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East Ridge Announces New Driver Services Self-Service Kiosk at City Hall

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The City of East Ridge is pleased to announce the installation of a new Driver Services Self-Service Kiosk at City Hall, made possible through a partnership with the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security – Driver Services Division.

Located in the East Ridge City Hall lobby, the kiosk allows residents to complete a variety of driver license and identification transactions quickly and conveniently during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Available services include:

  • Renew Driver License or Photo ID – Renew your Driver License, REAL ID, or Photo ID with your license number, photo ID number, or Social Security number.
  • Duplicate (Replacement) License or Photo ID – Replace your license or ID; renewals may be available if your expiration date is less than one year away.
  • Address Change – Update the address on your license or ID; renewal may be available if eligible.
  • Advance to a GDL Intermediate Unrestricted License – For drivers age 17 or older who meet eligibility requirements.
  • Pay Reinstatement Fees – Make reinstatement payments (not applicable to Reinstatement Payment Plans).
  • Request a REAL ID – Check eligibility and exchange your current license or ID for a REAL ID; additional documentation may be required at a Driver Services Center.

Please note that transactions for Commercial Driver Licenses (CDL), Temporary Licenses/Photo IDs (X-Series), and Non-Expiring Licenses (Permanent ID, Code 30) are not available through the kiosk.

“This new kiosk provides East Ridge residents with a faster, more convenient way to take care of many driver services without the need to visit a full Driver Services Center,” said Scott Miller, City Manager. “We are grateful to the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security for partnering with us to bring this service to our community.”

The Driver Services Self-Service Kiosk is now open and available for public use in the East Ridge City Hall lobby,1517 Tombras Avenue, East Ridge, TN 37412.

For more information about available services, visit the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s website at www.tn.gov/safety.

About Dick Cook

Dick Cook has lived in East Ridge since the Kennedy Administration when his parents bought a house on Marietta Street. Dick graduated from ERHS in 1976 before going on to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he studied Political Science. Dick worked for the Chattanooga Free-Press and the Chattanooga Times Free Press for 22 years. Free-Press Sports Editor Roy Exum plucked him out of production in 1989 and gave him a job as a sports reporter. Dick covered everything from prep sports to the whitewater events on the Ocoee River for the 1996 Olympics. When Chattanooga's two paper's merged, he became the Crime Reporter covering both the Chattanooga Police and Fire Departments. He was among reporters who were honored by the Associated Press for the TFP's coverage of the 2002 fog-shrouded crash on I-75 in Catoosa County, Dick and his wife, Cathy, live on Marlboro Avenue where they are seen frequently chasing around their three grandsons.


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