep the same picture from the expired license.

When we lived in PA our license photo center did the same thing. Don't know if you have any other recourse.

 

[Jillpie]

I renewed my MA drivers license in March '08. They now have new Homeland Security rules...no glasses and very close-up. When mine arrived in the mail I was like . I went back to the Registry and it was $15.00 for a re-take. I had had my other license 5 years; I so liked that one better as well.

I went on the MA Registry's website and they had a section you can email them with any of your questions as vs calling and being on hold forever. I did and they responded with "come back anytime, $15.00". I printed that email off and took it with me in case anyone working there was unfamiliar with the option of re-take.

Good Luck.

oops meant to say I'm from ma below

I'm from ms too, when you redid yours, did you get a new one right then or did you have to wait till it came in the mail?

 

[momrek06]

oops meant to say I'm from ma below

I'm from ms too, when you redid yours, did you get a new one right then or did you have to wait till it came in the mail?

Nope, came in the mail....clerk told me to hold on to the one I was replacing until new one came. Took like maybe 5 days.

 

[harleyquinn]

I'll be 6 months pregnant when I get my new photo...not looking forward to that!

 

[ndelaware]

Go in and tell them you lost your license.

 

[CPT Tripss]

Considering the only people who ever see my DL are the TSA folks, I think I'll go for the mostly asleep look if I get told that DHS rules require no glasses . . .