BMV
Transportation & Travel abbreviation · Driving
| Stands for | Bureau of Motor Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Categories | Transportation & Travel |
BMV stands for Bureau of Motor Vehicles, a driving abbreviation.
Name of the state motor vehicle agency in Indiana, Ohio and Maine, handling driver's licenses, titles, registrations and plates. In those states, residents say "the BMV" where others say "the DMV."
Example: Ohio drivers can renew their plates online instead of visiting a BMV deputy registrar.
Usage notes
Ohio's BMV is part of the state Department of Public Safety and runs many local offices as "deputy registrar" agencies operated by contractors. Indiana's BMV operates license branches across the state. The functions are the same as a DMV, only the name differs.
Related abbreviations
More driving abbreviations
- AADT – Annual average daily traffic
- ATV – All-terrain vehicle
- BI – Bodily injury liability
- CAFE – Corporate Average Fuel Economy
- CDL – Commercial driver's license
- CLP – Commercial learner's permit
- CMV – Commercial motor vehicle
- CR – County Road
- CSA – Compliance, Safety, Accountability
- DDS – Department of Driver Services
- DL – Driver's license
- DMV – Department of Motor Vehicles