The Department of Transport has agreed to extend the validity period of licences that expired during the lockdown period to the end of November this year.
According to a statement from the department, all public transport operating licences and accreditation certificates for tourist services that expired during the lockdown period will be deemed valid for a further period of 90 days.
Quoted in a BusinessTech report, the Automobile Association (AA) confirmed that the extension applied to all learners’ licences, drivers’ licences, motor vehicle licence discs, temporary permits, roadworthy certificates and professional driving permits (PrDPs).
“The AA said that the transport department director-general, Alec Moemi, had acknowledged the challenges at DLTCs (driving licence testing centres). These include working with reduced staff and being intermittently shut down due to Covid-19,” according to the report.
The association has called on the minister to consider allowing third party agents – such as the AA – to perform vehicle disc and driving licence card renewal services which are currently only offered through the DLTCs and the Post Office.
