An easier way has been made for people over 60 years old to get licenses for some vehicles. According to the amendment brought to the regulations on issuing land vehicle driving licenses by the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, this license will only allow driving motorcycles under 60cc, auto cycles, and island pickups. According to the amendment to this regulation, vehicles can only be driven using this license on the island where the issuing authority is located. And the license will only be issued for roads that allow driving at speeds less than 30 kilometers per hour.
Regarding this new amendment, the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, Mohamed Ameen, said that under the amendment to the licensing regulations, there is no restriction for anyone over 18 years of age to obtain the temporary and permanent licenses currently issued by completing the specified exams. As such, temporary licenses and permanent licenses under the land vehicle driving license regulations will be issued upon completion of the exams set by that ministry. In addition to these two types of licenses, instead of completing these exams, the minister said that the authority to issue a special license for senior citizens to drive motorcycles under 60cc and island pickups by completing a 4-hour training program will be given to island councils.
The duration of the license issued to elderly people is 10 years from the date of issuance. And when the period expires, the license holder does not have the option to renew that license. However, the amendment to the regulation states that there will be an opportunity to apply for a new license after completing the special training program again. If a person driving a vehicle under a license specifically for elderly people violates traffic regulations more than once, the Ministry of Transport or the issuing authority has the right to cancel the license issued to that person. According to this regulation, a fee of 250 rufiyaa must be paid to obtain the license and complete the license-related training program.
