Has Punjab Extended Expiry Date for Old Driving License?
Punjab Traffic Police have extended the deadline for expiry of old driving license, especially licenses books. As per details, the police had announced that it will cancel all old licenses on March 31, 2021. The step was taken to end fake, unidentifiable, and record less licenses. Hence, the police asked the drivers to get the new driving license.
However, the deadlines has been extended by two months. Now, the drivers can get new licenses till May 31, 2021. After this date, the traffic police would not accept the old license. As per traffic police officials, the policy will be implemented across the province.
The police have asked the old license holders to get new computerized license till May 31. Otherwise, the license will be considered cancelled from June 1, 2021.
This is How You can Get New Driving License?
In February 21021, Lahore Traffic Police made the process of getting a Computerized Driving License very easy. According to Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Lahore Captain (r) Hammad Abid, the police has rolled out an upgraded system for the citizens. Talking to media, the CTO said the new system would make the whole process very quick. “This will end long queues for multiple hours to obtain or renew the driving license,” Abid said.
“We have three centres in Lahore; one is in Manawaan, second is in Arfa Karim Tower, while the third one is in DHA Lahore,” he said. He further added that the police have upgraded the DHA centre with the help of PITB, and now the whole process is digitalized.
Process of Getting Computerized Driving License:
Lahore Traffic Police have divided the whole process of getting a license into two phases:
Phase-I:
- The candidate would get a Token Number.
- He/She would get their photo for the license taken at the centre.
- In the final step of phase-I, the applicant would take a computerized multiple-choice and theoretical test.
Phase-II
- The applicant would take on-road Driving Test.
- After passing the test, the candidate would get his/her new Driving License.
- If the applicant fails the test, he/she could take the test again after 42 days.
According to the CTO, earlier the test was manual and hard, but now police have made it very easy so that more and more people get their licenses. “The applicant only has to get 50% marks in the computerized test,” he said.