GQEBERHA | MOTHERWELL DRIVING LICENSE TESTING CENTRE IS NOW ONE OF THE BIGGEST FACILITIES IN THE EASTERN CAPE

When the first transactions are processed at the Motherwell Driving License Testing Centre tomorrow (Wednesday, 23 March), a major milestone in the municipality’s plan to improve traffic services will be achieved.

This facility, based in the same building as the Motherwell Customer Care Centre, will now be able to equal the number of transactions that both the existing Driving License Testing Centres (Kariega and Gqeberha) manage in a day.

Warren Prins, Director: Traffic and Licensing, said when residents from all over Nelson Mandela Bay make use of the new facility, the number of changes that he made since becoming the head of traffic and licensing will translate to an improved experience for clients.

"This is not only one of the biggest facilities in the Eastern Cape, it is also centrally based close to the Motherwell Shopping Centre with ample parking and access for residents from all corners of Nelson Mandela Bay.

"We became the first region in the Eastern Cape, second only to the Gauteng Province to introduce the online booking system for clients and managed to sidestep the pitfalls others experienced with this system.

"Clients can also pay with their debit cards at the traffic department, making it unnecessary for those going to our facilities to carry large sums of money.

"We already received online bookings for the Motherwell DLTC after registering it on the natis online portal (www.natis.gov.za) last week.

"When the doors open tomorrow at 8am, we will be processing driver’s license renewals, professional driving permits (PrDP), learner’s license and all temporary license applications.

"Driver’s license tests will be delayed for two weeks due to the online booking system recently being opened,” Warren Prins said.

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