Inspection Station

Inspection Station

An Inspection Station in Washington, District of Columbia. One of 9 DMV locations listed in Washington.

Vehicle inspections only

You can’t get or renew a driver license or ID card, or register a vehicle, here. The DC Department of Motor Vehicles lists this location as “Inspection Station”. Nearest places for those errands:

  • Licenses, IDs and registration: Southwest Service Center · 0.1 mi
    Service Center · 95 M Street SW, Washington, DC 20024

Hours as published by the agency

Spring/summer vehicle inspection hours are effective the first Tuesday of June. Sunday Closed Monday Closed Tuesday 6 am – 2 pm Wednesday 7…

The agency publishes no direct number for this office, so this is the statewide DC DMV line.

From official agency data, checked Nov 7, 2026. About this data

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Hours

Spring/summer vehicle inspection hours are effective the first Tuesday of June. Sunday Closed Monday Closed Tuesday 6 am – 2 pm Wednesday 7 am – 2 pm Thursday 6 am – 2 pm Friday 6 am – 2 pm Saturday 6 am – 2 pm Fall/winter vehicle inspection hours are effective the first Tuesday of September. Sunday Closed Monday Closed Tuesday 7 am – 3 pm Wednesday 8 am – 3 pm Thursday 7 am – 3 pm Friday 7 am – 3 pm Saturday 7 am – 3 pm

There is no live open/closed status for this office. Local time zone: Eastern Time.

Location

1001 Half Street SW
Washington, DC 20024

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Getting there

Waterfront and Navy Yard-Ballpark Metro Stations; Metro Bus Accessible; Wheelchair Accessible; Limited On-Site Parking – No Fee; DC DMV also has two self-service on-board diagnostic (OBD) emissions test kiosks which allow District residents to perform their own vehicle emissions tests, 24-hours, seven days per week. Visit our kiosks located in Ward 4's Takoma Recreation Center , and Ward 8's Fort Stanton Recreation Center .

In-person services

  • Non-Commercial Vehicles
  • Commercial Vehicles
  • Taxicabs and Limos
  • Child Car Seat Fittings
  • Code Red Days

Payment methods

  • Money Order
  • Check
  • Contactless and Digital Wallet Payments
  • Credit / Debit Cards
  • MasterCard
  • Visa
  • American Express
  • Discover

Nearby offices

Straight-line distance from this office.

How their hours compare

Opens earliest on weekdays (12 AM): Self-Service Vehicle Emissions Inspection Kiosk - Fort Stanton. Open on Saturday: Southwest Service Center, Self-Service Vehicle Emissions Inspection Kiosk - Fort Stanton, Rhode Island Service Center.

OfficeOpensClosesSaturday
Southwest Service Center 0.1 mi 8:15 AM 4 PM 8:15 AM – 4 PM
Adjudication Services 0.9 mi 8:15 AM 4 PM Closed
Self-Service Vehicle Emissions Inspection Kiosk - Fort Stanton 2.2 mi 12 AM earliest 11:59 PM latest 12 AM – 11:59 PM
Rhode Island Service Center 3.1 mi 8:15 AM 4 PM 8:15 AM – 4 PM

Opens and Closes: earliest opening and latest closing on any weekday, from each office’s published weekly hours; holidays and dated changes are on each office’s page. “Not listed” means the agency publishes no Saturday hours.

  • Southwest Service Center · 0.1 mi
    95 M Street SW, Washington, DC 20024
    Service Center
    Driver licenses & IDs · Vehicle registration & titles · Other services
    Today: 8:15 AM – 4 PM
  • Adjudication Services · 0.9 mi
    955 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Suite P100, Washington, DC 20024
    Adjudication Services
    Other services
    Today: 8:15 AM – 4 PM
  • Self-Service Vehicle Emissions Inspection Kiosk - Fort Stanton · 2.2 mi
    1812 Erie Street SE, Fort Stanton Recreation Center, Washington, DC 20020
    Emissions Kiosk
    Other services
    Today: 12 AM – 11:59 PM
  • Rhode Island Service Center · 3.1 mi
    2350 Washington Place NE, Suite 112N, Washington, DC 20018
    Service Center
    Driver licenses & IDs · Vehicle registration & titles · Other services
    Today: 8:15 AM – 4 PM

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About this data

Address, hours and services come from DC DMV service locations, published by DC Department of Motor Vehicles and Open Data DC (OCTO). Last checked against the source on ; this page last changed . See data sources for the datasets behind it.

We do not take bookings.