Calls for validity of expired driver’s licences to be extended
The chaos at Driving Licence Test Centres (DLTCs) has led to calls for the validity of expired driver’s licence cards to be extended and a moratorium implemented to prevent motorists with expired driver’s licence cards from being fined.
There have also been calls for the validity period of driver’s licence cards to be extended from five to 10 years and for the renewal of driver’s licence cards to be outsourced to other entities.
Justice Project South Africa chair Howard Dembovsky said the situation at DLTCs “is a complete and utter disaster”.
“Chaos has ensued from shutting down the driving licence test centres for a whole two months and then expecting them to catch up the backlog of licences that expired during that period and licences that are yet to expire.
“Exacerbating the problem, certainly in Gauteng, is having this online booking system that does not work.”
Apart from motorists trying to pursue relief from the courts, there is “pretty much nothing motorists can do”, he added.
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