Great people but so excruciatingly slow it borders on purposeful. It is also a set up that allows…read moreanyone nearby to hear you as you provide needed personal information. Location is great and parking is good. You can get your tabs online and pick them here but it's NOT the quick pickup they advertised

This vehicle licensing office is highly unreliable, and this has been going on for several years. I…read moreoften find their office closed without prior notice, making my trips completely pointless. Furthermore, my new tabs for this year never arrived. Nobody answers the phone, and their office was closed even on a Friday afternoon. I suggest everyone stay away from this place and let them close down for good.

I came in to transfer my license plate and tags from out of state, and the staff made the whole…read moreprocess really easy. They walked me through everything step by step, told me exactly what I needed, and even wrote it all down for me. Super patient, helpful, and clear the entire time. Really good service and great value for how smooth they made a confusing process.

Welp, I easily placed an order online for my expired tabs. Yes the tabs are ridiculously expensive,…read morewith excessive added fees but that's not in their control. I ran through the door ten minutes before closing and was greeted within 5 minutes. The tabs were ready and off I went. There's plenty of parking and I was shocked there wasn't a line through the door. Lucky me and you for having this license office in the neighborhood.

I got here about 20 minutes to closing, so probably not a surprise there was a long line. All but…read moreone window open, which is good, but only one worker able to turn over customers. The other slots all with the same person being helped until my turn came up. I waited around 15 minutes and hoped I would get my tabs before they closed for the day. Then a few windows opened up, all at the same time. The customers that had been getting helped for 20 minutes or more got processed. My turn at last! But when I walked up, the worker at the window helping me decides to yell out "anyone else here just for tabs? I can do both of you at once. It will be quick!" So she can help the woman who got in line after me, and I get to have a stranger standing 1 inch from me. I have no idea why. There were several windows now open, and only 1 in line behind me. While I had to remove all the credit cards from my wallet to get the drivers license out. I hope she didn't grab one, she was certainly close enough to. Leaning over the top of me because I had been standing in front of the window. From there - the employee ordered me to sign the registration - I need to do that to get the tabs? Never happened before - I've always just signed at home. She saw me hesitate and then asks me "Don't you know where to sign?" Yes, I know. I am just baffled as to why I need to do this now. She did not miss one chance to offer a snide reply to me, yet just handed the form to the person she had come up to join me in line. Did not order her to sign the registration. Offered nothing rude, just smiled and gave her her tabs. In hindsight I should have just told this worker I would wait for the next window. Perhaps she doesn't like people who are not Caucasian? I don't know what else could have generated this odd & negative response from her. I've never had a complaint about this licensing office before - but after this I'm sure any other place offering tabs would be just as good and more than likely better.

Vehicle licensing and titling (NOT drivers licensing - that's different) is done by independently…read moreowned and operated businesses in Washington state. I really like this office. They're super fast and efficient despite being in one of the most densely populated neighborhoods of the region. And the employees are nice and genuinely seem to like each other and not hate their jobs, probably because they aren't dealing with grouchy customers who've been waiting for hours all the time. They don't do appointments here as far as I know, but honestly you don't really need one. Longest I've waited in line is about 30 minutes, and it's usually less than that (granted, I've only ever come on a week day). They do title boats here and they also do the "quick" titles. The office is also really nicely decorated. Weird, I know. They've got loads of local artwork as well as some fun local seattle sports memorabilia. Makes what would otherwise be a boring 1970s office space kind of fun to look at. For getting there, it's easiest to enter through the parking lot side on 56th, rather than the Market side. The parking lot has a few designated spots for 30 min of free parking, paid after that. I think it's a Diamond lot (saw 2 parking patrollers in the blue Diamond jackets), so you're probably better off paying for Seattle city street parking or going a few blocks north for free street parking and walking.

I did both my knowledge test and driving test with them and had a very good experience…read more I took 5 lessons with Ian, and he is such a great teacher, I have extreme driving phobia and he taught me how to ease into it.

I took the English drivers test, and I can't say much about Bob because Joyce took over as the…read moresubstitute examiner for the day. I've been very nervous about the test since this was my first but Joyce was very nice in letting me know those feelings are normal, while keeping the test professional and structured. Despite passing, Joyce still gave me a lot of great pointers on the mistakes I made which I really appreciated. I've had bad experiences with driving instructors being very rude and aggressive when it comes to making mistakes, but I felt Joyce kept it friendly but also straightforward in giving constructive criticism

Always friendly and helpful. Can ask questions and don't feel like I'm bothering them when needing…read morehelp.

