The Road Transport and Safety Agency – RTSA has put in place modalities to print and clear the backlog of over 150,000 driving license cards by the end of September 2019.
The Agency has since assured the general public and all driving license applicants holding temporal driving licenses, that the RTSA has enough stock to clear the backlog and guarantees stability and continuity in the production of cards on “print on demand” basis.
RTSA head of public relations Fredrick Mubanga told the Zambian Business Times – ZBT that all driving license applicants are advised to visit any RTSA station and have their Driving Licence card printed upon presenting the original copy of the Temporal Driving Licence or a police report in the absence of the original print out of the Temporal Driving Licence.
Further, all RTSA stations will remain open on Saturdays from 08:00 hours to 13:00 hours, until the backlog of unprinted driving license cards is cleared.
“From the foregoing, the General Public and all Driving Licence applicants holding Temporal Driving Licences, should not panic thinking that the Agency may run out of materials for printing driving license cards” He said
RTSA has further re-assured the public that modalities have been put in place to ensure that all driving license cards are produced on “print on demand” basis and the public will constantly be updated on the progress being made in clearing the backlog.
The RTSA system for printing had collapsed living members of the agency with no option but to print only temporary drivers licenses. This system has been unstable which had led to queues and backlogs building up.
