

“Government is supposed to serve everyone equally, regardless of how much they can afford to pay,” he said. People are seen lined up in a driver’s license non-appointment line outside the DMV on Fell Street on Friday, Januin San Francisco, Calif.


Diep said the law was needed to protect equal access to the DMV. Gavin Newsom signed AB317, authored by Assemblyman Tyler Diep, R-Westminster (Orange County), on Oct. That would seem to violate a state law that made it illegal “to sell, or offer for sale, an appointment” with the DMV starting this year. Until Friday, YoGov offered an “express” service to find a DMV appointment “in 3-4 weeks,” about a quarter of the time it typically takes. “I’d rather have conversations with the DMV first,” Pearce said. In a phone interview, YoGov CEO Ryder Pearce told The Chronicle the decision was made “recently” out of a desire to discuss the express appointment service with state officials. Friday advising customers to “Please note that we no longer offer our DMV express service in California.” YoGov posted a notice on its website after 9 a.m.