Busy but had a great customer rep by the name of Rena! Super pleasant, laughed at ny lame jokes…read moreand took my lost title and sale business like a total pro! Thanks, Rena! - Joe A.

Very nice and professional staff I got In and out Quickly because I didn't have a long timeread more

I have lived in many states, and have had negative experiences with privatized tag agencies…read moreelsewhere. I was relieved to find this process straightforward and relatively painless. The process here seemed quite effecient. (it is odd that in Washington, the actual state DMV offices do driver licenses, but you have to go to private tag agencies for tags...or tabs...whatever we call them here) Everyone here was friendly. The line was out the door in the a.m. on a Sat., but it moved along pretty quickly. Please do everyone a favor and do as much research as you can before showing up. And just be cool while you wait. Bring your best energy. We're all in this together, people. No joke, there was a guy ahead of me who was selling like 2 boats and a motorcycle the next day ( a Sunday) and he couldn't find the titles...and he was making it their problem. Seriously, dude? Eariler in the week, I called ahead to get an estimate on what I needed to pay. I did as much research online as I could also. A real person answered the phone and gave me a pretty high number. They quoted a vehicle with a higher trim level than mine, just to be on the safe side. If I recall, I kinda got a little prickly on the phone because Washington taxes you on the value of your vehicle (excise tax), even though you paid for it already a long time ago. What the hell? it's basically as sales tax you pay over and over again. Doesn't matter what you call it. Even though I was noticeably irritated, the person at Rainier was cool about it and didn't push back, which is the usual response in any other context. I brought cash, which seems to be the way to go. I've heard there is an extra charge for credit cards ( but don't know that for a fact). I ended up paying less than what they estimated earlier. in conclusion, do the research, call ahead if you have questions, go on Sat. a.m., and chillax while you wait. The kind and professional folks at Rainier Vehicle and Vessel Licensing will take care of you. Just remember...it could be much, much worse.

They charged me $16 for a replacement tab because the first one they gave was defective and…read morewouldn't stick to the license plate. They said they would have replaced it for free if I had come in the same day but my husband and I both work full time so getting the time to get into their office and wait in line for who knows how long is extremely difficult. It didn't change the date of my registration or cost any more than if I had been able to come in the same day to replace but they still had to find some way to rip me off just because they can. Absolutely disgusting and goes to exactly why so many people despise certain government agencies.

OVERALL: 9.67/10 (Yelp converted score: 5/5). This place is a shining example of great, courteous,…read moreand efficient customer service. I'll definitely be back in the future for my licensing needs. After getting turned away at another location (shall be left unnamed), we were trying to get plates for a car transferred to WA from California (2010 Lexus IS250). 1) VALUE FOR MONEY: 9/10. The unfortunate part is that the payment terminal charges $2.25 per transaction (3% of the tx for $75.01+ on credit cards), so I'd recommend using a debit card (flat $2.25). In total, the title registration and plates cost $198 (before the debit tx processing fee). Not bad! 2) QUALITY: 10/10. The staff promptly acknowledged us, and worked efficiently on our case with no hassles or interruptions. The clerk made sure the phone number on record was correct (repeating it back to us) and ensured we understood the expectations (signing, dating the right locations, verifying info, etc) as outlined by the documents. We received our plates immediately after paying the title registration fees! 3) SERVICE: 10/10. We were in and out within 15 minutes - even with waiting for less than 5 minutes outside (there's a max of 6 people in the lobby). We came in to get plates for my partner's car, after she moved it up from her home city of LA, California.

Great business! Quality is good! The value is good and the price is reasonable for all users!read more

This is the kind of spot you want to go to if you have to get new plates. I like the huge spots in…read morebellevue, this has just 3-4 people in what looks like a former garage. They are very efficient and while you might have to stand out in line out side but it goes quickly. Getting there early is essential and avoid the lunch time rush as well. Also bring your checkbook as they charge $$$s for credit cards. The staff is friendly and helpful. Do as much as you can online but if you want a blast from the 1960s this is the place.