In Colombia, last Tuesday, June 20, the deadline for renewing driving licenses expired, leaving nearly 3 million people unable to drive on the roads of the national territory.
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Although the renewal period was long, many Colombians were unable to meet it, although strategies such as the beak and the ID are produced to motivate the influx controlled at points of care. Find out what to do to avoid being penalized for non-renewal.
According to the transport minister, only 12 percent of people pending renewal they have fines for violations of traffic regulations, which would prevent them from completing the process.
besidesOf the total number of licenses pending renewal in the country, 77 percent correspond to the A1-A2 category (licence to drive motorcycles), 23 percent to categories B1-B2-B3 (cars, trucks and articulated vehicles for private use) and 1 percent to categories C1-C2-C3 (driving public service vehicles). .
This Tuesday, June 20, the deadline to renew the driver’s license expires.
What to do if you did not renew?
Keep in mind that driving with an expired license constitutes the B02 infraction of the Traffic Code, which entails a fine of $309,336 pesos, according to the values in force for the year 2023, in addition to generating the immobilization of the vehicle.
In the country, there are more than 250 secure CRCs, enabled to renew the license, you can go to one of the closest ones and schedule your appointment or use tools such as the web portal: www.milicencia.co.
“We adjusted our systems to be able to handle twice as many daily transactions, We reinforced the service team for registration procedures, guaranteeing the identity validation process to reduce the response time for citizens and we increased the customer service team by 25 percent to provide support to the requirements that arise” , says Simbad Ceballos, CEO of Olimpia IT.
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It is important to remember that citizens must meet other requirements, such as being registered in the Single National Traffic Registry (RUNT) and be up to date with fines and infractions, which can be verified on the SIMIT website.
Finally, they must go to the traffic agency of their city to renew the driver’s license, paying the values stipulated for the procedure.
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