Solution sought after driving licence card machine failure

THE Department of Transport (DoT) is on a mission to find an interim solution to address the issue of reliance on the current driving licence card machine.

- MANYANE MANYANE

The department was responding to the statement made by the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) following the department’s announcement that the machine had been repaired and operations had resumed.

The breakdown of the machine, according to the department, led to a backlog of more than 700 000 outstanding cards waiting to be printed.

Outa said fixing the machine was not a solution to the driver's licence card crisis because it is prone to regular breakdowns and is bound to break down again.

The organisation said the machine also lacks modern security features.

Outa said it is still waiting for the department to provide a solution to this problem.

This was the 160th time the printer had broken down, based on a recent statement from DoT.