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PennDOT's Driver and Vehicle Services Bus Rolls Into Pittsburgh

18 February 2000

PennDOT's Driver and Vehicle Services Bus Rolls Into Pittsburgh; PennMobile Slated to Provide Auto Show Visitors a Full Gamut of Products And Services

    HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 17 -- Car buffs and prospective new car
buyers crowding the Pittsburgh Auto Show to catch a glimpse of the latest
trends in automobiles can also take advantage of one of PennDOT's latest
innovations in providing on-the-spot driver and vehicle services.  In support
of Gov. Tom Ridge's goal to make state government more accessible and
customer-friendly, PennDOT's Mobile Driver and Vehicle Services Unit will be
making its annual visit to the David Lawrence Convention Center, 1001 Penn
Avenue, Pittsburgh, on Saturday, Feb. 19, from l1 a.m. to 8 p.m., for the
2000 Pittsburgh Auto Show.
    While at the auto show, customers can step into a Driver and Vehicle
Services Center on wheels and receive virtually the same services and products
that PennDOT's Harrisburg headquarters offers.  Nicknamed the "PennMobile,"
this renovated motorcoach and its friendly and knowledgeable staff will enable
auto show visitors to renew driver licenses and vehicle registrations, obtain
photo identification cards, complete change of address requests, purchase
special license plates and more.
    A telecommunications connection with PennDOT's mainframe computer makes
this on-the-spot service possible.
    The PennMobile, unveiled by Secretary Bradley L. Mallory in 1997, has been
traveling throughout the Commonwealth ever since, making products and services
more convenient to Pennsylvanians statewide.  Since 1997, the PennMobile has
traveled to more than 100 sites throughout the state and has served more than
40,000 customers.
    Heralded for outstanding innovation and convenience, the PennMobile and
its highly trained staff received the American Association of Motor Vehicle
Administrators' Star Search Team Award in 1998.  This honor distinguishes
PennDOT for delivering superior customer service among the motor vehicle and
law enforcement agencies throughout the northeastern U.S. and eastern Canada.