There are still more than four million licenses to renew - Sectors

There are still more than four million licenses to renew – Sectors – Economy

Mitchell G. Patton3 years ago

Despite the continuous calls from the authorities through different means, and with just over a month to go before the deadline, 4,107,200 Colombians have not renewed their driver’s license.

The term, according to the worst of the Constitutional Court, expires next June 20 and there will no longer be a new extension. Cut to last Monday, May 8, only 521,409 drivers have met that requirement this year.

The people who must renew their driver’s license are those who expired between January 1 and 31, 2022. To these more than five million citizens, through Law 2161, Congress gave them a ‘gabela ‘ of two years to be able to continue driving with the expired pass, but the Court reduced that period to one year, which is the one that expires in 43 days.

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Also licenses that do not have an expiration date must be renewedor if the legend ‘indefinite validity’ appears in the document.

It is important to note that if a citizen verifies that their driving license is not part of those covered by Law 2161, they must renew it according to the expiration date indicated on the back of their license. You can also verify the expiration in the consultation by Identity Document provided on the page www.runt.com.co/consultaCiudadana/#/consultaPersona.

In the last year about 42 percent of drivers killed by road accidents do not have a driver’s license.

Lastly, remember that If the traffic authorities catch you driving with an expired driver’s license, they will impose a subpoena on you which entails a fine of 309,336 pesos and the vehicle will be immobilized.

A study by the National Road Safety Agency, ANSV, reveals that in the last year about 42 percent of drivers killed by road accidents do not have a driver’s license.

And it will spread that 20 percent of the deceased from the previous year who did not have a driver’s licenseThey have already received at least one subpoena for not having this document.

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With this study we want to make a call for awareness and co-responsibility

The largest number of drivers killed by this practice is concentrated in the departments of Antioquia, Valle del Cauca, Córdoba, César, Cauca, Bolívar, Huila and Magdalena.

“With this study we want to make a call for awareness and co-responsibility for the care of one’s own life and that of others on the roads of the country. It is a priority that people understand the importance of carrying and renewing this document, said Lina Huari Mateus, general director (e) of the ANSV.

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