Be ready for driving tests if licence not renewed on time
Ram.Sundaram@timesgroup.com
Chennai:27.09.2019
Driving licence holders should apply for renewal one year before or after the expiry of the licence, failing which they should undergo driving tests again. Earlier, they were allowed to renew five years after its expiry.
The change, proposed under the new Motor Vehicle Act (MVA), will be implemented in all Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) in Tamil Nadu soon and the National Informatics Centre (NIC) is working on it now, said a senior official of the state transport department. NIC, functioning from New Delhi under the Union information technology ministry, handles the VAHAN portal for vehicle registration and driving licence-related services. Every month, more than 80,000 people in the state visit RTOs to renew driving licences.
Under the old rules, applications can be made 60 days before the expiry of the licence by paying ₹100. Even if a person missed this, renewal applications were accepted for five years from the date of expiry with a fine of ₹50 a year. Though driving without licence attracts a fine of ₹500 or three months imprisonment, the rule was not enforced strictly in the state. Section 15 (1), 15(3) and 15(4) of the MV Act has now been amended. Accordingly, driving licence holders get only one year from the date of expiry, failing which they should take up fresh driving tests at 8-shaped and H-shaped tracks.
The change has come into effect at some RTOs, including those in and around Vellore.
While the state government is still discussing about implementing fines for traffic offences proposed under the new MVA, this amendment is applicable to licence holders across the country, the official added.
Ram.Sundaram@timesgroup.com
Chennai:27.09.2019
Driving licence holders should apply for renewal one year before or after the expiry of the licence, failing which they should undergo driving tests again. Earlier, they were allowed to renew five years after its expiry.
The change, proposed under the new Motor Vehicle Act (MVA), will be implemented in all Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) in Tamil Nadu soon and the National Informatics Centre (NIC) is working on it now, said a senior official of the state transport department. NIC, functioning from New Delhi under the Union information technology ministry, handles the VAHAN portal for vehicle registration and driving licence-related services. Every month, more than 80,000 people in the state visit RTOs to renew driving licences.
Under the old rules, applications can be made 60 days before the expiry of the licence by paying ₹100. Even if a person missed this, renewal applications were accepted for five years from the date of expiry with a fine of ₹50 a year. Though driving without licence attracts a fine of ₹500 or three months imprisonment, the rule was not enforced strictly in the state. Section 15 (1), 15(3) and 15(4) of the MV Act has now been amended. Accordingly, driving licence holders get only one year from the date of expiry, failing which they should take up fresh driving tests at 8-shaped and H-shaped tracks.
The change has come into effect at some RTOs, including those in and around Vellore.
While the state government is still discussing about implementing fines for traffic offences proposed under the new MVA, this amendment is applicable to licence holders across the country, the official added.
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