Validity period of driving licenses extended for two years: Comm. Gen.

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The Motor Traffic Department (DMT) has decided to extend the validity period of driving licenses for two years.

DMT Commissioner General Nishantha Anuruddha Weerasingha told the Daily Mirror that the process of extending the validity period for driving licenses was initiated last week.

He said the decision was taken considering the difficulties faced by people when renewing their expired driving licenses.

The gazette notification related to extending the validity period would be issued by this week, the commissioner general said.

The temporary driving licenses were issued with a security code and a validity period of one year due to the shortage of printing cards.

"People face many difficulties when renewing their temporary licenses which have expired. So the department has decided to extend the validity period for two years, including the new prints," he said.

The printing of cards for driving licenses is still underway. The department is in arrears on printing 800,000 driving license cards. Card printing is in the process, with nearly 4,000 cards printed daily.

Nearly 500 to 600 driving license cards were printed to facilitate the one-day service, and the remaining cards were printed afterwards. (Chaturanga Pradeep Samarawickrama)

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Sunil Tuesday, 20 June 2023 02:23 PM

What a splendid performance from a state organization? Even at this rate they will take another 400 days to cover the backlog.

Ram Tuesday, 20 June 2023 03:38 PM

The State must understand that DLs can be used overseas when on holiday. Police overseas will not accept this extension and we are deprived of driving when on holiday

Jayantha Tuesday, 20 June 2023 03:48 PM

Look how long these guys took to consider issuing a gazette. Automate and privatize as much government institutes as possible otherwise this country will never develop. If green test can be issued by a private firm this too can be done by a private firm. Hand over all to privatr sector and close these money and tine wasting government institutes.

Spartacus Tuesday, 20 June 2023 08:54 PM

The whole country knows this is one of the most corrupt govt depts in the country. Even the leaders know but all are ponnayas unable to do anything about this day light corruption.

Cecil Hedwige Wednesday, 21 June 2023 08:28 AM

Good Idea to extend driving license,as we have to travel a long way to obtain same.And if we don;t obtain it the same day will be a waste of time. Why don't they allow this this to happen like the passport at every provincial office.

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