New Fayette County Driver License Station Open

Nashville, Tennessee — The Department of Safety has opened a new Driver License Station at 7027 Highway 64 West in Oakland. The station, which began serving customers on Wednesday, November 1, is one of seven that will open across the state in the next 90 days. The other locations will be in Fentress, Hamilton, Obion, Robertson, Rutherford and Shelby Counties.

Department of Safety Interim Commissioner Gerald Nicely said, “We’re glad to provide this new resource to people in the area. At the same time, work is underway to find properties where permanent stations can be constructed in these counties. Our long-term goal is to see that every Tennessean is no more than 30 minutes or 30 miles from a driver license station.”

The new Oakland DL Station is open Monday through Friday, 8:30am until 5:00pm. The building which houses it is a temporary location that will be used until larger permanent space can be built to accommodate both driver license services and the county office of the THP.

Fayette County has not had driver license services since 2001, when a roving crew of DL examiners visited the area once a week. During the last year of operation, 5,000 customers in Fayette County were served, with examiners administering more than 1,200 knowledge tests and about 750 road tests.

Because of Fayette County is one of the fastest growing counties in Tennessee, and with Oakland ’s proximity to Shelby County, this site may attract many customers from the southeastern portions of Shelby County. There were approximately 220,000 customers served at Shelby County ’s four DL stations last year.

The Tennessee Department of Safety ( www.tennessee.gov/safety ) is responsible for ensuring the safety and general welfare of the traveling public. The department’s general areas of responsibility include law enforcement, safety education and motorist services including the issuance of driver licenses. The department and its highly trained staff of Troopers are responsible for safety on more than 15,000 miles of state and federal highways.