Access Nova Scotia centres reopen to walk-ins

People needing to renew their driver's licence or get their vehicle registered will no longer have to make an appointment with Access Nova Scotia asall centres reopened to walk-ins on Thursday.

Access Nova Scotia and Registry of Motor Vehicleoffices closed in March to minimize contact with people due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but later reopened to appointments only.

Gary Andrea, a spokesperson with the province, confirmed that Access Nova Scotia has reopened towalk-ins for all services.

In a tweet on June 30, Service Nova Scotia saidthat it expects a high volume of traffic at their Access Nova Scotia locations.

People can still book an appointment over the phone and some services continue to be available online.

In late April, the government also temporarily extended the deadlines for some Registry of Motor Vehicle services, including drivers licences, motor vehicle inspections and vehicle registrations.

The written test for getting a driver's licencealso resumed at some locations, such asSackville, Bridgewater, Yarmouth, Kentville, Digby, Amherst, Truro, Stellarton, Antigonish, Port Hawkesbury and Sydney.

But people will have to wait to book driving tests.

More than 8,000 driving tests were cancelled due to the pandemic and are now in the process of being rescheduled.