Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Students Can Get License on Saturdays

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety issued the following press release.


On Tuesday, May 28, 2019, Commissioner of Public Safety Marshall Fisher along with the Driver Service Bureau (DSB) held a press conference at Troop K to announce the launch of the Opiniator and JumpStart campaigns, both geared towards enhancing the overall day to day experience received by customers obtaining services through DSB offices statewide. “The DPS Driver Service Bureau probably touches more citizens daily than any state agency. Improving this experience for Mississippians is a top priority”, stated Commissioner Fisher.

The Opiniator real time surveying system will bring the DSB into the 21st Century for rating customer service and allow the agency to reach a broader scope of customers through this technology. This system will be implemented in all driver license stations, and the collected data will be shared among staff as an opportunity to quickly see where improvements are needed. Commissioner Fisher added, “the Opiniator will provide customers with a platform to give constructive feedback in a manner that will assist the DPS Driver Service Bureau in developing solutions for the improvement of customer service.”

With summer approaching, the agency’s new JumpStart (Students Access to Road Test) Program will allow students 15 years and older to schedule Saturday appointments for written and road tests, as well as allow them to receive a driver’s license. “The JumpStart program will not only help with weekly wait times but is also intended as a convenient avenue for working parents,” stated Major Ken Brown, Director of the Driver Service Bureau.

Visit www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov to learn more about services provided by the Service Bureau.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good news, I hope. I can't think of any agency or business with worse customer service than the DSB. Comcast is a close second but they are horrible. If you have a teenager trying to get a license, go first thing in the morning and bring a lunch.

Anonymous said...

Need a designated time to re-test all senior citizen drivers. I was almost run over by an elderly lady in Lake Caroline this past weekend.

Anonymous said...

"opiniator"?

Anonymous said...

"opiniator"? >>> Some well paid CONsultant recommended inventing a new name that can be trademarked?!

Anonymous said...

1:49 PM learn how to drive!

Anonymous said...

Why are students a higher priority than working adults and especially commercial license holders/applicants?

Anonymous said...

1:49, what you folks need to do in luscious Lake Caroline “on the edge of a tectonic plate” where minor quakes can occur but you refuse to read any geological reports, is set up a barricade and don’t allow any old money wannabes and fake costume jewelry wearing old ladies who had husbands that made scoundrel livings off the banking and insurance business...and God forbid the Illustrious Fake timber industry based out of the country club of Jackson, to run over you because you thought Jackson and Hinds was a terribly bad lace to live when in essence you left a void that created a means d the undesirables to take your place! Shame on you! Now go read some Shakespeare and report back to me that living on 467’ of Yazoo Clay is what in your mind the “High Life”.

Anonymous said...

4:31 - Ima take a break from Jackson Jambalaya long enough to diagram that sentence. I should be back in three days.

Anonymous said...

@4:31
Lighten up Francis.

Anonymous said...

Got your attention didn’t I?


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