How to Look for a Driving Licence Renewal
Renewing your driving licence can be a difficult job. However, by following some easy actions you can get through it quickly.
This service permits you to reserve a consultation at a Licensing Centre for treatments related to your driving licence or international driving authorization. You must bring the appropriate files.
1. Examine the expiry date
About 8 to 12 weeks before your driving licence ends, you will receive a renewal notice. The letter will include a reference code and a self-addressed envelope to be utilized for sending by mail the application back to Transport Malta. In some extraordinary and justified cases, you can also obtain a renewal personally at a post office. Your licence type will stay the very same, however the photo will alter. In such cases, you can download and print a short-lived file in PDF format for use up until your long-term document shows up.
To inspect the expiration date of your driver's license, go to any DDS Customer Service Center or call (800) 225-8494. If you are calling, you will need to supply your name, address, driver's license number and date of birth. Then, a representative will inform you the expiry date of your driver's or non-driver ID card.
If your licence is about to expire, you should renew it a minimum of one year before or two years after it ends. You will not need to pay a charge or an extra charge if you renew early. Nevertheless, you will not be able to drive until your brand-new license is provided.
Licence holders who have to produce a medical certificate are required to do so at the time of the renewal. In addition, these persons need to undergo a medical checkup every five years. If you fail to produce the medical certificate when requesting the renewal, your driving licence might be suspended or cancelled. Furthermore, the charge for a licence renewal is greater if you are late.
2. Reserve a consultation
Licence holders whose full driving licence will end within the next four months and/or whose licences have already expired for 3 years can use this online service to schedule a consultation at any close-by Licensing Office of the Transport Department to send their licence renewal applications. When the applicant participates in his/her designated date, he/she must take the completed appropriate application (consisting of full driving licence renewal notification cum application type TD557) or a tip (TD578) and other needed files with him/her to the consultation and send them to the Licensing Officer at the Licence Revenue Office for perusal.
The applicant ought to note that if his/her application for renewal is submitted before the expiry of the licence, he/she will be given a brand-new licence to change the existing one which has ended, so long as all the rules are adhered to. Likewise, if the application for renewal is sent after the expiration of the licence however within 30 days thereof, he/she will be offered the licence to be valid from the day on which his/her application was effectively made.
Candidates who mean to send their application plans by mail ought to make a visit a minimum of 60 days in advance of the expiry date to guarantee that all files are effectively processed. When a complete application package is gotten, it normally takes 30 days to procedure. However, the processing time will be longer for applications that consist of an address modification. If there is a hold-up in processing your application, we will provide a short-term document that is valid for 90 days.
3. Total the application form
An individual who intends to renew a driving licence needs to submit the application kind with his/her personal information (picture and signature). The candidate needs to likewise provide an identification document. If the information on the identification document and that of the driving licence are different, the driver needs to request for a brand-new driving licence.
körkortsfoto trafikverket of the Transport and Communications Service of the Regional Unit gets the application-- solemn declaration and all supporting files submitted by the interested party either directly at the Service or through the Points of Single Contact (KEP-EKE). He/she checks the completeness and accuracy of the details in the kind. If there are omissions, the interested celebration is informed and is required to provide the missing info within 20 working days of receipt of the Certificate of Submission of the Request.
If the holder of a driving licence or non-driver ID is 75 years of ages, he/she must undergo medical checkup to figure out his/her physical fitness to drive. The examination must be carried out by a medical professional from the following specialities: haematologist, gastroenterologist, endocrinologist, rheumatologist or cardiologist. For people who do not experience any of these diseases, it suffices to acquire a declaration of fitness to drive from a general practitioner or a doctor of the relevant field.
4. Pay the charge
The charge to renew your driver's licence or non-driver ID card varies depending upon the kind of license you have and where you live. To learn more, examine the driver license renewal cost chart and non-driver ID card renewal charge chart.
About 8 to 12 weeks prior to the expiration date of your driving licence, you will receive a driving licence renewal kind together with a self addressed envelope that you can utilize to mail back to Transport Malta. You will also be sent out a Medical Certification type (if appropriate) if you hold a classification C, C1, D or D1 driving licence or are 70 years of age or older.
After examining all files, any renewal applications that stop working to fulfill the requirements will be marked as not successful. This is typically due to a new address/surname composed that doesn't match the information on your identity document, inaccurate payments or missing out on the medical certificate.