Cars in Crozet

There's no DMV office in Crozet. The nearest full-service DMV is the Charlottesville customer service center at 2055 Abbey Road, which handles licenses, knowledge tests, titles, registrations and 'New to Virginia' services. For titles and registrations only, there's also a DMV Select in Charlottesville City Hall, 605 East Main Street, open 8:30 am to 4:15 pm on weekdays.

At a licensed private garage or dealership; the state doesn't run inspection stations. In Crozet, University Tire & Auto Center at 5835 Jarmans Gap Road lists Virginia State Inspections. Virginia law caps the fee at $20 for a car and $12 for a motorcycle, and Virginia State Police doesn't publish an online station list: look for the white sign with blue lettering.

Virginia gives new residents 30 days to title and register a car and 60 days to get a Virginia driver's license (30 for a CDL). Insure the car first, then title and register it at a DMV customer service center; if you already hold an out-of-state title in your name, the first Virginia title is generally exempt from the 4.15% sales and use tax. Then send Albemarle County a personal property registration form for the vehicle.

Crozet pays Albemarle County's personal property tax: $4.28 per $100 of assessed value for calendar 2026, the same as 2025, billed in halves due June 25 and December 5. State car-tax relief applies automatically to the first $20,000 of value on personal-use vehicles (42% for 2025), and the first-half bill adds a vehicle license fee of $40.75 for cars and trucks of 4,000 lb or less.