So again, check your tabs and license and go online to review your renewal options- especially if you think you'll need to do it in person. You can renew your tabs up to six months before they expire.

Renew your tabs For more information about renewing December license tabs without a notice, go to dol.wa.gov and click on “Renew Your Tabs” under the heading of Vehicles & boats.

This means you won’t be able to order car tabs or renew your driver’s license online until Feb. 18. The DOL says it expects long wait times in some locations when offices reopen.

Tab and license renewals — fees determined by a vehicle's base value and age — are the state's biggest revenue generator, and Karstedt said DVS has not seen a huge drop-off in renewals.

It comes once a year. Car-tab renewal is an annual payment for vehicle owners. The cost depends on the value of what you drive, and that has been up for debate in recent years as an old valuation ...