Mamabolo urges motorists to honour license renewal slots
Gauteng MEC for Transport Jacob Mamabolo has expressed disappointment at the number of motorists dishonouring commitments to renew their driving license.
Mamabolo says following a huge outcry by motorists unable to find a spot online, officials availed 17 000 slots to cater for the 35 000 drivers with licenses expiring this month.
He says motorists are not showing up at the licensing departments for their appointments.
"Having solved the problem of availability of slots, now, people are not honouring the booking that they are making on the system.
"In another way to assume a higher rate of defaulting on the bookings that have been made. People come into the system and book slots and when the date and time arrive, they do not teach or do not turn up at the DLT where they have made applications," says Mamabolo.
He adds 14 000 SMS’ have been sent out but motorists are not responding promptly.
"So, the point we're making is that we are really appealing to the people of the province that it is very much important that when you get an SMS that says go renew your license, we have booked to a space that people do so immediately and without failure," says the MEC.
"Secondly, people who book slots. We are appealing to them to actually make sure that they also turn up in periods where they've made those bookings."
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