RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — As drivers continue to experience frustratingly long wait times at the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles, the agency is looking to hire dozens of new examiners thanks to funding from the recently signed mini budget.

"I had to make sure I had the kids dropped off at daycare, and made sure I’m all in line and good, and my hair even got frizzy just from standing out here, so I’m not going to have a good picture," said Davida Hemphill, who walked in at the Spring Forest Road location in Raleigh Wednesday.

For Hemphill, it was visit number two in hopes of getting a REAL ID.

"My first visit was in Wendell, and they had a sign out that they were closed for the day," Hemphill said.

A report from the state auditor earlier this month found that average wait times a

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