How to Look for a Driving Licence Renewal
Renewing your driving licence can be an overwhelming task. Nevertheless, by following some easy steps you can get through it easily.
This service permits you to schedule a consultation at a Licensing Centre for treatments related to your driving licence or global driving license. You need to bring the appropriate files.
1. Check the expiry date
About 8 to 12 weeks before your driving licence expires, you will receive a renewal notification. The letter will consist of a recommendation code and a self-addressed envelope to be utilized for sending by mail the application back to Transport Malta. In some remarkable and warranted cases, you can also look for a renewal in individual at a post office. Your licence type will remain the exact same, however the photo will change. In such cases, you can download and print a short-lived file in PDF format for use until your long-term file arrives.
To inspect the expiry date of your driver's license, go to any DDS Customer Service Center or call (800) 225-8494. If you are calling, you will need to provide your name, address, driver's license number and date of birth. Then, an agent will tell you the expiry date of your driver's or non-driver ID card.
If your licence will end, you should renew it a minimum of one year before or 2 years after it expires. You will not need to pay a penalty or an additional charge if you renew early. However, you will not have the ability to drive until your new license is released.
Licence holders who need to produce a medical certificate are required to do so at the time of the renewal. In addition, these persons should go through a medical exam every five years. If you stop working to produce the medical certificate when asking for the renewal, your driving licence may be suspended or cancelled. Furthermore, the fee for a licence renewal is higher if you are late.
2. Schedule a visit
Licence holders whose full driving licence will expire within the next 4 months and/or whose licences have currently ended for 3 years can utilize this online service to reserve an appointment at any neighboring Licensing Office of the Transport Department to submit their licence renewal applications. When the candidate goes to his/her appointed date, he/she needs to take the completed appropriate application (consisting of complete driving licence renewal notification orgasm application kind TD557) or a pointer (TD578) and other required documents with him/her to the visit and send them to the Licensing Officer at the Licence Revenue Office for perusal.
The applicant should keep in mind that if his/her application for renewal is sent before the expiry of the licence, he/she will be provided a new licence to change the existing one which has expired, so long as all the formalities are complied with. Similarly, if the application for renewal is sent after the expiration of the licence however within 30 days thereof, he/she will be offered the licence to be valid from the day on which his/her application was effectively made.
Candidates who mean to submit their application bundles by mail need to make an appointment a minimum of 60 days in advance of the expiry date to make sure that all documents are appropriately processed. Once a complete application package is gotten, it typically takes 30 days to procedure. However, the processing time will be longer for applications that include an address change. If there is internet in processing your application, we will release a momentary file that stands for 90 days.
3. Total the application kind
A person who intends to renew a driving licence needs to submit the application type with his/her individual information (photograph and signature). The applicant needs to also present an identification file. If the information on the identification file and that of the driving licence are various, the driver should ask for a brand-new driving licence.
The authorities of the Transport and Communications Service of the Regional Unit receives the application-- solemn declaration and all supporting documents submitted by the interested party either straight at the Service or through the Points of Single Contact (KEP-EKE). He/she checks the efficiency and accuracy of the details in the type. If there are omissions, the interested celebration is notified and is needed to supply the missing out on info within 20 working days of receipt of the Certificate of Submission of the Request.
If the holder of a driving licence or non-driver ID is 75 years of ages, he/she should undergo medical examination to determine his/her fitness to drive. The examination needs to be carried out by a medical professional from the following specialities: haematologist, gastroenterologist, endocrinologist, rheumatologist or cardiologist. For individuals who do not suffer from any of these illness, it suffices to get a declaration of fitness to drive from a family doctor or a doctor of the pertinent field.
4. Pay the cost
The charge to renew your driver's licence or non-driver ID card differs depending on the type of license you have and where you live. To find out more, inspect the driver license renewal cost chart and non-driver ID card renewal fee chart.
About 8 to 12 weeks prior to the expiry date of your driving licence, you will receive a driving licence renewal kind together with a self dealt with envelope that you can utilize to send by mail back to Transport Malta. You will also be sent a Medical Certification type (if applicable) if you hold a classification C, C1, D or D1 driving licence or are 70 years of age or older.
After checking all documents, any renewal applications that fail to satisfy the requirements will be marked as not successful. This is generally due to a brand-new address/surname written that doesn't match the data on your identity document, inaccurate payments or missing out on the medical certificate.