STATEMENT BY MAYORAL COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY, ALDERMAN JP SMITH.
The City of Cape Town notes the latest regulations gazetted by the National Transport Department, providing a longer grace period for expired learner and driver's licenses.
Initially, when Driving License Testing Centres resumed operations in
June, the national regulations stated that there would be a grace period for drivers' documentation that had expired between 26 March and 31 May .
The regulations also directed DLTCs to clear backlogs in learner and driving license appointments that were impacted by the national lockdown closure, and to not accept any new appointments until further notice.
This prejudiced individuals - particularly those holding learner licenses that were not covered by the grace period - as they could not make appointments to obtain their driving licenses, and ran the risk of their learners' expiring and having to repeat the application process at their own cost.
However, under the amended regulations that came into effect yesterday, 22 July 2020: ‘All
learner's licences, driving licence cards, temporary driving licences and professional driving permits that expire during the period that commenced from 26 March 2020 up to and including 31 August 2020 are deemed to be valid and their validity period is extended for a further grace period ending on 31 January 2021.' The City welcomes the move, because it likely means that we will be able to catch up with all transactions and start offering new appointment slots in time to avoid persons having to reapply for learner license tests.
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