The Automobile Association has warned that a ‘crisis is looming’ in South Africa as the deadline for the renewal of driving licences arrives on Thursday (31 March) but with hundreds of thousands of drivers who have still not applied for their new cards.
This will not only have a potential impact on insurance for people driving with expired licences, it will also likely lead to a spike in traffic fines, the association said.
In February Minister Mbalula indicated that the total backlog of expired licences stands at 2.1 million nationally. “Unless traffic law enforcement understands these issues – and finds a suitable way of addressing them – we may find a massive spike in the number of traffic fines issued to motorists in the next couple of weeks and months,” said the AA.
“Government’s priority should be to provide an environment conducive to renewing these documents and to provide the necessary backup systems to ensure timely production and delivery. This is currently not the case in the majority of DLTCs and is creating a situation that will, effectively, criminalise those who could not apply for renewals through no fault of their own,” it said.
Mbalula in February indicated that research is being conducted into extending the validity period of driving licence cards from the current five-year period.
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