Electronic driving licence and car ownership card via etraffic app set for launch

TDT | Manama

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The General Directorate of Traffic will introduce electronic driving licence and car ownership cards via the etraffic smartphone app. Along with the service of issuing an e-permit by the owner of the car to travel by another driver through the King Fahad Causeway in cooperation with the Customs Affairs.

The new e-services come as part of the government efforts led by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, toward digital transformation.

They also meet the directives of His excellency Interior Minister General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa. The Director-General of Traffic, Brigadier Shaikh Abdulrahman bin Abdulwahab Al Khalifa said that the services were part of a comprehensive digital transformation in cooperation with the Information and e-Government Authority.

They would facilitate the processing of traffic applications, he added. The digital driving licence and car ownership card will replace the hard copy of the licence and card as they would be displayed via the app.

He revealed that in 2020, 34000 permits were issued by owners of vehicles to allow other drivers to cross the causeway. The previous procedure was a written permit with a copy of the ID and the ownership card of the vehicle.

The new service allows car owners to issue or cancel the permits electronically. In addition, the permit could be scanned through the Barcode.