The Department of Motor Traffic says steps will be taken to provide permanent driving licence cards from September or October this year to motorists currently with temporary driving licences.
Commissioner General of the Department Nishantha Anuruddha Weerasinghe said permanent driving licence cards were unable to be issued due to issues in importing licence cards as a result of the economic crisis.
He further said this resulted in the department issuing temporary licences instead of permanent licence cards to over 800,000 motorists.
Despite the necessary cards having been imported, normally 900,000 to 1 million driver’s licences should be printed per year as new driver’s licences and renewals, he said.
Nishantha Anuruddha Weerasinghe said, however, as there was a delay in printing, it had resulted in the driver’s licences piling up and not being issued.
The Commissioner General of the Department of Motor Traffic Nishantha Anuruddha Weerasinghe made the remarks while addressing the media today. (Newswire)
