Government should use the extended grace period for driving licences to arrange a long-term solution to the country’s licence cards problem, says civil society group Outa.
The government should use the extended grace period for driving licences to arrange a long-term solution to the country’s licence cards problem, says civil society group Outa.
The extension includes not only the group who were previously granted an extension but also those whose licences expired after that, who were also caught up in the departmental inability to process licence applications and renewals. “We furthermore urge the minister to make a decision on increasing the driver’s licence validity period from five to 10 years, which is common international practice and will go a long way to improving efficiency within government. The public should not have to go through this renewal process every five years.”Mbalula has confirmed that the government is finalising a proposal around the introduction of a 10-year driving licence.
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