NORTH CAROLINA -- A potential computer glitch at the Department of Motor Vehicles could have affected thousands of drivers licenses, changing their driving privileges.
- The glitch could have affected 80,000 people
- The problems started in 2015
- The DMV says they were resolved in 2017, but some records were still wrong in the computer
A report coming out of a Charlotte news station alleges about 80,000 people could be affected by the computer system glitch, where either a person with a revoked license was no longer listed as suspended while other drivers couldn’t renew their license because it would come up listed as suspended.
The problems apparently first started in 2015, and the DMV says the issues were resolved in 2017 but some of the records were still wrong in the computer.
Drivers at the DMV say that’s concerning since a lot of personal information is in that system.
“There’s people that shouldn’t be driving that probably is [sic] driving because of the glitch, DWI and driving while impaired and stuff like that. They lost the record,” said Smithfield resident John Davis.
“When you get stopped by police for no reason at all because the system messed up, I mean, it would really make you upset, you know? I’d really be upset if they stopped me for no reason and found out my license was legit, and I need to go through all this process. I mean, I’d be really mad,” said Kevin Carmon, Knightdale resident.
The DMV says it’ll be releasing a statement later.