Athens Driver's License Office Moves to Bogart

The Athens Driver's License Services office has permanently closed its Highway 29 location and relocated to a new facility in Bogart.

Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Openings & Closings

Bold vector editorial illustration of a brass key on a pale ochre field with a road curving off toward the edge, evoking a relocated local service. — The Athens Driver's License Services office permanently closed its Highway 29 location and moved license services to Bogart, about 20 minutes away. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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The Athens Driver's License Services office has permanently closed its Highway 29 location. Its services now operate from the Oconee Customer Service Center at 1627 McNutt Creek Road in Bogart, about a 20 minute drive from the former site.

Why it matters

Athens drivers who need license services will now travel to Bogart for them, while vehicle title, tag, and registration services remain at the Athens-Clarke County Tag Office on Lexington Road. The change affects driver's license services only.

The new Oconee Customer Service Center is about a 20 minute drive from the former Highway 29 location and is open Tuesday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The source does not specify the closure date of the former office.

The players

Athens-Clarke County Tag Office

The Athens-Clarke County Tag Office handles vehicle titles, tags, and registrations and remains at 3025 Lexington Road in Athens.

The details

The Oconee Customer Service Center at 1627 McNutt Creek Road in Bogart offers first-time issuance, renewals, and replacements for lost or stolen licenses, as well as out-of-state transfers and reinstatements. It also handles non-commercial road tests, regular and motorcycle knowledge exams, commercial driver's license written exams, and Georgia driving history reports.

Oconee Customer Service Center operates Tuesday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Highway 29 Athens office has permanently closed; the exact closure date was not provided.

Market Landscape

The move reflects a pattern of consolidating driver services into regional customer service centers rather than maintaining a separate office in every city. Athens residents now share a regional hub with surrounding Oconee County communities.

Athens drivers seeking a license, renewal, road test, or driving record must now travel to the Oconee Customer Service Center in Bogart during Tuesday through Friday business hours. Vehicle tags, titles, and registrations can still be handled at the Lexington Road tag office in Athens.

The takeaway

Athens drivers should plan license transactions around the Bogart center's Tuesday through Friday hours, since it is not open on Mondays or weekends. Vehicle paperwork can still be handled locally at the Lexington Road tag office.