More than 10,000 driving licences are ready but remain uncollected

According to the minister, many citizens still believe that their driving licence will not be ready on time, causing them not to show up to collect the document.

Monorath stated that when the current government took office, the ministry was dealing with a serious shortage of materials for the production of driving licences. According to him, this problem has since been resolved and part of the backlog has been cleared. However, the number of uncollected driving licences remains remarkably high.

According to the minister, citizens still believe that their driving licence will not be ready on time. He suspects that this is an important reason why thousands of documents remain with the competent authority. To change this, the ministry will pay more attention to public information in the coming period. Citizens must be better informed about the availability of their driving licence and the options for collecting the document.

Backlog not yet fully cleared

Although progress has been made, according to Monorath, he acknowledged that the backlog in the issuance of driving licences has not yet been fully cleared. He stressed that it concerns a substantial backlog that cannot be eliminated within a few months. According to the minister, work also continues during weekends and on weekdays until late in the afternoon in order to speed up processing. However, the staff shortage remains a challenge.

According to Monorath, sufficient materials are now available for the production of driving licences. In addition, new computers will soon be purchased to make the work more efficient.

Long queues remain a problem

The minister further acknowledged that it is still busy every day at the department responsible for processing driving licences. Citizens face long queues, while a considerable number of road users are still driving with temporary driving licence slips. Monorath assured that the ministry will continue its efforts to improve services and clear the remaining backlog as quickly as possible.

With the announced public information activities, the ministry also hopes to reduce the large number of driving licences that have already been produced but have not been collected.