HARRISBURG, Pa. — PennDOT says a system outage on Sept. 29 and a payment processor blocking older web browsers caused errors that prevented some drivers from renewing vehicle registrations online.
The department gave the explanation Thursday, answering questions Lehigh Daily sent after reporting on the errors Oct. 5. Its answer does not say how many drivers were affected or what those whose registrations have expired should do.
The “Data Validation Error” message drivers shared online came from an outage that began around 4 p.m. Sept. 29, PennDOT press officer Leanne Trindel said in an email. Service was restored around 8:25 p.m., nearly 4½ hours later…