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

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.