13 KZN drivers licensing centres shut after COVID-19 outbreaks
Thirteen Driving Licence Testing Centres across KwaZulu Natal have been shut down due to COVID-19.
The following centres have been affected - Eshowe, Vryheid, Howick, Mooi River, Underberg, Hlabisa, Richmond, Utrecht and Nongoma.
While the provincial offices which have been shut are Newcastle, Rossburgh, Pinetown and Mkondeni RTI.
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"Members of the public are also urged not to panic as there is the 90-days grace window period approved by the Minister of Transport for the renewal of licences that have expired.
"The department, as well as the affected municipalities, will update the public once operations resume at each branch," says KZN Transport Department, spokesperson, Gugu Sisilana.
Sisilana adds: "Those whose learner and driving license tests have been impacted by the closures will be contacted to arrange alternative test dates at no additional cost.
"Members of the public and car dealerships are urged to use other DLTCs and Registering Authorities that have not been affected. This is in addition to more than 39 post offices and municipalities operating as registering authorities."
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