What do I need for the DMV?
Pick your service and see what to have ready. Still not sure? WhatsApp us a photo of your papers and we’ll tell you.
Checklists by service
Register a Vehicle & Get Plates
- NY title signed over to you (original)
- Bill of sale / DTF-802 for private sales
- NY insurance ID card
- Copy of NY license or ID
- Signed MV-82
- Lien release, if any
Registration Renewal
- Renewal notice or registration copy
- Active NY insurance (FH-1 for for-hire)
- Inspection from the last 12 months
- Copy of NY license or ID
Transfer Plates
- Title for the new vehicle
- Copy of the registration being transferred
- NY insurance card for the new vehicle
- Copy of NY license
- Signed MV-82 (and DTF-802 if just bought)
Surrender Plates
- Plates (frames and screws removed)
- Signed PD-7
- Registration copy and NY license copy
Replace Plates or Registration
- Original plates, or police report MV-78B if lost/stolen
- Signed MV-82
- Copy of NY license
- Proof of NY insurance
TLC & For-Hire Registrations
- Registration copy
- FH-1 insurance certificate
- Copy of NY license
- Signed MV-82
Moving to New York
- Out-of-state title (original)
- NY insurance ID card
- Proof of identity
- Signed MV-82
How it works
Send us your papers
WhatsApp photos of your documents. We check everything before anyone goes to the DMV, so nothing gets rejected for a missing paper.
We pick up, or you drop off
Drop your signed forms at our Richmond Hill office, or we pick them up from your door anywhere in New York City.
We bring back your plates
We take your paperwork to the DMV and bring back your plates, sticker and registration, usually by the next business day.
Skip the trip. We come to you.
DMV pick-up & drop-off across New York City. We collect your signed paperwork (and old plates, if you’re surrendering) from your home or business in Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan or Staten Island, and deliver your new plates and registration back to your door. Nassau and Suffolk on request.
There’s an extra charge for pick-up and drop-off, quoted for your address when you book. How pick-up works →
No New York insurance card yet? You need one before the DMV will register a car. We’re a licensed insurance broker in the same office, so we can insure and register your vehicle in one go.
Get an insurance quoteReady? Send us a photo of your papers.
We reply on WhatsApp during office hours (Mon–Fri, 9 am–5 pm). Ask for our service fee; DMV fees are separate.
NOTICE: THIS TRANSACTION OR SERVICE IS ALSO AVAILABLE, AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE, DIRECTLY FROM THE OFFICIAL DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES WEBSITE AT WWW.DMV.NY.GOV
Syed Services Inc. is a licensed Private Service Bureau (PSB License No. 5771), 123-07 Jamaica Ave, Richmond Hill, NY 11418. This service bureau licensed by the State of New York. Syed Services Inc. is a licensed Private Service Bureau but is not an official agency of the Department of Motor Vehicles, State of New York. We prepare and submit paperwork on your behalf; the DMV makes all decisions, and plates, registrations, titles and licenses are not guaranteed. Our service fee and any pick-up/drop-off charge are separate from DMV fees and taxes, which are paid to the DMV.