Licence renewal a click away
Life is about to get easier for the country's 10.35 million registered drivers - licence renewal will soon be just a click away.
Under an ambitious plan by the Road Transport Department (JPJ), licence renewal will be offered online. The department's deputy director-general Solah Mat Hassan said the online renewal service, expected to be available from next month, is for holders of competent driving licences (CDLs), using kiosks situated at testing centres around the country. Slips will be issued as proof of renewal. Motorists can then have their licences sent to them by post. Eventually, drivers will be able to renew their licences online from the home computer, Solah told The Star. There are currently 110 testing centres, but only 25 have such kiosks. However, the department has plans to increase the number of kiosks by another 20 and eventually, to 65. Under the online system, drivers need only log on to a website and pay for the renewal with their credit card. The department already offers online services such as "e-daftar" (e-registration) for the registration of motor vehicles and e-insurans for the payment of insurance premiums.
The Star Asia News Network PUTRAJAYA, malaysia
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