There’s some bad news ahead for those in need of a driving licence renewal this year. According to the Department of Transport (DoT), the only driving licence card printer in South Africa has broken down yet again.
As reported by Business Tech, the printer has been out of order since January this year, with a few to no cards having been issued since then.
According to the reports, insiders at the Department of Transport revealed that South Africa’s only printing machine had stopped working in January, adding that the machine also breaks down frequently, which has resulted in an ever-growing backlog of driver’s licences awaiting printing.
South Africa’ 26-year-old printer
The machine is also reported to be a shocking 26-year’s-old, and has had a total of 159 breakdowns in its lifetime.
Speaking to MyBroadband, Department of Transport spokesperson Collen Msibi said that it could take several weeks to repair the machine
“The Driving Licence Card Account (DLCA) is liaising with the sole supplier in France to repair equipment that has malfunctioned and resulted in the machine breakdown,” Msibi said, as per MyBroadband.
“The Department is exploring various interim solutions to sustain the operations of the current machine, given its age.” Msibi added.
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