Waiting forever for driver’s licence card? Here’s why …
“We are concerned about the unresolved and ongoing labour unrest at the DLCA as it has seriously impacted our service delivery to the residents of Johannesburg. "
It has come to the Record’s attention that motorists have been waiting an extremely long time for their drivers’ licences to be issued.
Luyanda Longwe, Stakeholder Manager for the Office of the MMC for Public Safety, Micheal Sun, has shed some light on the problem in a press statement released today (28 August). In it he wrote: “The City of Johannesburg has been informed of labour unrest taking place at the Driving Licensing Card Account (DLCA) since 20 July 2018 and it is believed that the dispute remains unresolved. This may have affected applications for driving licences, leading to delays in the issuing of driving licences”.
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“The DLCA is a national government department responsible for the printing of all driving licence cards for both provincial and municipal licensing centres. The City of Johannesburg renders licensing services as an agent of the Gauteng Provincial Government at the various licensing centres operated by the City and is largely dependent on the guidelines, regulations and the services provided by the provincial and national governments, including that of the DLCA,” he explained.
“In order to resolve the problem on a temporary basis, City of Johannesburg Licensing Centres will be issuing temporary licences to new as well as renewing driving licence applicants.
These will be valid for six months and can be renewed in the event that issues at DLCA remain unresolved at the time of their expiry,” he continued.
He quoted MMC Sun as saying, “We are concerned about the unresolved and ongoing labour unrest at the DLCA as it has seriously impacted our service delivery to the residents of Johannesburg. We will be engaging with the relevant Department of Transport and ensure that the temporary solution will bring minimal inconvenience to our customers”.
All other services available at the City’s Licensing Centres remain unaffected. The City’s Licensing Department will continue to update residents on the labour unrest at the DLCA as well as when the issuing of driving licences will recommence.
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