A NEW driver’s licence has been launched.
The new licence was launched on Friday at the Ministry of Works and Transport Licensing Head Office in Caroni.
In a release from the ministry, it stated that the new form of identification allows for greater consistency and alignment with international standards.
The transition from a “Driver’s Permit” to a “Driver’s Licence” will also improve regional and international authorities’ recognition of an authentic driving licence issued by the Transport Commissioner as the Licensing Authority of Trinidad and Tobago.
The new driver’s licence also incorporates a sophisticated array of security features that inhibit tampering and counterfeiting.
These include:
- Unique guilloches patterns;
- Micro text;
- Unique tactile on production;
- 100 % online validation; and
- e-inventory control.
The ministry stated that the Licensing Division will introduce the new document/card on a phased basis.
In the initial phase, the new licence will be available to persons conducting current transactions.
The Licensing Division will utilise a dual system that allows for the use of both documents/cards – the existing driver’s permit and the new driver’s licence – until the previously-issued driver’s permits are completely phased out.
The ministry is also emphasising that the new driver’s licence does not invalidate the existing driver’s permit and citizens are not required to change/renew their old/existing driver’s permits until it is due to expire.
