I have always had a great experience with M&L Auto Licensing! They are polite, friendly, and very…read morehelpful. Today I went in with 4 tab renewals, and Daniel helped me without any complaint about how many I had, and had me done and out of there in mere minutes. I have been going there for many years and have always had exemplary service! I highly recommend M&L!

They only take cash or check. ATM on site has a fee. No sign anywhere about cash or check; they…read morejust tell you when you pull your card out. Feels like a racket to make extra fees. Office is dark, dingy feeling; feels very sketchy. The state ought to require this kind of business to take debit cards, given that vehicle licensing is not voluntary. Please join the 21st century and take cards; this is not 1985.

Orchard Auto License absolutely lived up to the great reviews…read more When I walked in, the line looked long, so I fully expected a wait and was prepared for it. To my surprise, I was helped within five to ten minutes, which was impressive given how full the lobby was and that only a few staff members were assisting customers. The person who helped me was friendly, personable, and explained everything clearly. We even had a brief, pleasant chat about their dog, which made the whole experience unexpectedly enjoyable. That is not something I ever expect from a licensing office. I was there to get my Washington state registration, and the process was fast, smooth, and stress-free. Super efficient, super friendly, and genuinely a great experience. I would absolutely go back for any services they offer and highly recommend them.

Visited this Washington Department of Licensing location to register a new vehicle we recently…read morepurchased. We made the mistake of choosing to let an Oregon car dealership process our WA state licensing paperwork thinking it would be easier. We quickly learned our lesson and will opt to take care of it ourselves next time. A check was overnighted to us from the OR dealership, made out to WA DOL with instructions to bring it to a specific licensing location near our home. As we all know, any kind of DMV office is no picnic. We arrived at this licensing office, took a number, and waited an hour before being called. The lady that helped us was super nice and friendly. I wish I would have gotten her name. Anyhow, after entering all the pertinent information into her computer, she realized the dealership had made the check out for the incorrect amount. It was about $300 too much. Ugh, we had to contacts the dealership and have another check overnighted to us. Very frustrating, especially with all the helpful calculation tools available at the WA DOL website. The lady gave us a printout of the exact amount required to register our vehicle and get license plates. She was so apologetic and helpful, even though it was totally not her fault. Once we contacted the dealership and received the new check, we returned to the same licensing office. We were fortunate enough to get the same helpful lady, which made the process quick and painless. She remembered us too, which was nice. My only gripe about this location is how long it takes to be taken care of. It seemed like the closer it got to closing, the more we noticed employees emerging from the back room to help out. Not sure why they couldn't have come out sooner, but waiting an hour seems beyond reasonable. Both times we came here our number was about 15-20 numbers behind the one currently called. We also spent over an hour here during each visit. Overall, the employees here are very knowledgeable. If you're not in a hurry, I would highly recommend this licensing office.

Rude. Unhelpful. Computers are ALWAYS down. Yelp wants more so...always a long line. Think it…read morebothers them? No, and they'll share that with you. All around poor substitute for a business. Washington State should pull their affiliation with them.

If you go at right time all is well , inexperienced new employee would have changed the outcome on…read moreone of my visits , another visit seems like the niceness was compromised do to the employee , I believe she could have been much nicer . I'm nice to them expect the same.

Pretty nice place. The lady's treat u well and help out a lot . Not acting like snobs. So I would…read morerecommend anyone to use this place !

They only take cash and check. Ok. They have an ATM - with a fee of course. Then the ATM has an…read moreerror in the middle of my transaction and I don't get what I need to pay my registration. To get the rest I would have to do another transaction with another ATM fee. No. Join the 21st century and take cards. The state should require you to take debit cards when you get this kidding business. This is not 1985. Join the real world. I went elsewhere.

We receive excellent assistance with a daunting, complicated task ... or so it seemed. They made it…read moreeasy, explaining the various steps needed to get our licenses moved from California to Washington for two people and two vehicles, including the prior step of dealing with the driver's licenses at the state agency. We were also in a hurry due to a road trip just after the pending expiration of our California plates. It was all explained and facilitated quickly and well - I can't imagine how they could have done it better. So thankful for the smooth, friendly process and, of course, that it is all done! Woohoo!

I have used them a couple of times now to assist with some troublesome vehicle licensing. They…read morehave been nothing but polite and extremely helpful. I looked at a couple of the poor reviews, and in at least two cases, it's obvious they were reviewing a different business. This place has got my business moving forward. Don't confuse it with the DOL next door (as one reviewer clearly did).

I was in and out today (12/23/25), getting my vehicle's tabs renewed. Took less than 5 minutes,…read moreactually. There were several people sitting down and waiting inside already, but none of them were there for a renewal. It was probably the quickest process at the Licensing Agency that I have ever experienced! Great customer service was provided by the teller at the window and helped me with what I needed in a timely fashion.

Went in to renew my registration and could not have asked for better service, I had no idea what I…read morewas doing and Vivian was knowledgeable, efficient and kind. Great place if you need tabs or help with registration.

I had to pay a visit to the licensing service to obtain the enhanced ID (aka Real ID) for domestic…read moretraveling. I strongly recommend everyone to make an appointment way ahead of time because it will save you so much time! My appointment was at 3:30pm. Arrived at 3:15pm for a ticket. What I noticed was that, people who came after me but had an appointment prior mine still get the priority. My number was called at 3:28pm and got my visit wrapped by 3:35pm. A week prior, I tried to walk in hoping to get an appointment. But the staff told me it will take me at least an hour to 1.5 hours wait. So I ended up leaving and stuck with my originally scheduled appointment.

They were closed with no warning or no signage on their website. Anywhere drove an hour there just…read morefor a construction worker to tell me they were closed.

Wow! How does this place stay open? First off there was plenty of parking. Then I had to wait…read morefive whole minutes in line. When it was my turn, the staff member greeted me with a smile. I was out of the place in less than 15 minutes! What wrong with this place and its good service? Why can't they be like a real DMV like the ones in California. Where the lines can go around the block and it can take hours?

Sold vehicle to somebody and did transfer/re-registration to buyer easypeasy. Great customer…read moreservice and parking lot was handy for sale.

I should have checked my previous review! Needed to do some renewals. Seriously when needing…read moreto pay $100's for license tabs, who carries that much cash. This is a cashless society. They really need to start taking cards. Places that do have a card fee, which is fine.

No one likes going to departments of licensing because it's never a great experience but I came…read moreinto Hawks Prairie Licensing today to register 2 vehicles and it was the quickest and easiest visit I've had to a DOL. Took less than 10 minutes and they were incredibly nice. Pretty rare to find a DOL that deserved 5 stars. Thank you!

I am not sure why they have a phone number. They never answer the phone…read more Go into this place with the mentality of a cold war soviet shopper hoping to buy some bread. You get what you get, and you don't throw a fit. Get out of line and you can kiss your backside goodbye. NO TABS FOR YOU! Remember the guy on Seinfeld with the soup?

What a refreshing experience! I was frustrated after receiving the runaround from my local bank…read morewhen attempting to get a document notarized. Everyone that I talked with was helpful and accommodatiing. It was the worth the $10 fee.