Government finalising plan to allow driving licence eye tests at any optometrist

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Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) is finalising an agreement with the Health Professions Council of South Africa that would enable motorists applying for or renewing their driver’s license cards, to do their eye tests at an optometrist of their choosing.

The Minister said this was part of several interventions aimed at improving the quality of service delivery at a Driving Licence Testing Centres . He said this when he tabled the department’s budget vote during a mini-plenary of the National Assembly on Wednesday.

Mbalula said improving efficiencies at DLTC level will be driven by a new service delivery model that will not only improve the experience of the motorist but will drastically cut down turn-around times.

 

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