Traffic offenders must pay fees to retrieve suspended driver’s licences
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Traffic offenders who have had their driver’s licence suspended for accumulating demerit points, can retrieve their permit after the period of suspension has ended and the payment of the relevant fees.
A processing fee of $3,000 must be paid to Tax Administration of Jamaica (TAJ), and the receipt taken to the ITA head office, where a letter will be generated and sent to TAJ.
The licence holder will then be required to pay a substitute driver’s licence fee of $4,140, which will facilitate the addition of endorsements to the driver’s licence.
In the case of a suspended driver’s licence that is expired or near the expiration date, the licence holder will be required to pay the processing fee of $3,000 and a driver’s licence renewal fee as follows:
- Class A (Motor Cycle): $4,140
- Class B (Private Purposes): $5,400
- Class C (Commercial and PPV): $7,200
These three classes of driver’s licences are referenced under Section 2 of the Road Traffic Act, 2018, and replace the private and general driver’s licence known to the public.
The ITA is empowered by the Road Traffic Act, 2018 and Road Traffic Regulations, 2022 to suspend driver’s licences based on the accumulation of 10 or more demerit points. Ten to 13 points result in a 6-month suspension; 14-19 points result in a one-year suspension; and 20 points and over equals a two-year suspension
Once the period of suspension is over, the demerit points will be expunged, and the licence holder will return to zero points.
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