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Source:
www.lta.gov.sg
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LTA Launches Online Enquiry E-Service For
Vocational Licence Holders |
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The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will
launch a Vocational Licence (VL) enquiry e-service which will be
available at LTA’s website (www.lta.gov.sg)
from 1 April 2008. Employers and interested parties will be able to
check the validity and status of an individual’s VL (taxi driver,
omnibus driver, school bus driver, private hire bus driver, excursion
bus driver or school bus conductor) before employing them or hiring
their taxis to them. |
The public can obtain up-to-date
information on the vocational licence status by keying in the
NRIC or Foreign Identification Number (FIN) and date of birth of
the individual. For example, if a vocational holder’s licence is
suspended for two weeks, a check on his licence within this
two-week period will show that his licence has been suspended.
At the end of the suspension period, the licence status will
once again be reflected as valid. |
With the launch of this e-service, LTA will
no longer issue new vocational licence photo-cards for renewal cases.
Vocational licence holders also need not come personally to LTA. They
can mail the relevant documents with a cheque for the renewal fee to LTA. |
Upon successful renewal, a sticker will be
mailed to them to be pasted over the expiry date stated on the VL
photo-card. This sticker will indicate that the status of the vocational
holder’s licence can be obtained from the LTA website. |
LTA will continue to issue VL photo-cards
for new applicants and replace lost and damaged VL photo-cards. |
Currently, the VL renewal process is
manpower-intensive and involves relatively long waiting times as a
two-step process is involved. |
Firstly, the VL holder has to submit the
renewal application, supporting documents and make payment. |
Secondly, he has to submit or wait for
his photograph to be taken for the new VL photo-card and wait for
the card to be printed. This causes long queues and crowds to form
at the LTA’s Sin Ming office during each mass renewal exercise. |
This initiative will significantly cut
down on the processing time for over-the-counter renewals of
vocational licences, encourage more renewals by post and provide
convenient and easy access to up-to-date information on the status
and expiry dates of an individual’s vocational licence. |
Making the information available online
via the internet will also enhance transparency by facilitating
self-checking by vocational licence holders, employers and other
interested parties. |
Source:
www.lta.gov.sg News Release 31
Mar 2008 |
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