The V.I. Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) advises the motoring public to contact it to get the information necessary to register their vehicles and to apply for a U.S.V.I. driver’s license
Director Designee Barbara Jackson-Mcintosh is advising the general public that the BMV is responsible for the licensing of motor vehicle operators and the registration and titling of motor vehicles. Therefore, all affected persons and businesses are mandated to register their vehicles in the Virgin Islands and obtain a VI Driver’s license if applicable.
For specific information and instructions on how to register a vehicle in the territory or how to obtain a driver’s license, call the BMV on St Croix at 713-4268 or visit the St Croix office at the Patrick Sweeney Police Headquarters in Golden Grove, St. Thomas at 774-4268; visit the office at 8101 Sub Base No. 72 on St. John at 776-6262; or visit the St. John office at the Government Complex in Cruz Bay.
The public is encouraged to follow the laws of the V.I. and come into the bureau to avoid facing fines when the VIPD begins to increase enforcement.
Great! Now increase enforcement for uninsured vehicles too. And increase enforcement of derelict vehicles on roadways to be removed. One encouraging sign was the visible stickers on broken-down vehicles. But you must follow through, and actually remove them. They are selfishly taking up valuable parking space and are a hazard to drivers. Case in point, the fatal accident on STX when a Jeep collided with a tank that had been abandoned by the roadside for years. This negligence is unacceptable.
Oh! And what about a campaign to encourage drivers NOT to stop ON THE ROAD, and usually it occurs on a blind curve, to talk to someone they likely just saw yesterday, or to text, or eat (as I saw Sunday morning), or to take a pee (I kid you not-this occurred yesterday! A man stopped his SUV on the road by GERS, didn’t even attempt to pull over even a little bit, got out, unzipped his pants…and well, I didn’t stick around). But I had to go around his vehicle in a tight and busy location. This behavior needs to STOP. Totally inappropriate and dangerous. If there weren’t so many broken-down and abandoned vehicles in the roadside, people would have places to pull over to safely text or phone (but not to pee-eww).