Over 3,000 driving licenses suspended due to various illegal activities: DMT

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Colombo, November 8 (Daily Mirror) - A total of 3,249 driving licenses have been suspended since January this year due to various illegal activities committed by motorists, Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) Commissioner General Nishantha Anuruddha Weerasingha said.

He told the Daily Mirror that these suspensions were made following court orders for various traffic violations committed by motorists.

Meanwhile, 84 driving licenses were suspended for using duplicate National Identity Cards (NICs) provided by the respective owners.

A total of 3,350 driving licenses were suspended for illegal activities, such as attempts to submit forged driving licenses during the license renewal process.

Additionally, 113 driving license applications were halted after medical tests conducted by the National Transport Medical Institute declared the applicants unfit.

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BuffaloaCitizen Friday, 08 November 2024 02:53 PM

In a country where traffic offences can be observed every minute, suspending 3000 licenses is a joke. This amount shows the actual lethargy and the reason for so many accidents and arrogant abuse of traffic laws.

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Sambo Friday, 08 November 2024 07:21 PM

The DMT another corrupted department and should be monitored very carefully. Most of the staff are hookers.

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Das Saturday, 09 November 2024 10:16 AM

Suspending only will not improve quality of safe driving habits of drivers. Proper training course should be followed before issuance of license . Still instructors don’t cover area of driving on high way.

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