(NLDO) - Due to information that the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport is about to stop issuing driver's licenses, many people rushed to do this procedure on February 17.
At the driver's license renewal point at 111 Tan Son Nhi, Tan Phu district, under the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport, at 8:00 a.m. on February 17, there were more than 100 people waiting for their turn to have their driver's license renewal applications processed.
Right at the gate, the Department of Transport posted a notice: "To prepare for the handover of the task of testing and issuing driving licenses from the Ministry of Transport to the Ministry of Public Security, it is expected that from February 19, the Department of Transport will only accept applications for issuing, renewing, and reissuing car driving licenses that are still valid from 1 to 10 days from the expiration date printed on the front of the driving license."
Upon reading this notice, many people carrying expired driving licenses in March and April rushed to the security guard for guidance.
Many people came to the driver's license exchange point at 111 Tan Son Nhi to complete the exchange procedures.
2 security guards are on duty at the document reception counter and 1 employee sits in front of the counter to continuously guide people when they come to do the procedures to issue and renew their driver's license.
A security guard here said that in the past few days, many people have come to apply for a new driver's license. Currently, the reception counters will process expired driver's licenses before March 15. After March 15, the issuance and renewal will be transferred to the Ministry of Public Security. Therefore, people with expired driver's licenses in April will be invited to return after February 20 to process the issue.
People rush to renew their driving licenses before the transfer of tasks from the Ministry of Transport to the Ministry of Public Security.
Arriving here since 7am, Mr. Pham Van Son (living in Binh Tan district) said that his Class C driver's license expired on March 5th, so he took the opportunity to come here to renew it. Mr. Son arrived at the driver's license renewal point early, had a health check, and came here to get the queue number 113. He sat there until 9:40am but the counters only processed up to queue number 15. "I don't know how long I have to wait!" - Mr. Son said.
Similarly, Mr. Lam Quang Binh (Binh Chanh district) said in frustration: "I waited from 7am to 10am but the counter only processed up to number 20. At this rate, it will probably take until the afternoon to get it resolved."
Inside the driver's license renewal counter, there were quite a few people waiting to do the procedures.
Entering the area where people are granted and exchanged driver's licenses, some people reacted when they changed from a B2 driver's license to a B driver's license.
Although the staff explained that due to the provisions of the Law on Traffic Order and Safety, the issuance and renewal of driving licenses from January 1, 2025 will follow the new categories, Mr. T. still said: "So people with B2 licenses will be at a disadvantage" because according to him, a B2 license allows him to drive vehicles with a load capacity of up to 350 kg, if he changes to a B license, he will only be allowed to drive both goods and a weight of 350 kg.
Many people waited for a long time with tired looks.
Not as crowded and overloaded as the driving license exchange point in Tan Phu district, at 10 am, at the driving license exchange point at 8 Nguyen Anh Thu, District 12, under the Department of Transport, there were about 40 people waiting to be processed.
Mr. Tan (living in District 12) said he arrived here at 8am, the on-site health check took about 30 minutes, then he got a number and prepared for his turn.
Driving license renewal point No. 8 Nguyen Anh Thu is less crowded
According to the representative of the HCM City Department of Transport, currently we are still waiting for the agreement of the two ministries of Public Security and Transport on the time to take over the work of testing and issuing driving licenses to transfer the work. Therefore, after the two sides agree, the Department of Transport will notify the people.
"However, to meet people's needs, the driving license renewal points under the Department of Transport will still accept expired driving licenses until March 15," said this representative.
Source: https://nld.com.vn/clip-nguoi-dan-tp-hcm-do-xo-di-doi-giay-phep-lai-xe-196250217140712712.htm
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